Crew rescued from stricken yacht off Eastern Cape coast
01 Feb 2016 | Admin Author
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The NSRI in Port Alfred were called in to action early on Thursday morning to rescue the crew from a semi-submerged yacht that had been holed after striking a reef.
NSRI spokesperson, Craig Lambinon, says the Hlangana was sailing from Port Elizabeth to Port Alfred for routine repairs when it ran into trouble.
He says six men and a woman were evacuated unhurt from the yacht, which is now lying semi-submerged and floating off-shore of Cannon Rocks.
Lambinon says several attempts were made to scuttle the vessel but this had been unsuccessful.
He says Telkom Maritime Radio will continue to broadcast warnings to passing ships in a bid to avoid a maritime navigational hazard.
Lambinon says the yacht's owner will decide its fate later.
