Tag: sea
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...
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
Over 15 TONNES of jellyfish cleared up from Costa del Sol beaches
Around 150 people have been stung over the past week along the coast, in what has been considered one of the worst invasions since 2012.
Young boy dies after being hit and dragged into sea by ‘narco boat’ in Andalucia
Witnesses said the tragic incident occurred after an argument broke out between the son's father and two men in the speed boat, after they had been driving dangerously nearby
Paraglider dies after falling out of the sky in Andalucia
Witnesses said the paraglider was overwhelmed by strong currents and fell into the sea
Spain takes top spot for boasting best beaches in the world
The country has broken global records by holding a whopping 590 blue flags for the quality of its sandy shores
Malaga ‘floaters’ are 90% air and water and sea water is of ‘excellent quality’, new study finds
YOU may have noticed patches of a brown substance floating in the sea off the coast of Malaga this year and mistaken the creamy-like...
Spain’s coastline to be 100% urbanised by 2267
Spain's coastline will be urbanised by 2267
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Costa del Sol football match to raise funds for crucial charity
IT WILL be men versus women in a game of football on Spain’s Costa del Sol, but it won’t be your typical sporting contest.
The...
