The 21-foot Yeld Cat ski-boat - 'Magnum Too - was found in the vicinity of Dobela, along the Mozambique coastline
Matambu and his passenger are believed to have departed Sodwana Bay in northern KZN early on Saturday morning.
“Law enforcement agencies response teams are on site investigating. There remains no signs of the skipper, John Matambu, or an as yet unidentified man who reportedly chartered the fishing vessel. Both men remain missing in unknown circumstances.The NSRI Richards Bay duty crew and NSRI St Lucia duty crew were activated after the call was received, after which a search towards Sodwana Bay and northwards along the coastline was initiated, including a private fixed-wing aircraft.
“It appears that the individual/s who chartered the boat may have provided false information as to their identity − after arriving in the Sodwana Bay area, reportedly, on a motor bike. Efforts to locate the charter passenger/s and the skipper remain unsolved.
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