SA NAVY RESCUES STRANDED FISHERMEN

THE South African navy has rescued three fisherman off stormswept Gough Island in the southern Atlantic after they had spent nine days days marooned on a beach with the body of a drowned shipmate. The fishermen – all South Africans – were plucked off the island by helicopter when bad weather lashing the island briefly let up. The fishermen were marooned when their dinghies capsized in stormy seas while checking on crayfish nets. – AFP