A massive two-day search for Carly Hill, who reportedly fell overboard while on watch on a catamaran while her husband Peter slept below deck, has led nowhere. Carly, 58, who was not wearing a lifejacket, is believed to have gone overboard several miles off the mouth of the Tugela River, near Durban, South Africa.
The search involved police, the NSRI, a helicopter, fixed-wing aircraft, boats and swimmers. Last night Peter, 65, was sailing his vessel, Oryx, back to Durban harbour. The couple are experienced sailors. According to a blog by Carly, they had sailed from Portugal across the Atlantic to South America, and then to Cape Town en route to Madagascar. Damage to the hull of their catamaran meant a lengthy lay-over at the Port Owen boatyard for repairs, after which they continued to Durban. Read More
