Boat
Torrevieja, again, awards roosters catcher contract
Torrevieja City Council has awarded the bird control contract to Adda Ops for 33,600 euros and a one-year execution period, according to a report on Friday,...
Two people arrested after recovering a boat stolen in Sant Vicent del Raspeig
Two men were arrested by Guardia Civil officials after they intercepted an all-terrain vehicle on the A-7 motorway near Sant Vicent del Raspeig, Alicante. The...
Dia de Reyes Magos on the Costa Blanca
While much of the world puts away its holiday decorations after December 25th, the Christmas season in Spain, particularly on the Costa Blanca, culminates in a...
One died when a drug boat collides with a Guardia Civil boat of Algeciras (Cádiz)
In a terrible tragedy in Algeciras (Cádiz), one person died after the drug boat they were on collided with a Guardia Civil vessel. The catastrophe occurred off...
17 people rescued from a boat located off the coast of Benidorm
On Friday, September 12th, Maritime Rescue and the Guardia Civil worked together to rescue 17 people who were aboard a boat, about eight kilometres off the...
Guardia Civil is taking action against vessels anchored in posidonia meadows
As part of its environmental protection maritime surveillance efforts, the Guardia Civil has discovered and reported multiple vessels that were anchored on...
Gran Playa de Santa Pola reopens after three days of closure due to pollution
The Gran Playa de Santa Pola beach was reopened late Wednesday afternoon, September 10th. As you may recall, on Monday, they came across signs prohibiting...
Seventeen migrants rescued aboard a boat with eight minors in northern Alicante
Maritime Rescue rescued seventeen migrants, including eight minors, from a frail boat in the waters off the coast of northern Alicante province. There are 17...
Santa Pola beach closed due to a diesel spill
The Santa Pola City Council (Alicante) has banned the Gran Playa beach to swimming after a diesel fuel spill, “most likely” caused by a boat,...
Court sentences the captain of a boat intercepted near Alicante to three years in prison
The captain of a boat detained on November 28th 2024 in waters near Alicante’s port was sentenced to three years in jail by the Alicante Court’s...