Overview
- The 69-year-old occupant of the 9-meter sailboat Admirante was located alive and reported in good condition.
- The vessel was sighted drifting about 53 nautical miles northeast of Bejaia in Algerian waters.
- The merchant ship Thor Confidence took the man aboard and is expected to deliver him to Algeciras for transfer to Alicante.
- Spanish sea and air searches were scaled back on January 24 after extensive efforts, with radio advisories and contacts with Algerian authorities maintained.
- The sailor had reported being adrift with no radio and a dead motor battery during his last call to Emergencias 112, and how he survived 12 days at sea remains unclear.