It’s not every day that you know you may have saved lives. I have a healthy respect for the sea. It’s an unpredictable animal. I have nearly drowned myself a few times.
Reader: Safe Sea Swimming
by Gazette Reader •
Tag Archive for bay
Hotels for Hospital Overflow
by Vivienne Hughes •
The majority of hotels finally closed after the last clients left this Sunday past, following a one-week notice given by the Central Government. What now?
La Herradura Regatta
by Louise Powell •
The First Councillor for La Herradura, Juan José Ruiz Joya, announced that the village would have its own regatta event next month.
Body Found in La Herradura Bay
by Vivienne Hughes •
The body of a woman was found floating in La Herradura Bay yesterday morning in an advanced state of decomposition.
Paraglider Perishes in The Sea
by Martin Myall •
A foreign paragliding enthusiast perished on Thursday after coming down in the sea in La Herradura at the Caleta end of the bay.
La Herradura Scuba Tourism
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Almuñécar Councillor for Tourism had a meeting with the diving clubs in La Herradura to discuss ideas about boosting this activity as a tourist attraction.
Third Marina Cleaning Dive
by Louise Powell •
Volunteers, operating from the Marina del Este beach, have carried out a third clean-up dive of the seabed in La Herradura bay.
Sunken Attractions
by Martin Myall •
The Almuñécar Town Hall is seeking permission from the Junta de Andalucia to sink wooden boats in La Herradura Bay as diving attractions.
Naval Exhibition
by Anne Eastwood •
La Herradura is holding a naval exhibition as part of the 451st commemoration of the 1562 shipwreck disaster in the bay. Twenty-five galleys were sunk by a storm with around 5,000 lives lost.
The 450th Anniversary Concludes
by Martin Myall •
The final day of the 450th anniversary commemorations held in La Herradura ended with a solemn act in homage to the 5,000 victims of this maritime disaster.