Two hake trawlers sink off Walvis Bay

Two hake trawlers Hel 153 and Hel 154 sank in the bay off Walvis Bay on Wednesday. The two vessels were tied down together at anchorage. One sprung a leak and sank. It pulled the other vessel down too. The two trawlers are not in use any more and had no one on board. The vessels belong to West Coast Fishing.