by Niall Duffy | Feb 17, 2022 | Ireland, News
By: Lorna Siggins One of the 21 fishermen feared dead after a Spanish fishing vessel sank off the Newfoundland coast this week was the sole survivor of a dramatic rescue two decades ago off the Irish west coast. Ricardo Arias Garcia was winched from the Skerd Rocks in...
by Niall Duffy | Sep 3, 2021 | Featured Article, Ireland, News
The oceanographic vessel Vizconde de Eza, from the General Secretariat for Fisheries, departs today from the port of Vigo heading for waters off the west coast of Ireland, where it will carry out the Porcupine 2021 campaign, which aims to assess the demersal resources...
by Niall Duffy | Jun 3, 2021 | Featured Article, Ireland
A Spanish skipper was in court today charged with fishing illegally in Irish waters. Vicente Meitin Sanjuan, the master of a foreign sea fishing vessel, the Punta Candieira faces three charges all relating to illegal fishing inside the Irish limits. The 52 year old...
by Niall Duffy | May 5, 2020 | Featured Article, News
A French-flagged, Spanish-owned longliner that landed in Castletownbere less than two weeks ago has been quarantined in a Spanish port after the skipper and several crew members onboard tested positive for coronavirus. According to reports in the Spanish press, the...
by Niall Duffy | Apr 14, 2020 | International, News
On April 8, a crewmember on board the Spanish longliner, Ribel Tercero was evacuated by the hospital ship Esperanza del Mar some 1000 miles off the coast of Vigo near the Azores, after displaying coronavirus symptoms. The fisherman, who was evacuated to Vigo, was...
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