US EditionFive Vanish After Boat Collision Off Mauritania
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The fishing vessel 'Tafra 3' has sunk this Friday night after colliding with the vessel 'Right Whale' on the coasts of Mauritania. Five missing Three Spanish citizens are among the 21 rescued after the sinking of 'Tafra 3', a Galician fishing vessel in Mauritanian waters, and the other five, of Mauritanian nationality, remain missing, according to EFE agency sources from the Maritime Rescue service. Information provided by Mauritanian authoritie…
Five people are missing in Mauritania after the 105-metre-long Gambian-flagged Right Whale factory vessel collides with a capital fishing vessel...
Local authorities have suspended the search for the five missing crew members, all Mauritanians
On Friday, 12 September 2025, at 1828 hours, a collision occurred between the fishing vessels RIGHT WHALE (with Gambian flag) and TAFRA-3 (with Mauritanian flag) belonging to the Abbas Group, 23 nautical miles south-west of the White Cape. The incident resulted in the sinking of the vessel TAFRA-3 and the loss of five Mauritanian sailors from its crew, while 21 sailors, including seven injured, were rescued to hospital, and survivors were receiv…
Five vanish after boat collision off Mauritania
Two fishing vessels collided off Mauritania’s coast on Friday, leaving five Mauritanian crew members missing and sparking an urgent rescue effort. The Spanish maritime rescue service confirmed the accident on Saturday, reporting that 21 people, including three Spaniards, survived the violent crash at sea. The collision involved the ships Right Whale and Tafra 3, with the latter sinking swiftly after impact, forcing desperate crew into the Atlant…
Five Mauritanians were reported missing after a horrific crash, Friday, off the shores of Mauritania between two fishing vessels, while some 20 people, including three Spanish, were rescued on Saturday, according to the Spanish Maritime Rescue Service.
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