The incredible bravery of six men was remembered in Durban today, October 28, on the 104th anniversary of the heroic rescue of 176 people from raging flood waters on Durban’s Springfield Flats
The incredible bravery of six men was remembered in Durban today, October 28 as it marks the 104th anniversary of the heroic rescue of 176 people from raging flood waters in 1917 by a group of men who came to be known as the Padavatan 6.
According to history reports, Mariemuthoo was checking his boats on Addington beach after the storm and unrelenting rain when some of his workers arrived on a speeding fire truck saying Tin Town was flooding and that the police chief needed boats, ropes and volunteers. Mariemuthoo took charge of the situation. A rope was tied to high ground and wound around the captain’s waist and secured to the prow of their boat.Experienced seine-netters, the team knew how to keep the banana boat parallel to the current. While four of the men worked as oarsmen, two men worked to pluck people out of the turbulent, roiling water. They managed to keep the boat stable, despite desperate people trying to climb in or hang on to the boat.
Veloo said that after five trips to rescue people, “we were completely exhausted. It was said that after the fifth trip, we were staggering like punch drunk men. They told us we had brought 176 people to safety. I do not remember this though. All I remember was the need for a brief rest”.
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