The Maritime Authorities through Salvamento Marítimo (Sea-Rescue Service) have ordered the removal of fuel from the beached motoryacht on Playa de Carchuna.
Yacht’s Fuel Tanks Emptied
by Martin Myall •
East Coast
Costa Tropical east of Motril
Yacht Aground Update
by Hugh MacArthur •
The yacht suffered a problem in the engine room during the morning leaving the craft at the mercy of wind and currents, so they called for help at 13.30h.
Perilous Autovía Evasion
by Hugh MacArthur •
We ran a article yesterday about a driver going the wrong way up a Motril street but this is much worse… it’s on an autovía.
Large Yacht Aground in Carchuna
by Martin Myall •
A motor-yacht, some 20 metres in length, ran aground on Playa de Carchuna early yesterday afternoon.
Car Lands on Somebody’s Roof
by Hugh MacArthur •
It was around nine this morning when the driver of a car that plunged down a bank onto somebody’s tile roof, was evacuated by helicopter to Granada.
Questionable Look-Out Project
by Martin Myall •
The Mayor of Motril, together with the First Councillor for the Carchuna/Calahonda ELA, stood on a hilltop looking at plans for a beauty-spot look-out point.
Rubite Beach Mugging
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Guardia Civil arrested two individuals aged 20 and 22, suspected of carrying out a mugging on the Playa Rambla del Agua in Rubite.
Chabola Fire Victim Moved
by Martin Myall •
One of the two men injured in a fire in Carchuna last Thursday and hospitalised in Granada, has been moved to the burns hospital in Sevilla
This Time It’s Gualchos
by Martin Myall •
Infoca was busy in Gualchos yesterday, tackling a hill fire, deploying some 60 personnel and five fire-extinction vehicles.
A-7 Completely Reopened
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Ministerio de Transportes y Movilidad reopens today the last part of the A-7 that had been closed because of a large rockfall near Castell de Ferro.