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Double tragedy as two men found dead in coastal waters off Spain’s Cadiz

TWO bodies have been retrieved from the Atlantic Coast of southern Spain, marking a dark day for the Bay of Cadiz. A tragic coincidence that has resulted in two deaths, one found

30 Mar, 2023 @ 10:15

Cadiz·Lead·Other News

Spain’s Maritime Rescue assisted 5,801 people off Andalucian coastline in 2022

THE Maritime Rescue Coordination Centers (CCS) in Andalucia, who’s primary mission is to rescue people at sea, coordinated the rescue, assistance or search of 5,801 people last year along the more than

22 Feb, 2023 @ 08:45

Andalucia·Lead·Other News

Stowaways found on oil tanker rudder before docking in Spain’s Canary Islands

THREE stowaways risked their lives by travelling on the rudder of an oil tanker that docked in the Canary Islands after an 11-day trip from Nigeria. The Salvamento Maritimo rescued the men

29 Nov, 2022 @ 11:03

Canary Islands·Lead

Andalucia migrant death tragedy in Spain as dinghies sink off Almeria coast

Migrant boat with minors rescued in sea off Spain’s Malaga

SPAIN’S maritime rescue service has rescued a small boat spotted 50 miles (80 km) south of the coast of Malaga with 28 North African migrants on board, including two minors, in the

6 Oct, 2022 @ 09:15

Lead·Malaga·Other News

Woman rescued off coast of Spain after being swept away by current and spending six hours in the sea

A 30-year-old woman was rescued in the early hours of Monday from the sea off the coast of Barcelona, after she was swept out by strong currents while enjoying a Sunday-night dip.

6 Sep, 2022 @ 12:25

Catalunya·Lead

Teenage Trafficker Charged With 12 Deaths After Migrant Boat Sinks Off Spain's Costa Blanca

Underage trafficker charged over 12 deaths after migrant boat sinks off Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN Algerian minor has been charged with 12 counts of reckless homicide after a dinghy transporting migrants sank off the Alicante Province coast. Only five people, including the boy. survived last month’s

7 Feb, 2022 @ 12:52

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Three people seriously injured after yacht crashes into islet as Spain’s Ibiza suffers THIRD major boating incident in weeks

Just after 10pm yesterday, Salvamento Maritimo answered a distress call from a 12-metre yacht that hit the islet of Es Farallons with four people onboard

3 Sep, 2021 @ 12:45

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca

Brit rescued off Spain’s Costa del Sol after spending three days adrift on a surfboard

DETAILS are emerging of a dramatic rescue of a British man off the coast of the popular Costa del Sol resort of Marbella. According to sources, the Salvamento Maritimo coast guard received

25 Aug, 2020 @ 11:24

Malaga

Dramatic video shows British sailor Alex Thomson rescued by Spanish coastguard

Pair plucked from Atlantic by helicopter after yacht capsized by huge wave

2 Nov, 2015 @ 17:44

Lead·National News