Overview

• James Nunan, 34, was reported missing after his yacht Kehaar was found 50 miles off Gran Canaria and towed to Arguineguin, with his dog Thumbelina recovered alive and taken to a shelter.
• Judicial officials assigned the case to Court of Instruction Number Three in Las Palmas and granted police permission to geolocate his phone and other electronic devices.
• Nunan last contacted his family on August 18, with his bank card used at 10:39 p.m. that night at a kebab shop in Las Palmas after he was seen earlier at Paddy’s Anchor pub.
• Family members say his backpack was stolen that night and records indicate a lost or stolen passport report was filed at the Irish Embassy on August 19, with CCTV verification requested.
• Essex Police and the UK Foreign Office are coordinating with Spanish authorities and Interpol, while reports of a ‘pan-pan’ alert related to his boat remain unconfirmed.