Skipper presumed dead, two saved from vessel in Atlantic Ocean en route to Cape Town

Skipper presumed dead, two saved from vessel in Atlantic Ocean en route to Cape Town

A seafarer and skipper of a sailing vessel, NINA POPE and a German national died when the vessel sank in the Atlantic Ocean in Cape Town.

According to the South African Maritime Safety Authority, the incident happened in the early hours of Wednesday morning.The skipper of the NINA POPE sailing vessel is presumed dead after it sank in the Atlantic Ocean while en route from Tristan da Cunha to Cape Town on Wednesday, the SA Maritime Safety Authority said.

It said the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre in Cape Town received an SOS Alert via the Garmin International Rescue Coordination Centre about the Swiss-flagged sailing vessel in the early hours of Wednesday morning.South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we're about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism.

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