History | |
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Spanish | |
Name | Villa de Pitanxo |
Launched | 2004 |
Identification |
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Fate | Sank off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, on February 15, 2022. |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Fishing vessel |
Tonnage | 825 GT |
Length | 50 m (160 ft) |
Beam | 10 m (33 ft) |
Draft | 6.8 m (22 ft) |
The Villa de Pitanxo was a Spanish fishing trawler that sank off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, on February 15, 2022. Twenty-one people died in the sinking. [1]
At approximately 2:30 am, on February 15, 2022, the Villa de Pitanxo's emergency beacon was activated, initiating a search and rescue effort by the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre Halifax. [2] [3] [4] [5]
History | |
---|---|
Spanish | |
Name | Villa de Pitanxo |
Launched | 2004 |
Identification |
|
Fate | Sank off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, on February 15, 2022. |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Fishing vessel |
Tonnage | 825 GT |
Length | 50 m (160 ft) |
Beam | 10 m (33 ft) |
Draft | 6.8 m (22 ft) |
The Villa de Pitanxo was a Spanish fishing trawler that sank off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, on February 15, 2022. Twenty-one people died in the sinking. [1]
At approximately 2:30 am, on February 15, 2022, the Villa de Pitanxo's emergency beacon was activated, initiating a search and rescue effort by the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre Halifax. [2] [3] [4] [5]