PLAYA DA COBA
PLAYA DA COBA
Years Active: 1974-1999
Vessel Type: Motor fishing boat
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Nationality: Spanish
Sank near the Jason Islands, off West Falkland, after catching fire and capsizing in March 1999.
Main Use:
Fishing
Years Active:
1974-1999
Power:
Deutz SBA 12M528 from 1200 HP to 900 rpm
Built:
1974
Size:
452 Gross tons
50.10 x 9.31 x ? metres
(length, breadth, depth) metres
Design/Build:
Astilleros Gondán-Figueras at Vigo, Spain
Main Use: Fishing
Built: 1974
Power: Deutz SBA 12M528 from 1200 HP to 900 rpm
Design/Build: Astilleros Gondán-Figueras at Vigo, Spain
Size: 452 Gross tons
Dimensions: 50.10 x 9.31 x ? metres
The PLAYA DA COBA caught fire on Friday March 19th 1999 when it was west of New Island. The Sulivan Shipping company in Stanley informed the Falkland Islands Fisheries Department and 28 crew on board the PLAYA DA COBA were picked up by another Spanish vessel CODESIDE. 24 of them were transferred to the Falklands’ patrol vessel CRISCILLA and taken to Stanley. The PLAYA DA COBA’s captain, chief engineer, and boson remained onboard CODESIDE to see if anything could be done to save their still burning ship. According to the Penguin News: “CODESIDE followed her as she drifted east, listing to port, and eventually managed to get a tow line attached. As the weather deteriorated, the PLAYA DA COBAS list increased, and she turned upside down. Once the air trapped in the vessel escaped, she sank at 18:50 hrs on 22nd March in approximately 500 feet of water, 45 miles northwest of the Jason Islands.”
The PLAYA DA COBA caught fire on Friday March 19th 1999 when it was west of New Island. The Sulivan Shipping company in Stanley informed the Falkland Islands Fisheries Department and 28 crew on board the PLAYA DA COBA were picked up by another Spanish vessel CODESIDE. 24 of them were transferred to the Falklands’ patrol vessel CRISCILLA and taken to Stanley. The PLAYA DA COBA’s captain, chief engineer, and boson remained onboard CODESIDE to see if anything could be done to save their still burning ship. According to the Penguin News: “CODESIDE followed her as she drifted east, listing to port, and eventually managed to get a tow line attached. As the weather deteriorated, the PLAYA DA COBAS list increased, and she turned upside down. Once the air trapped in the vessel escaped, she sank at 18:50 hrs on 22nd March in approximately 500 feet of water, 45 miles northwest of the Jason Islands.”
