PORT ELIZABETH - 4 FISHERMEN RESCUED AFTER BOAT CAPSIZES OFF PE COAST

Justin Erasmus, NSRI Port Elizabeth station commander, said:

At approximately 04h30, Tuesday, 24th September, NSRI Port Elizabeth duty crew were activated following reports of a boat capsized with 4 persons onboard approximately 5 nautical miles off-shore of Ngqura Port, Port Elizabeth.

The sea rescue craft Spirit of Toft and JLT Rescuer were launched and following a brief search the upturned hull of a fishing ski-boat, with her 4 crew clinging onto the upturned hull of their boat, was located and all 4 crew, all male adults, were found to be safe and not injured and they were rescued onto the sea rescue craft.

We were able to right the casualty craft at sea and we towed the casualty craft to our sea rescue station in the Port of Port Elizabeth without incident and the casualty boat has been recovered and no further assistance was required.

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