The body of a crewman who went missing following a fire on board the fishing vessel ‘El Nene’ has been located. The remaining four crew members were rescued alive, although suffering from hypothermia.
The fire appears to have started in the engine room of the vessel at around 07:00 on Tuesday morning. The vessel was about 14 miles off the Almeria coast when the incident occurred.
The rescue mission involved the Maritime Rescue vessel ‘Salvamar Denébola’, a Helimer 205 helicopter, a Guardia Civil patrol boat and other vessels which were in the area at the time. The body of the missing crewman was located at 10:40.