In an ongoing court battle, Daniel Janse van Rensburg sued Teodorin Nguema Obiang, the Vice President of Equatorial Guinea for damages in 2016 and in 2021 was awarded approximately US$2.2million in damages by the Western Cape High Court in South Africa which he is yet to receive as Obiang's lawyers have mounted numerous appeals which have been dismissed by the courts.
UPDATE: 2023 02 22: CAPE TOWN, WESTERN CAPE, SOUTH AFRICA
The Superyacht, Blue Shadow, Has Been Officially Released By The Sheriff Of The Court In Cape Town
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Legal representatives acting on behalf of Daniel Janse van Rensburg have seized Blue Shadow, a luxurious multimillion dollar superyacht, belonging to the Vice President of Equatorial Guinea, Teodorin Nguema Obiang at Cape Town harbour.
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He was jailed after a legitimate aviation business deal with a politician, who is linked to the country's vice president, turned sour. He was released and returned home to Hoekwil near George, in 2015.
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This is by no means your average survival tale of some gung-ho testosterone-loaded Rambo-type who endured months of gut-wrenching confinement in a hell-hole prison for some illicit arms deal or failed coup.
Rather, this is the true story of Daniel Janse van Rensburg from Hoekwil, near George – a regular, honest-to-goodness, South African husband, father and son, who gets swallowed up in a Machiavellian maelstrom when a legitimate business deal with a well-connected local tycoon in Equatorial Guinea goes horribly wrong.
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Dateline: 2023 02 22: CAPE TOWN, WESTERN CAPE, SOUTH AFRICA
THE SUPERYACHT, BLUE SHADOW, HAS BEEN OFFICIALLY RELEASED BY THE SHERIFF OF THE COURT IN CAPE TOWN
The superyacht was seized on the 7th of February in Cape Town harbour in relation to my ongoing legal dispute with the Vice President regarding the outstanding payment of damages awarded to me after a lengthy court battle associated with my false imprisonment at Black Beach prison between 2013 and 2015.
My legal team have confirmed that the superyacht, which is now sailing under the flag of the Cayman Islands, was subsequently released at 01h00 on Tuesday, 21 February 2023 but remains in port taking aboard fuel and supplies in readiness for its departure.
Daniel Janse van Rensburg
2023 02 22
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