Boat, 4 crew, still missing
2006-11-12 13:39
Cape Town - The South African air force, navy and sea rescue vessels were searching the country's west coast for a tug boat carrying four crew that has been missing for two days, an official said on Sunday.
"At midday on Friday the NSRI (National Sea Rescue Institute) was notified that a vessel was overdue at her next
port of call in East London," spokesman Craig Lambinon said.
The 16-metre tug boat was on route from Richard's Bay, north
of the east coast port city of Durban to Cape Town.
An empty life raft, believed to be from the vessel, was recovered off South Africa's Wild Coast, a notoriously rough stretch of sea between Durban and East London.
- Reuters