Six missing fishermen were found safe after an extensive search operation. (Gallo Images/Die Burger/Jaco Marais)
Six fishermen who have been missing since the weekend have been located deep at sea.
The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) said after an extensive search-and-rescue operation involving multiple roleplayers and reaching in excess of 80 nautical miles southeast of Cape Point, the six fishermen were located and recovered by a Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment patrol vessel.
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