Monday, June 27, 2011

Solo yachtsman missing off Eastern Cape

By Khanyisa Tabata
27 June 2011

The whereabouts of a solo yachtsman missing off the Eastern Cape coast was still not known by late yesterday evening.

The sailor sent out a request for assistance from his yacht, So Long, on Saturday afternoon.

He was reportedly having engine troubles and was facing rough seas near the Kei River Mouth, north-east of East London.

The National Sea Rescue Institute’s Craig Lambinon says continuous bad weather has hampered an extensive search

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