Capsizing of the Villa de Pitanxo
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Name | Villa de Pitanxo |
Launched | 2004 |
Identification |
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Fate | Sank off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, on February 15, 2022. |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Fishing vessel |
Tonnage | 825 GT |
Length | 50 m (160 ft) |
Beam | 10 m (33 ft) |
Draft | 6.8 m (22 ft) |
The Villa de Pitanxo was a Spanish fishing trawler that sank off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, on February 15, 2022. Twenty-one people died in the sinking.[1]
Background
At approximately 2:30 am, on February 15, 2022, the Villa de Pitanxo's emergency beacon was activated, initiating a search and rescue effort by the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre Halifax.[2][3][4][5]
See also
References
- ^ "Familiares de víctimas del Pitanxo, "sorprendidos" por la decisión del juzgado de Marín, aunque aseguran ser "pacientes"". 22 April 2022.
- ^ "Ten dead and 11 missing as Spanish trawler sinks off Canada". BBC News. February 16, 2022.
- ^ "Seven dead and 17 missing as Spanish fishing boat sinks off Canada". the Guardian. February 15, 2022.
- ^ Cramer, Maria; Minder, Raphael (February 15, 2022). "At Least 10 Dead After Spanish Fishing Vessel Sinks in Atlantic". The New York Times.
- ^ "Spanish trawler sank off Newfoundland, Update, cause of sinking". Fleetmon. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
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