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Namibia. Female Skipper Profiled in Documentary

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Nelago Kwedhi is NovaNam's first female deep-sea trawler captain. She was profiled in a 2019 documentary titled “Lüderitz: A city born from the sea”.

It used to be that a woman onboard a fishing boat or ship was regarded as bad luck. In the 21st century, however, equality is the name of the game for Namibia’s first female skipper, Nelago Kwedhi. She has been at the helm of the MFV Kanus for the past two years. Kwedhi is the…

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