Reggio Calabria, Spanish sailor missing for days at sea rescued

The man was sailing alone from Crete to Sicily in terrible weather conditions

April 20, 2024

He has been lost at sea for days saved a Spanish sailor. The man had started on April 11, one solo sailing from the island of Crete to Sicilyaboard asailing vessel of 12 meters. After receiving the information from the Piraeus rescue center (Greece) and acquiring a satellite signal indicating the possible presence of the unit 110 miles from Cape Spartivento (about 200 km from the Calabrian coast), the rescue machine was set in motion. rescue of Coast Guard coordinated by the Maritime Directorate of Reggio Calabriawith a plane taking off from Catania, a patrol boat leaving from Roccella Jonica and two merchant ships diverted to the area in search of the vessel.

With bad weather conditions, 40 knots of wind and sea 5 worsening, the “Black Bit” was finally sighted by the Coast Guard aircraft, with its solitary navigator who managed to send out light signals to be identified, and then reached – in the middle of the night – from the CP311 of Roccella Jonica which took the unfortunate man on board, finally saving him. After the initial treatment provided on board the patrol boat, the sailor was entrusted to the 118 health workers upon arrival at the port of Roccella this morning.