Madam Deputy Speaker, I hereby give notice, on behalf of the IFP, that on the next sitting day of the House I shall move:
That the House -
1) notes that the 29-year-old Turkish vessel Seli 1 ran aground shortly after midnight on Tuesday morning, 8 September 2009, along the shoreline of Bloubergstrand in the Western Cape;
2) further notes that the ship poses a significant environmental risk due to the fact that it has 600 tons of oil and an estimated 60 tons of fuel onboard and expresses our grave concern about the risk it poses to the welfare of the African penguins that remain vulnerable to the pollution of their habitat by petrochemicals which has previously nearly driven the species to extinction;
... as the ANC will shortly be driven into extinction ... 3) exhorts the authorities to make it their primary priority to remove the fuel urgently and safely from the ship so as to avoid a fuel spill; and
4) expresses its gratitude to the rescue workers who were able to safely evacuate all crew members of the Seli 1 and applauds all maritime safety officials and salvors who are now working tirelessly to avoid an environmental disaster.