Overview
- Three artisanal fishing vessels — Alborada, Yakisa and Barracuda — sank inside the Caleta Paula port at Caleta Olivia during extreme winds and heavy surf.
- No injuries were reported because the boats were moored without crews when they went under at midday.
- Prefectura Naval Argentina and the Santa Cruz port authority deployed on site to assess damage and verify any fuel spills to prevent marine contamination.
- Argentina’s meteorological service kept a red alert in effect with gusts around 150 km/h affecting Caleta Olivia, Pico Truncado, Las Heras and nearby rural areas.
- Chubut declared a climate emergency with classes and public services suspended and key routes restricted, while widespread outages, roof damage and flight cancellations were reported across the region.