One person has been reported as missing after a fishing boat with 10 people on board capsized in the waters off Santander along Spain’s northern coast on Thursday, ..
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Spanish maritime rescue agency to invest €8.3 million in new response vessel
Spain’s Salvamento Maritimo search and rescue (SAR) agency has expressed its intent to acquire a newbuild response vessel for €8.3 million (US$9.85 million). The ..
Three dead, one missing after berthed feeder ship capsizes in Castellon, Spain
Three people were killed while a fourth has gone missing after a commercial vessel capsized at the Port of Castellon in eastern Spain on Friday, May 28. The crew of the P ..
Containership assists in rescue of two castaways off Cadiz, Spain
Spain’s Salvamento Maritimo search and rescue (SAR) agency and a Good Samaritan commercial vessel came to the aid of two people whose boat had gone adrift in the wa ..
VESSEL REVIEW | LS-Elara & LS-Cilene – Spanish Red Cross to operate rescue boat pair
Salvamento Maritimo, the maritime search and rescue (SAR) agency that operates under the Spanish Ministry of Development, recently took delivery of two new rigid inflatab ..
One dead following crew change mishap on tanker in Algeciras, Spain
Spanish news outlet Europa Sur reports that one person has died after he slipped and fell while disembarking from a vessel moored in the Port of Algeciras on Tuesday, May ..
Spanish SAR agency gets new RIBs
Spain’s Salvamento Maritimo maritime search and rescue (SAR) agency has taken delivery of two new 7.5-metre aluminium rigid inflatable boats (RIBs) in a series from ..
Failed Valve Caused An Oil Spill In Bay of Gibraltar
A valve problem on a bulk carrier anchored in British waters in the Bay of Gibraltar caused an oil spill on Friday, some which drifted into the harbour basin, says an article published in Gibraltar Chronicle.
Spill Damaging BoatsAs boat marinas inside the harbour deployed booms to stop the spill damaging boats, the Gibraltar Port Authority implemented its counter pollution plan and liaised too with Spanish authorities, who assisted in containing the spill.
Clean-up OperationsAs clean-up...
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One trawler sunk, two others damaged in fire at Spanish fishport
A fire swept through a portion of the pier at the Isla Cristina fishport in Spain’s Huelva province at around 07:00 local time on Tuesday, May 5. The fire also ..
Spain: Cruise Ship Passenger Dies after Falling Overboard
Spanish authorities recovered a body of a cruise ship passenger in the Gulf of Cadiz.