Dismasted, holed, but all crew on Spirit of Izivunguvungu rescued

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7:55 PM Fri 25 Mar 2011 GMT

'Spirit of Izivunguvungu - crew rescued' Sea Lizzy Hange Click Here to view large photo

Four Cape Town sailors have been rescued from a sinking yacht in the remote southern seas after four tense days without communications or sightings of the vessel. Missing since Monday, The Spirit of Izivunguvungu was spotted by a Liberian-registered ship sent to try to locate it near Tristan da Cunha. Late last night, Royal Cape Yacht Club commodore John Martin said the ship had rendezvoused with the yacht. Martin said all four crewmen ? skipper Kader Williams, 30, of Strandfontein, Anthony Edwards, Kenwyn Daniels and Joweal Klasse, of Ocean View ? were found unharmed. But the ...

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