South Africa's National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) has helped evacuate two injured Filipino seafarers from a handysize bulker off South Africa.

The two man were airlifted from the Kumiai Senpaku-controlled 35,678-dwt KS Flora (built 2015) while the ship was sailing towards East London.

Both men had been injured onboard during rough sea conditions, one suffering a fractured left leg, suspected to be a fractured tibia and fibula, and one suffering a left ankle injury.