The steering wheel fast networkwith Galician crew and capital, had barely set sail this Sunday morning in Dingle Bay (County Kerry) when a mechanical failure caused the fishing boat to drift and end up running aground against the rocks, stuck on the cliff of Bínn Bán, near the mouth of the port. All 14 crew members were rescued and airlifted by the Irish Coastguard (with a rescue control center on Valentia Island) and are in good condition.
He FV Fastnetfrom the Coruña shipowner Galpêche, based in Saint Jean de Luz and registered in France, measures 33 meters long and remains stuck in the middle of the strong storm which is hitting the coast. Work to try to free the ship from the rocks on which it ran aground continues, amid fears that the weather conditions could deteriorate further and the hull could break apart.
The pilot had just disembarked at Dingle Port and shortly after leaving the dock, he detected a loss of power in the propulsion system, as the newspaper reported. Irish Times. He radioed for help and the Valentia Marine Rescue Coordination Center, with the participation of several emergency services units, began the rescue. Thanks to air assets, the sailors were brought to safety, but although the sea rescue assets left their bases at 11:30 a.m., this Sunday it was not possible to move the fishing boat, according to the coordination center, due to the storm and the combination of heavy seas and shallow waters.
On the other hand, the rescue services resumed the search for the three Indonesian crew members of the Portuguese fishing boat early on Monday. Caminha Villagewhich was shipwrecked on Sunday at the mouth of the Miño River, the border between Galicia and Portugal. The operation, coordinated by the neighboring country, began after 1:30 p.m., when the naval command of Miño received notification of the location of an overturned boat at the mouth of the river, near Illa da Ínsua.
Over the past day, emergency services have located two crew members, one Portuguese and the other Indonesian, while the search for the other three sailors continues. For the operation, Salvamento mobilized the Salvamar Miracha plane Sasemar 101 and a helicopter Koala. Additionally, the rescue helicopter Fishing Iof Gardacostas de Galicia, collaborates in the research.
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