Overview
- The Speis unit of the Alicante city council rescued 11 people after a diving catamaran sank in waters southeast of Tabarca on Saturday, with all occupants found alive and without reported serious injury.
- Salvamento Marítimo alerted the municipal service and Speis activated the intervention boat Speis II as first response under existing protocols.
- Speis II was already deployed on a special summer retén at Tabarca and reached the scene in minutes, a proximity officials say was decisive to the immediate rescue.
- Alicante officials and Speis leadership praised the professional coordination and said a recently signed convenio with Salvamento Marítimo helped integrate municipal resources into the national rescue system.
- Authorities have not released a cause for the sinking and no further casualties have been reported, and the episode highlights seasonal risks around Tabarca and the potential impact of sustained retén deployments on maritime safety.