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Hendrik Goosen, captain of the fishing boat Nerine, catches a coelacanth near East London.
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South African History Online. (2011, December 9). Hendrik Goosen, captain of the fishing boat Nerine, catches a coelacanth near East London.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070989
South African History Online (2011) 'Hendrik Goosen, captain of the fishing boat Nerine, catches a coelacanth near East London.', South African History Online, 9 December. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070989 (Accessed: 27 September 2026).
South African History Online, Hendrik Goosen, captain of the fishing boat Nerine, catches a coelacanth near East London. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070989, (accessed 27 September 2026).
"Hendrik Goosen, captain of the fishing boat Nerine, catches a coelacanth near East London.." South African History Online, 9 Dec. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070989. Accessed 27 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "Hendrik Goosen, captain of the fishing boat Nerine, catches a coelacanth near East London.." South African History Online. December 9, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070989.
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