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Mediterranean Sea on its way to reaching highest temperature ever recorded

RISING thermometer readings are not only affecting mainland Spain, but they are also having a significant impact on the Mediterranean Sea. So far this summer,...

Loggerhead turtle is returned to sea in Spain’s Estepona

THE JUNTA has returned a loggerhead turtle back into the sea. The young turtle, named Velez, was rescued two months ago, on May 10 in...

48 black flags handed to environmentally ‘destroyed’ beaches and coastal areas across Spain 

ECOLOGISTS in Action has handed their unwanted black flags to 48 beaches across the Spanish coast.  The environmental group, which exposes a number of beaches...

Nearly 80 tons of garbage ‘fished’ from Valencia’s coastline last year

Almost 80,000 kg (176,370 lb) of garbage were gathered from the sea in the Valencian region in 2022, according to a recent report from...

Sea Dragons in Alicante 

A number of Glaucus Atlanticus, known as BLUE SEA DRAGONS, have been discovered off the coast of Alicante for the first time in 300...

190 tonnes of plastic ‘fished’ from sea off Spain’s coastline to make clothing

EVERY year, human activity causes tons of marine litter to accumulate in the oceans, threatening marine biodiversity, harming animal and planet health as well...

Emergency services attend 42 calls to assist with near fatal drowning in Spain’s Malaga during July and August

THE Health emergency number 061 has assisted 130 SOS calls for near fatal drowning in Andalucia between the months of July and August this...

Canary Islands report more than a thousand migrant deaths in year so far

Spain’s Canary Islands have calculated that more than a thousand would-be migrants have either died or disappeared at sea while trying to reach land...

SEABIN: Port of Spain’s Malaga installs Seabin to clean sea of unwanted litter

THE Port of Malaga is taking action to keep their waters clean by installing a revolutionary new device, known as a Seabin, to collect...

Wild boar causes panic on Costa Blanca beach in Spain and bites elderly woman

A wild boar caused chaos on Albir beach in l'Alfas del Pi on Friday after coming out of the sea and biting an elderly...

Sex attacker and thief nearly freezes to death in desperate sea plunge on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO men have been charged with robbing and sexually assaulting a woman, 25, in the Old Town area of Alicante. One of the assailants went...
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WATCH: Malaga schoolgirls scoop top environmental prize with ode to the sea music video

TWO Malaga students have scooped the top prize in a renewable energy competition with their creative message highlighting the threat to the world’s oceans. Ana...

Drunk British tourist in Benidorm pulled out unconscious from sea on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A drunk British tourist was saved from drowning in the sea in Benidorm on Thursday. The 61-year-old man decided to go for a dip in...

Marine life now threatened as ash from wildfire on Spain’s Costa del Sol pollutes the sea

ASH from a wildfire raging in the Sierra Bermeja is polluting the sea along the Costa del Sol posing a threat to marine life,...

IN PICS: A day in the life of a trainee police dog in Gibraltar

POLICE dog Stitch enjoyed his time out at sea, sailing the ocean as part of his recent training to be a Drugs Detection Dog. The...

Bather in Spain’s Estepona rescued after rip currents dragged him 200m off-shore

A SWIMMER has been rescued after being sucked into the sea by strong currents in Estepona. The bather, a 57-year-old Romanian man, was caught off...

BREAKING: Brave captain avoids disaster after his catamaran hits drilling ship in Gibraltar waters

A catamaran sailed into a drilling ship blinded by fog last night and started to take in water. Its captain was able to secure the boat as help arrived.

Elderly British hiker dies in cliff fall after getting separated from group in southern Spain

An investigation is now underway and the results of a post-mortem are expected today

‘Widespread’ increase in ocean plastic on Costa del Sol with ‘strikingly’ high microplastic levels in Malaga

THE Costa del Sol has seen a ‘widespread’ increase of plastic on its beaches and in the sea, with Malaga one of the worst...

Five-year-old girl drowns in Spain after being washed out to sea

The child had been using an inflatable to bathe on Pineda beach near Tarragona when waves pushed her half a mile from the coast

FEELING BLUE: Here are the 17 Costa del Sol beaches which have lost their blue flag status

The Association of Environmental and Consumer Education has blamed illegal building, including some beach bars, for the shocking news

Body found in underwater search of plane wreckage for missing Premier League star Emiliano Sala

Sala, the 28-year-old Argentine, who began his career in Spain had joined Cardiff City in a record transfer of €17m

Man in barrel sets sail from Spain in three-month bid to reach Caribbean using ONLY ocean currents

A DARING adventurer has set sail from Spain in a barrel in a bid to float across the Atlantic Ocean using only sea currents. Jean-Jacques...

DEAD BODY washes up on tourist beach on Spain’s Costa del Sol (WARNING: distressing image)

THE rotting corpse of an unidentified man has been found on the beach of Calahonda de Mijas this morning. At 8:15am the Guardia Civil got...

Man STABBED to death and thrown under moving car in Spain’s Malaga this morning

POLICE are investigating the death of a man in Malaga after he was stabbed several times. The victim, believed to be between 35 and 40...

WATCH: The dramatic moment an out-of-control ferry smashes into docks in Barcelona causing huge fireball after it topples shipping...

Dock workers can be seen running for their lives as the large crane falls, seemingly in slow motion, before crashing down

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