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Fight against oil pollution after fishing boat sank with 11 tons diesel
The National Police and Customs officers erected a containment wall after the sinking of the fishing vessel ' Nueva Santa Irene', carrying 11 tons of diesel in O Grove (Pontevedra).. The mussel boat was loaded with fuel drums, which fell into the sea when it sank on Feb 10. There was no evidence of pollution in the Arousa estuary, a reconaissance flieght by the helicopter Helimer HS401, based in Santiago de Compostela, confirmed on Feb 11, which flew over the area at around 6:00 p.m., carrying out a wide search pattern over the area between O Grove, the Illa de Arousa, and the central part of the estuary, opposite Vilanova at low altitude. The ' Nueva Santa Irene',had departed from the port of Rianxo (A Coruña) on Feb 10 at midday, and the alert about the incident reached the Emergency Services around 6:30 p.m. A member of the public reported seeing an overturned boat next to a mussel raft, where the people on board had climbed aboard. Shortly afterwards, members of the Municipal Emergency Service confirmed that the vessel had listed while loading cargo and capsized. The crew managed to get onto a raft without injury, and the boat eventually sank completely. The local emergency boat rescued the three crew members safely. At that moment, Salvamento Marítimo, the Maritime Authority of Vilagarcía and other personnel belonging to the Galician Coast Guard were mobilized. Initially, it was believed that the people were involved in mussel farming, but the large number of diesel drums raised concerns. On the afternoon of Feb 11, underwater specialists from the Civil Guard traveled to the site of the sunken wreck to inspect it. An investigation into possible links to drug trafficking of the "bateeiro" was launched. The mussel boat had been operating without any legal permits, departed from the north side of the estuary and sank opposite the Punta Moreiras sculpture complex. The fishing vessel was not carrying any gear, nor did it intend to work in mussel farming, which was impossible, given the severe storm. It also lacked a crew skilled in maritime techniques, consisting of two residents of Rianxo, allegedly linked to drugs, and a foreign national who barely spoke a few words of Spanish. Over the past two days, the 'Salvamar Sargadelos' and the auxiliary vessel 'Mar de Galicia', operated by the Galician Coast Guard (part of the Regional Ministry of the Sea), proceeded to the site of the shipwreck. On the morning of Feb 11, personnel from the Galician Coast Guard were at the port of Meloxo to contain the diesel spill and retrieve the deployed containment boom. Report with photo: https://www.elespanol.com/treintayseis/actualidad/o-salnes/20260211/no-localiza-indicios-contaminacion-hundirse-buque-litros-gasoil-grove-pontevedra/1003744126549_0.amp.html
Disabled fishing vessel towed to Ribeira
The Spanish flagged fishing vessel 'Segundo Mares' (MMSI: 224070300), with four crew members on board, suffered an engine breakdown approximately eight nautical miles southwest of Fisterra and went adrift on Oct 29, 2025, at 04:30 a.m. The ship notified the CCS of Salvamento Marítimo in Fisterra via VHF CH16, which deplyoed the 'Salvamar Sargadelos' to assist. It toook the 15-m-fishing vessel in tow and pulled it to the port of Ribeira, where it was safely moored at 08:13 a.m.. Report with photo: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1983462731316449693
Yacht salvaged and towed to A Pobra
On June 5, 2025, the sailing vessel 'Mauritania', with two crew members on board, was disabled and adrift near the Pombeiriño lighthouse (O Grove), and requested assistance after grounding on rocks. The CCS Fisterra of Salvamento Marítimo mobilized the 'Salvamar Sargadelos', which took the yacht in tow and safely pulled it to the port of A Pobra. Report with photo: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1930614146732536220
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