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Tug towed pleasure boat to Getxo Kaia
On June 18, 2024, the pleasure boat 'Ortzio Secondo' suffered a mechanical failure with three people on board 16 nautical miles north of Bilbao. The CCS Bilbao of Salvamento Marítimo mobilized the 'María de Maeztu' from the port of Bilbao, which took the boat in tow and safely pulled it to Getxo Kaia.
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While trying to turn around the grounded Basque trawler "Motxo" off Deba on Nov 5, 2010, at 2 pm., the "Maria de Maeztu" pulled the vessel right onto its starboard side. After technicians inspected the wreck on Nov 6, they found the bottom tanks empty and cracks in the hull so that the "Motxo" was beyong salvage now. The 25-m-vessel "Motxo" had run aground the day before, the crew of nine was rescued by helicopter. Photo report: http://www.diariovasco.com/multimedia/fotos/ultimos/66056-pesquero-motxo-encalla-entre-deba-zumaia-0.html
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