An Indian seafarer has been evacuated from a bulker off South Africa after suffering a fall on board.

The 29-year-old was taken off the 93,000-dwt Zonda (built 2011) by the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) in Port Elizabeth in a stable but serious condition on Thursday.

He had plunged six metres earlier that day, the R News website reported, sustaining back and hip injuries in the incident.