Santander (EFE) the wreck sunk at a depth of about 120 meters six miles off the coast of Santander.
This remote-controlled underwater vehicle of the Civil Guard, which is attached to the Underwater Activities Unit, based in Valdemoro (Madrid), aims to identify the state of the sunken ship, where it is believed that Walter Ferreiro, the original sailor, could be Peruvian missing in the shipwreck that claimed the lives of two other crew members.
Once in place, the agents will try to verify that the ship can remain static in order to work and access the interior with the robot.
According to estimates, the sunken ship is about 120 or 150 meters deep. The forecast was that the agents would submerge the robot yesterday to try to reach the point where the ship is located, although the sea conditions were unfavorable, so they are confident that they will be able to do it this Thursday.
The María de Maetzu, the Maritime Rescue ship that transports this Civil Guard robot, returned this Wednesday afternoon to the Port of Santander, waiting for an improvement that allows it to return to perform the dive, due to the ” strong currents” of the sea.
In addition to this robotic semi-submersible, they are working in the area to find the sailor the Salvamar Deneb, the María de Maetzu ship itself, the Helimer helicopter and the Sasemar 102 plane; the Río Aller patrol boat and the helicopter and the fine-wing plane of the Civil Guard.
In addition, as the Fisheries Minister, Luis Planas, advanced last Tuesday during his visit to Santander, the work of the Permanent Commission for the Investigation of Maritime Accidents and Incidents has begun to elucidate the causes of the incident, which, with information from what is available is still “inexplicable”.
Planas regretted to the media that the shipwreck of the Vilaboa Uno, which sank in a matter of minutes at dawn this Monday after warning that it had a water leak, has already claimed the lives of two sailors and “probably” from a third party.
The family of the missing sailor, of Peruvian origin, has demanded that the authorities “do not cease” in their search. “Look for my father, don’t stop looking for him: do what you can,” his son pleaded in statements to journalists.
The Vilaboa Uno sank at dawn this Monday with ten crew members, seven of whom were rescued by boats that were in the area, after notifying the Maritime Rescue that it had a leak in the hull and was sinking.
The shipwreck claimed the life of a Santander sailor and another from Ghana due to hypothermia.
One of the seven rescued crew members was also seriously injured due to hypothermia, who was transferred to the Valdecilla Hospital and was discharged that same Monday. The other six fishermen received psychological care.
