 In 1998 the ship was retired by the WSA Cuxhaven and sold to the South African Government.The tender was allocated to the South African Maritime Safety Authority and renamed "Isibane", Zulu for 'light', by which time she had been remeasured as 486 gross tons.In 2004 she was sold to South African company Zonnekus Mansion Pty Ltd and transferred to the Panamanian flag.