Nuevo Mariña
On May 14, the 8.76 meter long fishing vessel Nuevo Mariña sunk in the Atlantic Ocean some 3 miles off Monte Louro, Spain. The fishing vessel had suffered and an electrical short and caught fire. The two crew were unable to stop the blaze from consuming the vessel. Both crew members sustained injuries with one suffered extensive burns. The crew were able to abandon ship in a life raft and later rescued by the fishing vessel La Chainza and later transferred to the salvamar Régulus. One crew member was airlifted by helicopter and taken to hospital. The patrol vessel Mar de Galicia (IMO: 9905045) arrived on site and was able to extinguish the blaze, but Nuevo Mariña’s hull was too badly damaged and the fishing vessel sank.
