Warning issued for damaging waves along WC coast between Saldanha Bay & Cape Agulhas
Several tragic incidents have occurred off the Cape coast recently, with at least 14 people having drowned in separate fishing expeditions in just a week.
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CAPE TOWN - The South African Weather Service (SAWS) issued a yellow level 2 warning for damaging waves between Saldanha Bay and Cape Agulhas on Tuesday.
This followed several tragic incidents off the Cape coast recently. In just a week, at least 14 people have drowned in separate fishing expeditions.
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Last Tuesday, two men and three dogs drowned during a fishing outing in Blouberg.
On Friday, a fishing vessel capsized off Hout Bay, and 11 of the 20 fishermen on board have still not been recovered.
Then on Monday, a fisherman died, and another is missing after a snoek fishing boat capsized at Shelley Point on the West Coast.
NSRI spokesperson, Craig Lambinon, is urging fishermen planning to venture into the sea to be extra vigilant.
"All care and thoughts are with the fishermen who, obviously, have to be out there fishing as part of their commercial operations."
The weather service said the possibility of beachgoers being swept off low-lying rocks is also high.