Fishing vessel stranded in the seabed of Cala Reale, in the waters off the island of Asinara . The accident happened last night, around midnight, when the SOS was launched due to a large leak in the bow which caused a large amount of water to enter the hull of the "Falco" fishing boat.
The Coast Guard's rescue operation began immediately when the operations room of the Port Authority of Torres received a rescue request from the commander of a fishing vessel approximately 27 meters in length, who reported that he had run aground in the body of water in front of him. Cala Reale. The boat with about ten men on board began to take on water . The CP 803 patrol boat intervened on site with the military inviting the crew of the stranded unit to put on their life jackets. All in good health. Also providing assistance was the VF1087 patrol boat of the firefighters and a local diving company, which intervened promptly upon request from the operations room.
The operations, made difficult by the particular shape of the coast and the shallow seabed, continued throughout the night. Given the particular stranding position, the absence of ongoing pollution and the risk of sinking excluded, once the safety conditions had been ascertained, part of the fishing vessel was evacuated. This morning the first inspections, including underwater, to evaluate the possible actions to be taken for the removal of the fishing vessel. An investigation will be opened by the Turritana Captaincy into the causes of the accident .
