Overview

• Local fishermen alerted emergency services at 9:11 a.m. to an overturned recreational boat and a floating body near Borna beach in Moaña’s Ría de Vigo.
• The victim was identified as a 77-year-old Moaña resident who went fishing solo and was found dead beside his capsized, engine-less boat.
• Salvamento Marítimo’s María Pita unit recovered the fisherman’s body and the Salvamar Mirach towed the boat to a pier at the Rodman shipyard.
• Authorities believe the unpowered boat sank and drifted into the bateas area under strong currents before overturning.
• Guardia Civil Maritime Service has opened an inquiry to determine the capsize’s cause and confirm no additional people were on board.