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Africa-Press – Mozambique. <\/strong><\/span>The search for missing KwaZulu-Natal North Coast skipper, John \u201cMatambu\u201d Dercksen, is continuing five days after his burnt charter boat was discovered in Mozambique.<\/p>\n

Matambu was reported missing on March 16 when he failed to return to Sodwana Bay after an unidentified passenger boarded his fishing skiboat, Magnum Too, earlier that day.<\/p>\n

Family spokesperson Candice Eilertsen clarified that the surname of her uncle by marriage is actually Dercksen.<\/p>\n

\u201cJohn Dercksen was renamed John Matambu by the Zulu people of Sodwana Bay, who love him dearly. \u2018Matambu\u2019 means bones… rope… tall and thin… and to respect his friends, our John took the name Matambu.\u201d<\/p>\n

She said Wednesday was an \u201cawful\u201d day for the family because of fake reports that Matambu and his passenger had been found.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere were also fake reports that the suspect had been arrested or that someone had brought him in for questioning. None of it was true at all.\u201d<\/p>\n

Eilertsen said there is no real update with regard to Matambu\u2019s whereabouts.<\/p>\n

However, there are unconfirmed reports from the family that the passenger has been identified and is now wanted as a person of interest in the case.<\/p>\n

KZN police referred \u201cThe Mercury\u201d to Interpol for further details on the matter, which in turn referred this publication to the national authorities.<\/p>\n

Interpol said: \u201cPlease note that the organisation does not comment on specific cases or individuals, we advise you to contact the relevant national authorities.\u201d<\/p>\n

Eilertsen said while the search has not been successful thus far, there was \u201chuge momentum\u201d building.<\/p>\n

\u201cNot only in Sodwana Bay and South Africa or lower Mozambique, it\u2019s kind of spreading all the way up which is fantastic. I\u2019m feeling very hopeful again today,\u201d she said, adding that divers are also searching the sea.<\/p>\n

She added that news stations in Mozambique have picked up the story \u201cbecause Matambu was so well known in the fishing and angling industry\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Mozambique. The search for missing KwaZulu-Natal North Coast skipper, John \u201cMatambu\u201d Dercksen, is continuing five days after his burnt charter boat was discovered in Mozambique. Matambu was reported missing on March 16 when he failed to return to Sodwana Bay after an unidentified passenger boarded his fishing skiboat, Magnum Too, earlier that day. 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