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UPDATE: Graeme Smith's parents rescued from stranded Norwegian cruise ship─── 09:25 Sun, 24 Mar 2019
Former Proteas captain Graeme Smith has tweeted that his parents, Graham and Janet Smith, are 'safe and being assessed' after they were airlifted from a stranded cruise ship on Saturday night.
The Norwegian cruise ship Viking Sky, which suffered an engine failure and had roughly 1 300 passengers and crew on board, had sent a mayday signal as it had been drifting towards land.
Smith initially tweeted: "My parents [are on] board, if anyone knows anything please message!"
News24 could not reach Smith for comment. However, shortly after midnight, Smith tweeted: "Thanks everyone, parents airlifted off safe and being assessed. Thank you to cruise staff and rescue workers. Appreciate everyone’s support and messages."
