Minister of forestry, fisheries and the environment Barbara Creecy has expressed "shock and sadness" over the sinking of a fishing trawler off Cape Town's Atlantic coast.
An urgent search is underway for 11 missing fishermen after their vessel sank off Cape Town's coast on 18 May. Rescue teams are combing the area in hopes of finding the men.
CAPE TOWN, May 18 (Xinhua) South African sea rescue organizations announced on Saturday that search and rescue efforts are continuing for 11 fishermen who went missing after their fishing trawler sank off the coast of Cape Town.