JOHANNESBURG Oct 14 (Reuters) – Two people, including an
elderly British tourist, were killed when a charter boat on a
popular sight-seeing trip capsized off South Africa’s Hout Bay
on Saturday, rescue officials said.
The twin-hulled catamaran “Miroshga” was carrying 38 people,
including British and French nationals when it capsized near
Duiker Island, about 3 km from Hout Bay, the National Sea Rescue
Institute said.
Local media identified the Briton as 64-year-old Peter
Phillip Hyett, who was on holiday with his wife and daughter.
The South African man media reports named as John Roberts
who they said worked on the boat.
Duiker Island is a popular destination for tourists looking
to catch a glimpse of the thousands of seals found there.
(Reporting by David Dolan; Editing by Jon Hemming)
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