On the night of Sep 17 and and Sep 18, the CCS Las Palmas of Salvamento Marítimo has coordinated the assistance to six migrant boats with a total of 330 people, who were transferred to Arrecife by the 'Guardamar Talía' and the 'Salvamar Al Nair'. The 'Salvamar Izar' has assisted another boat to Gran Tarajal with 52 people on board. The CCS Tenerife of Salvamento Marítimo has coordinated assistance to two cayucos in El Hierro with 132 people on board. In this case the 'Salvamar Adhara' and the 'Guardamar Calíope' were mobilized to assist. Report with photo: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1836384318941237650
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DALLIANCE CHICHESTER
A 30-year-old German woman died on Sep 16, 2024, aboard a Spanish Air Force helicopter that was evacuating her to a hospital in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria after being attacked by a shark in the Atlantic, 514 kilometres from the Canary Islands some 180 kilometres west of the city of Dakhla. The crew of the 'Dalliance Chichester' had asked Salvamento Marítimo for help at around 3:55 p.m. f, which contacted the control centre of its counterpart service in Rabat, which requested that the emergency be taken over by Spain, because it did not have the means in the area. The MRCC immediately issued an alert to all ships near the catamaran, one of which approached and was able to offer medicine to its crew. An SAR helicopter from the Air Force'was deployed from Gran Canaria, which took the woman aboard at around 8:05 p.m. The woman, who had lost a leg in the shark attack, went into cardiorespiratory arrest during the flight and arrived dead at the Doctor Negrín Hospital in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. The catamaran she was sailing on had left the port of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria on Sep 14.
SALVAMAR IZAR
On the night of Sep 17 and and Sep 18, the CCS Las Palmas of Salvamento Marítimo has coordinated the assistance to six migrant boats with a total of 330 people, who were transferred to Arrecife by the 'Guardamar Talía' and the 'Salvamar Al Nair'. The 'Salvamar Izar' has assisted another boat to Gran Tarajal with 52 people on board. The CCS Tenerife of Salvamento Marítimo has coordinated assistance to two cayucos in El Hierro with 132 people on board. In this case the 'Salvamar Adhara' and the 'Guardamar Calíope' were mobilized to assist. Report with photo: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1836384318941237650
KNIDOS
On Sep 24 a Hydropac warning was issued that debris from the 'Knidos', which has sunk in the vicinity of pos. 25-35.02 N 054-51.15 E was drifting in the Persian Gulf, Mariners in the area were advised to navigate with caution and keep clear of the above position.
SALVAMAR DENEBOLA
On Sep 18, the sailing yacht 'Jaz' requested assistance because it had suffered engine failure and could not raise the sails south of the Alpha anchorage in the Bay of Algeciras. The CCS Algeciras of Salvamento Marítimo mobilized the 'Salvamar Denébola', which took the boat in tow and safely pulled it to the Alcaidesa marina in La Línea..