At 14h00, Thursday, 26th November, NSRI Port Elizabeth duty crew were activated by the Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) following a request for urgent assistance from the 29 meter steel Crayfish boat Baratz reporting to be taking water with no motor power and adrift at sea South East of Cape Recife, Port Elizabeth, with 25 crew on-board in rough sea conditions of 4 to 5 meter swells and up to 20 knots South Easterly winds.
The rescue was a success and all lives were saved leaving kilometres of 20mm rope, crayfish traps, the normal trappings of fishermen at sea, 45 tons of diesel fuel on-board as well as 30 tons of bait on the ocean floor. [Editor: initially it was reported that 70 tons of diesel was on-board, today it was confirmed that the Bratz had 45 tons on-board.].
According to side and sonar scans the Baratz was upright on her keel and had sunk about 1 metre into the reef.
The approximate position of the wreck is 34°01’0.14″S 25°43’0.3″E.
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