Three Dead, Two Missing After Mossel Bay Coast Incident

Three dead, two missing after Mossel Bay coast incident

Three AMSOL seafarers have died and two remain missing following a fatal incident off the Mossel Bay coast on Wednesday, 30 September, Cape {town} Etc reports. Five AMSOL employees were involved in the incident, with three bodies recovered on the same day. The two remaining seafarers are still missing. The incident occurred approximately 47 nautical miles south of Mossel Bay and involved... Read more →

Mossel Bay tug tragedy: Operator in contact with families of lost crew

The five seafarers ended up in the sea after a rescue boat sent to recover a colleague who had fallen overboard capsized.

Three seafarers dead, two missing after incident off Mossel Bay coast

  Three seafarers have died, and two remain missing after a rescue boat that was launched from the AMSOL (African Marine Solutions Group) tugboat Umkhuseli capsized during a recovery operation off the Southern Cape coast.   The incident happened on Wednesday, 30 September, about 47 nautical miles south of Mossel Bay.   According to the South African Maritime Safety Authority (Samsa), the incident began when a crew member reportedly fell overboar…