A total of 15 crew members were rescued south of Mossel Bays coast on Thursday afternoon after their offshore supply vessel (OSV) caught on fire and had to be abandoned, Cape {town} Etc reports.
This is according to the South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) .
The OSV, named the AM PRIDE , was measured at 66.6 metres long and 16 metres wide and was sailing under the Marshall Islands flag.
The vessel reportedly caught on fire while out at sea approximately 48.5 nautical miles south of Mossel Bay.
The OSVs situation surfaced at about 10:30am on Thursday after the Maritime Rescue Coordinating Centre (MRCC) at the SAMSA Centre for Sea Watch and Response in Cape Town received a call from the Petroleum Oil and Gas Corporation of South Africa (PetroSA).
