Tag: straits of gibraltar
Dutch captain speaks of ‘scary moment’ when orcas attack yacht in Straits of Gibraltar off Spain’s coast
A DUTCH captain described the ‘scary moment’ when a pod of orcas started to bite at the rudder of his yacht in the Straits...
Spain deploys more than 19,000 police officers to monitor return of millions of Moroccans to home country
FROM TODAY, Thursday, more than 19,000 Spanish police officers will begin to monitor what is known as Operación Paso del Estrecho, or Operation Crossing...
Tunnel linking Spain and Morocco back on the agenda after February Rabat meetings
THE governments of Spain and Morocco have restarted talks on a possible 14 kilometre tunnel link between the two countries under the Straits of...
Drug smugglers in Spain’s Andalucia lie about orca attack to cover up hashish shipment from Morocco
The Policia Nacional have arrested hashish smugglers who sailed from Morocco and lied about their boat being attacked by orca whales.
Two people have been...
Whale of a time in the deepest part of the Straits of Gibraltar
WE are about between Spain and Morocco in the deepest part of the Straits of Gibraltar.
Flying fish, turtles and two types of whale...
Whale of a time
Sun-seekers and surfers aren’t the only ones who head to the Costa de la Luz every year
Drug-smuggling helicopter gang busted carrying cannabis from Morocco to Spain
Police seized a ton and a half of hashish, along with €220,000 in cash, a truck and two helicopters
Killer whales under threat with high poisonous chemical levels in the Straits of Gibraltar
Zoologists are now calling for tougher regulations for those found to be disposing of man-made PCBs into the seas
Illegal fishing crews denounced for killing Bay of Algeciras dolphins
Spanish environmental groups have submitted complaints that illegal tuna fishing in the Straits of Gibraltar is leading to the ‘unnecessary deaths'
Spaniard dives into hot water after unveiling flag in Straits of Gibraltar
Spanish scuba diver makes waves with underwater flag unfurling
500 black storks migrate in one day
Sightings were reported from Algarrobo to Algeciras and in Tarifa
Charitable event in Gibraltar
Event aims to raise £60,000 for Lady Williams Cancer Support Centre
52 migrants rescued from Strait of Gibraltar
Their boat was found just seven miles off the coast of Tarifa
In a big flap!
Couple return home to find a rare Griffon vulture on their bed, while second family find another on balcony
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Young squatter in Spain faces losing her ARM after sticking it in a barrel of cement to avoid being...
A FEMALE squatter could lose her arm after putting it into a barrel of cement during a police raid in Catalunya.
Mossos d'Esquadra officers entered...
