Villa De Pitanxo
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‘We are destroyed:’ Young biologist among the lost after Spanish ship sunk off N.L.The Spanish fishing vessel Villa de Pitanxo sank Feb. 15 about 460 kilometres east of Newfoundland, leaving three survivors, nine dead and 12 missing at sea.CanadaFeb 22, 2022
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Spain calls on Canada to resume search for 12 fishers from sunken Spanish vesselThree men were rescued and the bodies of nine others were found at the debris site about 460 kilometres east of St. John's, N.L.CanadaFeb 18, 2022
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Search effort ended with 21 crew from Spanish fishing boat dead or missing off N.L.The Villa de Pitanxo, which operated out of northwest Spain's Galicia region, sank in the dark early Tuesday, tossing its 24 crew members into icy seas.CanadaFeb 16, 2022
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Ten dead, search continues for 11 crew after Spanish fishing boat sinks off N.L.The Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre in Halifax confirms three survivors and four bodies were found in a life raft by another Spanish fishing boat that was in the area.CanadaFeb 15, 2022
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