The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) says they have found seven survival immersion suits at sea near False Bay at the weekend.
NSRI spokesperson, Craig Lambinon, says at this stage, they are hopeful that the immersion suits are not related to any persons or any vessel in any kind of trouble or distress.
Lambinon says there are however no reports of any vessels in distress, missing or adrift. He says it is possible that the suits may have been discarded at sea by a passing vessel.
“It is odd for this type of survival equipment to be found adrift or coming ashore and the mystery as to their origin deepens. NSRI, in cooperation with Law Enforcement and Police, are continuing to monitor this matter but, at this stage, we remain cautiously optimistic that they are not related to any persons or any vessel in any distress or any kind of trouble. We are appealing to the maritime community and the public to report any further findings of these survival immersion suits, to call NSRI EOC.”
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