Overview
- Vigo held its maritime procession on Saturday with the image embarked on the Novo Baloeiro and about twenty decorated vessels escorting it from Bouzas to A Guía while the ceremony paid tribute to two Civil Guard officers killed in Barbate and the crew of the Portuguese trawler Carlos Cunha.
- The XXVII river procession in Valladolid drew dozens on Sunday to the Pisuerga, where Mayor Jesús Julio Carnero led an offering and used the event to call for an end to wars and for keeping local talent in the city.
- Organizers in Moaña confirmed the traditional procession for Thursday, July 16, named the Rouco Tres to carry the image and Perla del Pacífico for the floral offering, and set a Tuesday midnight deadline to close the list of vessels covered by the event insurance.
- Capitanía Marítima de Vilagarcía de Arousa has issued mandatory safety rules for the ría de Arousa processions planned July 16–19 that require meteorological checks, event civil‑liability insurance, convoy navigation at uniform speed, safety distances and a designated safety coordinator in contact with Salvamento Marítimo.
- Authorities emphasize these measures because processions mix fishing and recreational boats with many inexperienced passengers, a mix that raises stability and response risks and could lead to denied departures or enforced changes if organizers fail to meet insurance or coordination rules.