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Guardia Civil Probes Missing British Sailor After Yacht Found Adrift Off Gran Canaria

Rescuers found the vessel 94 kilometers south of Gran Canaria with his dog alive on board.

Overview

  • James Nunan, 34, was last known to be in Las Palmas on 18 August, recording a beach livestream that evening before his bank card was used at 22:39 in a kebab shop near Las Canteras.
  • Sasemar 101 sighted his yacht adrift on 25 August and the Salvamar Macondo towed it to Arguineguín with no person aboard, and the dog was transferred to the municipal shelter in Mogán in good condition.
  • The Guardia Civil has taken charge of the investigation and has not released findings.
  • Relatives report his backpack and passport were stolen the night he vanished, and the passport was logged as lost or stolen at the Irish consulate the next day.
  • The family says they were told a 'pan-pan' alert concerned the boat, though the source of that signal remains unclear as UK authorities liaise with Spain and Interpol.