Spain’s coastguard rescued all 11 crew members of a French fishing vessel Sunday after it started taking over water off the nation’s northwest coast, the physique mentioned.
The Ray Primero despatched a mayday early Sunday, about 10 miles from the coast of Spain’s Galicia area, reporting uncontrollable flooding and that the crew was abandoning ship in a life raft, the coastguard mentioned on X.
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A coastguard helicopter airlifted the crew to an airport close to the Galician metropolis of A Coruna for medical checks.
The now unmanned vessel, which relies in Lorient in northwestern France, stays adrift beneath the watch of rescue ships, with authorities making an attempt to stabilise it for a potential tow to port.
The Atlantic waters off Galicia, a key fishing area in Spain, are identified for tough seas and sudden storms, which might make crusing hazardous.
