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Montevideo, November 24th 2024 - 13:10 UTC

Tag: Xunta of Galicia

  • Wednesday, February 16th 2022 - 09:35 UTC

    Mourning in Galicia following the loss of a trawler off Newfourndland: ten dead and eleven missing

    The head of the Galicia Xunta, Alberto Nuñez Feijo said the loss of “Villa de Pitanxo” was a “human tragedy”, and “working at sea is a heroic task”

    The Xunta of Galicia, the government of the northeast of Spain will declare a day of mourning in the region following the sinking of the trawler “Villa de Pitanxo”, off Newfoundland, with the loss of ten lives and another eleven who remain missing. The tragedy occurred on Tuesday in the midst of a North Atlantic storm, and despite a huge rescue effort only three out of 24 crew members managed to survive under hypothermal conditions.