Capsizing of the Villa de Pitanxo

2022 disaster

History

Spanish
Name	Villa de Pitanxo
Launched	2004
Identification	IMO number: 9098244 MMSI number: 224819000 Call Sign: ECCU
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]

Background

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]

References

^ "Familiares de víctimas del Pitanxo, "sorprendidos" por la decisión del juzgado de Marín, aunque aseguran ser "pacientes"". 22 April 2022.
^ "Ten dead and 11 missing as Spanish trawler sinks off Canada". BBC News. February 16, 2022.
^ "Seven dead and 17 missing as Spanish fishing boat sinks off Canada". the Guardian. February 15, 2022.
^ Cramer, Maria; Minder, Raphael (February 15, 2022). "At Least 10 Dead After Spanish Fishing Vessel Sinks in Atlantic". The New York Times.
^ "Spanish trawler sank off Newfoundland, Update, cause of sinking". Fleetmon. Retrieved 19 February 2022.