NSRI Port Elizabeth volunteer sea rescue duty crew were placed on high alert at 6:00 pm on Saturday 26 April to respond at approximately 02h00 on Sunday morning (27th April) to rendezvous with the bulk carrier NAVIOS NORTHERN STAR, due to be off-shore of Port Elizabeth, to evacuate 20 fishermen that abandoned their sinking fishing vessel STARFISH earlier yesterday and who were rescued out of their life-raft by the NORTHERN STAR. It appears that STARFISH had sent a Mayday distress call at … [Read more...] about 20 fishermen from sunken fishing trawler evacuated off ship that rescued them

