GARDEN ROUTE NEWS - The duty crew of NSRI Mossel Bay was activated by the Transnet National Ports Authority on Sunday 24 September at 09:21, following reports of a 37-year-old Port Nolloth missing man.
"The man was missing off the supply vessel Captain John K lying at anchorage in the Bay off-shore of Mossel Bay," said Station Commander André Fraser.
Efforts to locate the man on board had failed and it was suspected that he may have gone overboard during the night.
"Our sea rescue craft, Vodacom Rescuer IV with coxswain Arno Cloete and crew Danie Verwey, Michael Thompson, Alf Meintjies and Tristan Thompson, as well as our sea rescue craft Rescue 15 Bravo, with coxswain Justin McCarthy and crew Wiaan Cloete were launched.
The Transnet National Ports Authority tugboat Arctic Turn, accompanied by NSRI crew Corné Wessels and Konrad Beukes were also launched."
An extensive search revealed no sign of the missing man and the EMS/AMS Skymed rescue helicopter joined the search.
A police dive unit has been notified and they will continue in an ongoing search operation.
The police have opened an investigation.
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