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One dead, search for five missing persons continues
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From Aidoghie Paulinus, Abuja
South African transportation authorities have confirmed the rescue of 12 persons from a Nigerian tug boat that sank in South African waters late on Saturday night.
The South African Ministry of Transportation said that one person has been confirmed dead, while five remain missing.
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The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, disclosed this on Monday morning.
The Special Assistant on Communication and New Media to the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Magnus Eze, in a statement issued in Abuja, said the tug boat named LEO, with 18 persons on board, had come to South Africa for repairs but ran aground about 18 nautical miles offshore in stormy waters between Cape Town and Durban while on its way back to Lagos.
According to the minister, search efforts are ongoing.
“The South African Ministry of Transportation informed us of this development.
“The South African Maritime Safety Authority has also informed that survivors are presently being conveyed to Port Elizabeth, where officials from the Nigeria High Commission are on their way to receive them,” Odumegwu-Ojukwu said.
