Cape Town - The two fishermen who had been missing for almost three days were found by a passing fishing boat near Saldanha Bay on Friday afternoon, the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) said.
Christy Jordaan, 59, and his son Brandon, 36, were rescued and the fishing boat took them to the harbour, NSRI spokesman Craig Lambinon said.
A police helicopter was sent to look for the boat on Wednesday when it was reported to have lost motor power and gone adrift at sea in dense fog.
On Thursday, Lambinon said rescue workers had lost cellphone contact with the fishermen, possibly because of flat batteries.
Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre had consolidated the search areas already completed, and had helped to calculate ongoing search areas and patterns.
He said the men were in good spirits despite spending two nights and almost three days adrift in rough seas off the West Coast.
They were being taken to hospital as a precautionary measure. Both men were exhausted and dehydrated. - Sapa