{"article":{"annotation":{"article_id":"south-africa-mossel-bay-rescue-recovery-oct-2026","available_at":"2026-10-07T03:14:11.436756Z","geography_revision":"ef6ee0010dda5fe7b240fd514749b43e214c57da73222d2e40ec83b276dd0977","id":"b720954c7f4a0087ca56ad815711371ce6f59e3f659fc3b998257f773bc0dab5","input_sha256":"b2883987c094c9cecf761b72dccdef74cba6e76b1f8c0fb50e7deb7edc8e31be","limitations":["Rule-derived subjects are candidates, not verified editorial labels or calibrated model probabilities.","Coverage is distinct from event location. 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It said the vessel experienced a man-overboard emergency about 40 nautical miles offshore in bad weather, and a fast rescue boat sent to assist later capsized in rough seas.","Three bodies had been recovered and two people remained missing. The report refers to different vessel crews and does not fully reconcile how the four-person rescue-boat crew relates to the total of three recovered and two missing. The figures are reported as stated without inferring a final combined headcount. Search resumed after a weather-related pause, and the maritime authority said it would begin a preliminary investigation. 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It said the vessel experienced a man-overboard emergency about 40 nautical miles offshore in bad weather, and a fast rescue boat sent to assist later capsized in rough seas.\n\nThree bodies had been recovered and two people remained missing. The report refers to different vessel crews and does not fully reconcile how the four-person rescue-boat crew relates to the total of three recovered and two missing. The figures are reported as stated without inferring a final combined headcount. Search resumed after a weather-related pause, and the maritime authority said it would begin a preliminary investigation. No final cause was established.\n\nGerman and Portuguese editions and translations of the data and correction explanations have been added to this article.\n\nData classification corrected: measure identifiers and types now follow the dataset rules. 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