At least one person burnt in fishing boat fire

National Sea Rescue Institute volunteers have embarked on a rescue operation after a fishing trawler caught fire on Tuesday.

NSRI spokesperson Craig Lambinon confirmed that the Durban station had launched a rescue craft.

“The details are still unclear because the operation is still under way but we understand that some people were picked up off a trawler by a container vessel. There are reports that one person was severely burnt‚” he said.

This is a developing story.

- TimesLIVE