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Two SA navy divers drown, seven saved in rescue off coast of Kommetjie

A massive rescue operation is under way off the coast of Kommetjie, near Cape Town, to rescue SA Navy divers at Slangkop Lighthouse.

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Storm Benjamin is causing heavy rain and wind gusts of up to 80km/h along France’s Channel coast and the Atlantic coast. File photo.
Storm Benjamin is causing heavy rain and wind gusts of up to 80km/h along France’s Channel coast and the Atlantic coast. File photo. Storm Benjamin is causing heavy rain and wind gusts of up to 80km/h along France’s Channel coast and the Atlantic coast. File photo. Picture: 123RF/ PAUL FLEET

A massive rescue operation is under way off the coast of Kommetjie, near Cape Town, to rescue SA Navy divers at Slangkop Lighthouse.

National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) spokesperson Craig Lambinon said in a late afternoon update on Wednesday that two people had died, two were taken to hospital for treatment and four others appeared to be well after being rescued.

TimesLIVE was informed at the scene that the mariners had been washed off the deck of a navy submarine but this is yet to be confirmed by the military.

Lambinon said while it was initially believed they were navy divers, they are naval mariners.

Police, EMS, the SA Navy and Air Force, navy command and the maritime rescue co-ordination centre are involved in the search.

“This is an ongoing operation,” said Lambinon.

This is a developing story

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