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Abandoned fishing vesssel towed to A Coruña

On the early morning of Sep 20, the 'Ray Primero' suffered water ingress with 11 crew members on board 10 nauticla miles off the Galican northwest coast and issued a mayday call. Due to the uncontrollable flooding, the crew abandoned ship in a life raft. The The CCS of Salvamento Marítimo in Finisterre coordinated an SAR operation, and the SAR ships 'Salvamar Betelgeuse', 'Salvamar Altair' and Salvamer Shaula' as well as the Civil Guard vessel 'Duque de Ahumada' and the SAR helicopter Helimer 402. At 4:09 a.m., the crew members were airlifted from the life raft, all of whom appeared to be in good condition., The helicopter transported them to the Alvedro Airport. Meanwhile, the 'Ray Primero' remained adrift, escorted by the 'Salvamar Betelgeuse' and the 'María de Maeztu' ( (IMO: 9429091), which managed to establish a towing connection. Under the coordination of the RCC of Salvamento Marítimo in A Coruña, the 'Ray Primero' was pulled to A Coruña. Report with photo and videos: https://www.elidealgallego.com/articulo/a-coruna/rescatados-11-tripulantes-pesquero-ray-primero-hundirse-frente-costas-coruna-5439910 https://lemarin.ouest-france.fr/peche/video-un-navire-de-peche-francais-prend-leau-au-large-de-lespagne-onze-marins-francais-secourus-4140af7c-9782-11f0-aae5-c246857d365e https://x.com/i/status/1969752748880003249 https://x.com/i/status/1969671286067503577

Longliner released

The "Viriato Primero" which had been seized 100 nautical miles off Lorient on Jan 9 with a crew of 12 on board and diverted to the port of Lorient-Keroman, was released on Jan 14. The ship's cargo, consisting of ten tons of hake, was sold at auction for € 39,000. At 5 p.m. the ship sailed, bound to Aviles.

Longliner seized in Lorient

The "Viriato Primero" was seized on Jan 10, 2019, accused of taking advantage of French quotas without selling his fish in France.The longliner which fished 100 miles from Lorient, was diverted to the port of Keroman by the patrol boat "Geranium" with its crew of twelve on board. It arrived at the port on Jan 9 was seized the following day by decision of the magistrate of Lorient". A judicial investigation was opened against the company of Viriato Primero for violating the Labour Code, including the offense of concealed work according to the prosecutor's office of Lorient. Also mentioned were offenses against the rural and maritime code, the fishing offense of species subject to quota by a vessel flying the French flag without any real economic link with the territory of the Republic. The ship is registered in Lorient but sells its hake in Spain. The ten tons of hake aboard the "Viriato Primero" were sold at the Lorient auction for € 39,000, which was seized. The magistrate of Lorient must decide"in the coming days of the follow-up to be given to the seizure of the vessel. French report with photo: https://www.ouest-france.fr/bretagne/lorient-56100/lorient-un-bateau-de-peche-franco-espagnol-deroute-6166349