The search for the crew member of the fishing vessel Vilaboa Uno, which sank this Monday in the Cantabrian waters off Santander, continues today with the deployment of all maritime and air means, which will be reinforced with divers from the Special Group of Underwater Activities of the Civil Guard (GEAS).
According to the statements of the survivors of the shipwreck, in which two other crew members died, the missing sailor could have been locked inside the fishing boat, which is estimated to be sunk at a depth of 120 meters, making it difficult to reach he.
Last night, a small device was maintained in the area with the Maritime Rescue ship "María de Maetzu" and the hospital ship "Juan de la Cosa", from the Social Institute of the Navy.
At eight in the morning, as confirmed to EFE by the Government Delegation in Cantabria, all the means have been redeployed, including, in addition to these two vessels, two other helicopters, fishing and merchant, patrol boats and a plane of the Civil Guard and pilot boats. The GEAS divers from Asturias, who arrived in Santander on Monday afternoon, are expected to submerge throughout the morning of Tuesday and will enter the water to analyze the situation.
The Vilaboa Uno sank 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.
