25-Year-Old Skipper Missing Near Hermanus After Jumping Into Water
- Rescue efforts are underway for a missing fisherman who is believed to have jumped overboard
- It is reported that the fisherman jumped overboard to retrieve items that had fallen into the water
- The incident occurred at the Hawston harbour, between Hermanus and Kleinmond in the Western Cape
- NSRI spokesperson Craig Lambinon confirmed the incident in a statement to Briefly News
Rescue teams are searching for a fisherman who went missing after reportedly jumping overboard to retrieve items that fell into the water near Hawston Harbour, between Hermanus and Kleinmond, on Friday, 14 November 2025.
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Skipper jumps overboard
According to Timeslive, National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) spokesperson Craig Lambinon said the Kleinmond duty crew was activated after eyewitnesses reported what they thought was a capsized boat with two people onboard about 200 metres offshore from Hawston Harbour. One fisherman managed to reach the shore, but the second remains missing.
He said a multi-disciplinary team, including the NSRI and police divers as well as paramedics, responded to the call. According to Lambinon, it later emerged that the boat had not capsized as initially thought. Instead, the 25-year-old skipper was believed to have jumped into the water to retrieve personal items that had fallen overboard and did not resurface.
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Lambinon said rescue boats, swimmers, and shoreline teams searched the area but found no sign of the missing fisherman. Friends of the man also joined the search with their own boat. He said police divers, together with the NSRI and emergency services, will continue searching.
NSRI spokesperson Craig Lambinon confirmed the incident to Briefly News. He said:
"Police divers are continuing in ongoing search efforts assisted by NSRI, Metro EMS Rescue and Overstrand Authorities."
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