Small nine-person drift boat on board and no life jacket for anyone or flares to call for help. This is how they found it last week Civil Guard and Red Cross a boat with an engine problem and drifting about a mile offshore The illegal beach of El Pinet. Nine passengers were assisted and transported to the port in good health. Father christmasHere, the Civil Guard informed the captain that the Sea Master will inform the boat about deficiencies on the boat that put the boat users at risk.
The maritime emergency occurred at half past six in the afternoon on September 27. The Civil Guard and the Red Cross received a warning that a nine-passenger boat was adrift and also that the sea was in poor condition.
this Oja River patrol boat of the Civil Guard Naval Services and LS-Naos de Salvamento Marítimo of the Santa Pola-based Red Cross went to the scene and found a Polish-flagged boat. On board were seven men and two women, all of Polish nationality, except for one Spanish man.
Rescuers confirmed that some passengers were worried as water entered the boat in the sea surge and the boat’s engine started and stopped. As if there were a few problems, the weather got worse and the return to port was complicated for the captain of the boat.
Nine people were rescued and the boat towed to the port of Santa Pola. After disembarking, agents were able to confirm that the boat carried only four life jackets, while it should have carried one for each passenger. Same way, he didn’t have flares either In cases where it is mandatory to carry three flares while navigating in such coastal areas, it is mandatory to be able to send distress signals.
Therefore, the Civil Guard informed the employer. He would report these shortcomings to the Alicante Sea Captain. They recall the importance and necessity of the Civil Guard for all persons on board to wear approved life jackets at all times and to carry the necessary flares to give distress signals when necessary. In addition, good navigational planning can prevent sailors from being surprised by changes in the sea state.