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SABC News reports that according to the SA Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA), the 20 crew members who were on-board the 62-year-old fishing vessel, the MVF Armana that caught alight near Gansbaai in the Western Cape, have been rescued and are unscathed.
SAMSA spokesperson, Sicelo Fayo, advised that the incident happened in the early hours of Sunday morning. Fayo said initial reports were that the vessel was sinking, but it was later established that the ship was on fire. As of midday on Monday, the vessel was adrift south off the coast of Gansbaai and was being monitored. The owner of the vessel has been instructed to secure the services of a tug to tow the stricken vessel to a safe place of refuge and to appoint a salvor.
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