'We are mourning today with the families of those fishermen lost at sea. Together with the Premier, I conveyed our deepest condolences directly to these families this morning, 10 of whom are from Cape Town, with one from Malmesbury.

'We honour and remember these fishermen. We are praying for their families.

'The City extends its gratitude to the dedicated personnel who have managed to save nine lives as part of the search effort led by the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI), South African Search and Rescue, and the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre,' said Mayor Hill-Lewis.

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