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Fishing vessel sank during firefighting operation
Three crew members were rescued on the evening of Aug 24, 2026, after the fishing vessel 'Corvo' (MMSI: 224076440) had caught fire near Estaca de Bares. The Finisterre Coordination Center received an alert at approximately 10:04 p.m. from the ship, which was located eight nautical miles northeast of Estaca de Bares. The three crew members abandoned ship in a life raft after failing to extinguish the flames. The Pesca II helicopter from the Galician Coast Guard Service, the SAR boat 'Salvamar Alioth' (MMSI: 224300690) and the 'María Pita' of Salvamento Marítimo were deployed to assist. The fishing vessel 'Río Xunco' (IMO: 9183178) rescued the three crew members at 10:35 p.m. They were subsequently airlifted to Celeiro (Viveiro), where an ambulance was waiting. The 'María Pita' worked to fight the fire throughout the night, although the fishing vessel eventually sank on Aug 25 at around 5:40 a.m. The tug remained on site to recover wreckage. The emergency was coordinated by the Finisterre Maritime Rescue Center under the direction of the Burela Maritime Captaincy. Reports with photo and video: https://www.eleconomista.es/actualidad/noticias/14009887/08/26/un-voraz-incendio-hunde-al-pesquero-corvo-frente-a-estaca-de-bares-tras-el-rescate-de-su-tripulacion.html https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/2092156972904718556 https://www.vivagalicia.tv/articulo/Galicia/rescatados-tres-tripulantes-palangrero-que-incendio-cerca-estaca-baresm/20260825120526022975.html
Disabled boat towed out of mussel farm polygon
On the night of Sep 16, 2024, the pleasure boat 'Carmen' was disabled and adrift in the mussel farm polygon northeast of La Guía, due to an engine failure. The auxiliary boat of the 'María Pita' was launched and took the boat in tow to the port of Santa Cristina de Cobres.
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