MIGUEL DE CERVANTES

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SAR ship responded to fire in Las Palmas

The 'Miguel Cervantes' was mobilized in the afternoon of July 20, 2023, to battle a fire in the cold rooms and the manufacture of ice for the unloading of fresh fish Frisu IV, located at the Fishing pier of the Port of Las Palmas. The structure of the warehouse may be affected after 12 hours of intense heat, so a direct intervention had to be carried out with caution. Services of the the Emergency Action Plan (PAE) of the Port of Las Palmas and the Fire Fighting and Rescue Service of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria were still on the scene on July 21, after they participated overnight, in addition to the port services and firefighters from the capital of Gran Canaria and various companies, such as Boluda, Sasemar, Gesport and Endesa. The fire started around 7:50 p.m., and the Emergency and Security Coordination Center (CECOES) 112 and the Emergency Action Plan (PAE) of the Port of Las Palmas were activated. A tug from Boluda as well as a second tug, the 'Adriatico', were put on standby. At 8:46 p.m. Salvamento Marítimo was requested to mobilize the 'Miguel de Cervantes', and moored ships were requested to change berths. On July 21 at 01:25 a.m. the fire was under control and the tugs released. Two outbreaks remained active in places of difficult access. Reports with photos: https://www.canarias7.es/sucesos/produce-incendio-nave-muelle-20230720201854-nt.html https://www.eldiario.es/canariasahora/sucesos/incendio-nave-frigorifica-puerto-palmas-gran-canaria_1_10395959.html

29 migrants swallowed by ocean

The bodies of four migrants, who died on the Atlantic Ocean in an inflatable dinghy with 34 people on board, and a survivor were brought to Spain's Canary Islands on Oct 2. The 'Miguel de Cervantes' has recovered the bodies of the four dead people found 150 miles southwest of Gran Canaria. The sole survivor was an exhausted 27-year-old man who was found by a cargo vessel on the dinghy alongside the bodies. The survivor, suffering from hypothermia, was flown to the island of Gran Canaria by helicopter in the afternoon of Oct 1. The rest of the victims, 29 in total, have been swallowed by the ocean. They had left from south of Laayoune in Western Sahara.

Four bodies and one survivor recovered

The 'Miguel de Cervantes' has recovered the bodies of four deceased people found on Oct 1, 2022, about 150 miles southwest of Gran Canaria in a rubber boat.One survivor was also rescued. The ship headed to Las Palmas, where it was due to arrive on Oct 3 at 6 a.m. A merchant ship had initially located the boat and managed to rescue the survivor who was later hoisted by the SAR helicopter Helimer 206.