By Cathy Elelman • Published: 21 Aug 2020 • 11:28
TRICKY: The rescue required “a very complicated manoeuvre”, the Guardia reported CREDIT: Guardia Civil Almeria
SKILLFUL moves by a Guardia Civil rescue boat saved a drifting boat from smashing into a stone breakwater at Garrucha port. Officers on board the A-08 Rio Almanzora were on their way back to the port when they noticed the anchor of a leisure craft losing its grip due in the 50 kilometre an hour winds and the 1.5-metre high waves, which were thrusting the boat ever closer to the breakwater. They lowered the rescue dinghy and with what the Guardia described as a “very complicated manoeuvre”, and with great skill on the part of the skipper, managed to get close enough to attach a towline to affix a hook. An officer meanwhile jumped on board the board to calm down the four crew members and give them life jackets. Finally the Guardia managed to raise up the anchor chain and refloat the boat, preventing it from sinking, and subsequently tow it to a jetty at Garrucha’s marina. No-one on board the boat was injured during the incident.
Share this story
Subscribe to our Euro Weekly News alerts to get the latest stories into your inbox!
By signing up, you will create a Euro Weekly News account if you don't already have one. Review our Privacy Policy for more information about our privacy practices.
Cathy Elelman is the local writer for the Costa de Almeria edition of the Euro Weekly News.
Based in Mojacar for the last 21 years, Cathy is very much part of the local community and is always well and truly up on all the latest news and events going on in this region of Spain.
Her top goals are to do the best job she can informing the local English-speaking community, visitors to the area and the wider world about about the news in Almeria, to learn something new every day, and to embrace very new challenge this fast-changing world brings her way.
Share your story with us by emailing newsdesk@euroweeklynews.com, by calling +34 951 38 61 61 or by messaging our Facebook page www.facebook.com/EuroWeeklyNews
By signing up, you will create a Euro Weekly News account if you don’t already have one. Review our Privacy Policy for more information about our privacy practices.
Download our media pack in either English or Spanish.