Capsizing of the Villa de Pitanxo

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]

History
Spanish
NameVilla de Pitanxo
Launched2004
Identification
FateSank off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, on February 15, 2022.
General characteristics
Class and typeFishing vessel
Tonnage825 GT
Length50 m (164 ft 1 in)
Beam10 m (32 ft 10 in)
Draft6.8 m (22 ft 4 in)

Background

edit

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

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ "Familiares de víctimas del Pitanxo, "sorprendidos" por la decisión del juzgado de Marín, aunque aseguran ser "pacientes"". 22 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Ten dead and 11 missing as Spanish trawler sinks off Canada". BBC News. February 16, 2022.
  3. ^ "Seven dead and 17 missing as Spanish fishing boat sinks off Canada". the Guardian. February 15, 2022.
  4. ^ Cramer, Maria; Minder, Raphael (February 15, 2022). "At Least 10 Dead After Spanish Fishing Vessel Sinks in Atlantic". The New York Times.
  5. ^ "Spanish trawler sank off Newfoundland, Update, cause of sinking". Fleetmon. Retrieved 19 February 2022.