FERRALEMES
FERRALEMES
Years Active: 1986-2008
Vessel Type: Trawler
UNSPECIFIED (Will display fallback anchor icon)
Nationality: Spanish
Capsized and sank in the Falkland Islands, after springing a leak around 70 miles north of Stanley, on 2nd February 2008.
Main Use:
Fishing
Years Active:
1986-2008
Power:
Motor
Built:
1986
Size:
1,072 Gross 859 Net tons
60.03 x 10.57 x ?.?? metres
(length, breadth, depth) metres
Design/Build:
Construcciones Navales P. Freire S.A. at Vigo, Spain
Main Use: Fishing
Built: 1986
Power: Motor
Design/Build: Construcciones Navales P. Freire S.A. at Vigo, Spain
Size: 1,072 Gross 859 Net tons
Dimensions: 60.03 x 10.57 x ?.?? metres
There are few details about how the Spanish fishing trawler came to sink. According to a press report in Spain: “The FERRALEMES took more than five hours to sink in the waters of the Falklands, from 2.45 am when the leak was detected until after eight in the morning.” A spokesperson for the owners, RBC Ltd, describing the loss as a ‘bitter blow’ went on to explain that “The vessel was an excellent trawler and has been an integral part of the group since the beginning. However, no lives were lost, and we are very thankful for that – to a large part that was down to the conduct of the crew who reacted extremely well under very difficult circumstances.”
There are few details about how the Spanish fishing trawler came to sink. According to a press report in Spain: “The FERRALEMES took more than five hours to sink in the waters of the Falklands, from 2.45 am when the leak was detected until after eight in the morning.” A spokesperson for the owners, RBC Ltd, describing the loss as a ‘bitter blow’ went on to explain that “The vessel was an excellent trawler and has been an integral part of the group since the beginning. However, no lives were lost, and we are very thankful for that – to a large part that was down to the conduct of the crew who reacted extremely well under very difficult circumstances.”
