A tanker at the buoy off Mossel Bay. Via this buoy, fuel is landed at Mossel Bay and tankers load distillates from the gas refinery. Photograph : The late Aad Norland

Two offshore supply vessels and a stern trawler alongside at Mossel Bay. Supplies are ferried from the port to the FA Platform (gas facility) and rigs operating in deepsea areas south-west of Mossel Bay. Photograph : The late Aad Norland