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Two oil tankers collide on sea near Stilbaai. The Texanita explodes and sinks and the Oswego Guardian is severely damaged.
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South African History Online. (2012, August 10). Two oil tankers collide on sea near Stilbaai. The Texanita explodes and sinks and the Oswego Guardian is severely damaged.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090014
South African History Online (2012) 'Two oil tankers collide on sea near Stilbaai. The Texanita explodes and sinks and the Oswego Guardian is severely damaged.', South African History Online, 10 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090014 (Accessed: 12 August 2026).
South African History Online, Two oil tankers collide on sea near Stilbaai. The Texanita explodes and sinks and the Oswego Guardian is severely damaged. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090014, (accessed 12 August 2026).
"Two oil tankers collide on sea near Stilbaai. The Texanita explodes and sinks and the Oswego Guardian is severely damaged.." South African History Online, 10 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090014. Accessed 12 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "Two oil tankers collide on sea near Stilbaai. The Texanita explodes and sinks and the Oswego Guardian is severely damaged.." South African History Online. August 10, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090014.
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