sleep “Irma”thirty meters long and caught fire yesterday Saturday formentera Off Cavall d’en Borràs, in Ses Salines Natural Park, It sank after 9:30. In front of Punta Pedrera as it is towed by the Marine Rescue boat ‘Salvamar Acrux’.
From Maritime Rescue, warning The fire that broke out around 5:30 p.m. Dozens of calls from boats, smoke coming from a large yacht and the gate was “jumping into the water”. There were 17 people, five crew members and twelve passengers, one of whom was 38 years old. suffered burns mild and referred to Formentera hospital, detailed O61.
They mobilized the Ibiza-based ‘Salvamar Acrux’ from Maritime Rescue and at first It was even valued to bring the yacht closer to the beach. (they state that it’s a few meters away), to make it easier for firefighters. As soon as the rescue boat arrived, they eliminated that option and made a decision. towing a yacht to get him out of the area with dozens of pleasure boats.
Also the Civil Guard
The Civil Guard patrol boat was also mobilized due to the severity of the fire, which seems to have started in the stern area of ’Irmao for reasons not yet explained.
with “Irmao” burns like teaThe crew of the ‘Salvamar Acrux’ had to hook the ropes that tied him to the yacht several times as they were snapped by the flames.
The fire was so big that in the end around 21:30, ‘Irmao’ completely submerged off the coast of Punta PedreraIt is located in Cavall d’en Borràs, a few miles from where the flames started, next to La Savina.
As Diario de Ibiza reported yesterday, they explained from Salvamento: no contamination by fuel or other materials and the yacht was “completely” sunk, without posing a hazard to navigation.
Meanwhile, from Consell de Formentera, around eight o’clock this morning, “The government contracted company clear the shoreline and with a Marine Rescue boatExamine the sinking area”.
Consell de Formentera’s request
coastal cleaning company “Went at the request of the President of the Consell and the Minister of the Coast”, Llorenc Cordoba. “Although some floating debris that could move towards the peninsula due to the current current was detected, no pollution from hydrocarbons was detected.” Remains still found in the area were collected.
Consell says it will continue to “monitor over the coming days to both control spills and clean up any visible debris.” ‘Irmao’, they recall, is “a charter company’s charter boat and will now be in charge of refloating the boat and taking it to port”.