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Ferry suffered engine breakdown
The 'Ciudad de Valencia' suffered an engine breakdown on Aug 31, 2024, while serving the Cadiz-Canarias route. The incident delayed its departure from the port of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria by five hours. A specialized workshop had to be called to the port of Las Palmas, and the ship would arrive at its destination on Sep 2 only at midday.
Ferry delayed after accident of captain
The “Ciudad de Valencia”has a delay of at least 16 hours in the scheduled departure from the port of Arrecife de Lanzarote on its journey to Cádiz in Aug 11, 2024. The captain had an accident in the ship's car deck during loading and unloading operations in the port of Arrecife de Lanzarote, so he had to be evacuated to a hospital in the capital of Lanzarote, where he is currently admitted. Finally, after twelve hours and after the intervention of the Las Palmas Maritime Authority, the Civil Guard, the shipping company Visemar and the Armas Trasmediterránea Group itself, it was decided that the first officer would become captain and that a Spanish captain from the chartering company would board as support. At 4 p.m. local time the ship began its journey towards the port of Cadiz.
Ferries offered to support emergency response on La Palma
The 'Volcan de Taburiente' and the 'Ciudad de Valencia' have been offered by the Naviera Armas Trasmediterrán eato the emergency services to help with the response after the outbreak of a volcano on La Palma volcano. The shipping company has been the first shipping company to offer ships to the Government of the Canary Islands and the island council of La Palma with the aim of collaborating in the transport of the different units that were moving to La Palma. Members of the state and security forces, firefighters and civil protection have joined the forces of the town as well as of the Autonomous Community. The ferry company has already transported different units of the army that were working in La Palma working on emergency tasks.
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