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Search for missing crew members called off
Five sailors died on Dec 16 in the sinking of the 'Carlos Cunha'. After two days of searching, the Portuguese Navy called off the operation on Dec 18 for the four still missing crew members. The operation involved the Navy patrol vessel NRP 'Figueira da Foz', an Air Force plane, and two fishing vessels that were in the vicinity.The ship is linked to the maritime history of A Mariña. On Feb 22, 2005, while operating from Burela under the name 'Siempre Casina', it nearly sank off the coast of Ribadeo, resulting in the deaths of eight of its nine crew members. The ship was acquired in 2008 by the Portuguese shipowner António Cunha, owner of the company Baleeira Pescas. It was renamed 'Carlos Cunha' and established its base in Vila Praia de Âncora, maintaining its Portuguese flag and operations ever since.On Dec 16 at 7:50 a.m. the EPIRB was activated after the ship had started taking on water. The 'Carlos Cunha' had set sail on Dec 9 from the port of Vigo, where it had frequently docked, with seven Indonesian crew member on board. Another fishing vessel, that was nearby, diverted to the sceneand managed to rescue three of the seven sailors. They were found aboard a life raft. Two of them survived, but one was already dead. Report with photo: https://www.elprogreso.es/articulo/a-marina/mar-vuelve-golpear-siempre-casina-veinte-anos-despues-muerto-cuatro-desaparecidos-portugal/202512180952141932237.html
One dead and four missing after longliner sank
On the morning of Dec 16, the 'Carlos Cunha-AN 197-C', with seven Indonesian crew members on board, sank off the North-Portuguese coast. The Portuguese Navy was coordinating the search for four crew members of the fishing vessel, after the authorities received an alert of the EPIRB at 7:50 a.m. The longliner had started taking on water while sailing more than 200 nautical miles kilometers from Aveiro. At least one person has died. The Portuguese Navy had located three crew members alive in a life raft, one of them, however, in cardiac arrest. The search was continued for the other four missing sailors. The patrol vessel 'Figueira da Foz' and a Portuguese Air Force aircraft were supported by a fishing vessel and a merchant ship.
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