All 18 crew members of the sinking vessel, Amul, are on their way to Durban - the last two having been taken from the ship on Friday night.

National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) spokesperson Craig Lambinon said the two had remained on board to reportedly try and pump water off the carrier to try and prevent it sinking. It was listing at 11 degrees.

They left the vessel at 21:30 off Port St John's and are aboard another ship, the Rosa Tomassos.

The other 16 crew had been taken on board three other vessels.

The 154 metre Amul was en route from Port Elizabeth to Durban when it started taking on water and sent out a Mayday call at 14:00, said Lambinon.

It was not known why the vessel started taking on water.

Source: News24.com