Sunday saw Motril Port’s Open Day where Salvamento Marítimo and the Guardia Civil were the star attractions.
Port Open Day
by Hugh MacArthur •
Tag Archive for rescue launch
Four Rescued off Coast
by Hugh MacArthur •
You would have thought that with all these warships in the vicinity of Motril, it wouldn’t be a good time to make an illegal crossing from Africa…
Nearly 100 Immigrants Rescued
by Vivienne Hughes •
Salvamento Marítimo (Sea Rescue) rescued 93 people Sunday morning who were heading for the Spanish coast from Morocco in two open boats.
An Unexpected Stop Over
by Hugh MacArthur •
Salvamento Marítimo went out to pick up two individuals yesterday, who had attempted a crossing on a jet ski but ended up on a small island half way across.
Two Sea Rescues
by Vivienne Hughes •
A rescue ship belonging to Salvamento Marítimo towed a damaged yacht into Motril Port in the early hours of today.
Four Immigrants Perish
by Vivienne Hughes •
After four days of searching for an open boat carrying immigrants, the Coast Guards found them and were told that four passengers had died and been thrown overboard.
Forty-Seven Lucky Survivors
by Martin Myall •
Forty-seven immigrants were rescued from a sinking, open boat, together with a dead body yesterday morning. Five others had died at sea and had been thrown overboard.
Capsized Catamaran Rescue
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Guardia Civil Maritime patrol vessel rescued a 60-year-old man after his small catamaran captsized when he was several miles out to sea.
Windsurfer Rescued off Motril
by Martin Myall •
Salvamento Marítimo (sea rescue) were called out on Thursday to pick up a windsurfer whose mast/sail had broken – he was half a nautical mile out.
Fishermen Adrift Rescued
by Vivienne Hughes •
The 3-man crew of a Moroccan fishing boat was rescued about 20 nautical miles off Motril after having spent five days adrift.