WESTERN CAPE. – A search and rescue operation is underway after five people went overboard in the sea approximately 47 nautical miles from Mossel Bay.
A reliable source told Nuusflits the incident occurred in the vicinity of the Petro SA Platform and that three people, believed to be deceased, have been recovered from the water. According to the South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA), the incident was reported to the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) South Africa, following which the centre activated the search and rescue response and is coordinating it.
SAMSA cannot release further details about the circumstances pending the continued search operation and says further information will be released once it has been verified.
This article is an automatic English translation of a Nuusflits article originally published in Afrikaans. Read the Afrikaans original.
