Capsizing of the Villa de Pitanxo

History
Spanish
Name	Villa de Pitanxo
Launched	2004
Identification	IMO number: 9098244 MMSI number: 224819000 Call Sign: ECCU
Fate	Sank off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, on February 15, 2022.
General characteristics
Class and type	Fishing vessel
Tonnage	825 GT
Length	50 m (164 ft 1 in)
Beam	10 m (32 ft 10 in)
Draft	6.8 m (22 ft 4 in)

Villa de Pitanxo was a Spanish fishing trawler that sank off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, on February 15, 2022. Twenty-one people died in the sinking.^[1]

Background

At approximately 2:30 am, on February 15, 2022, the Villa de Pitanxo's emergency beacon was activated, initiating a search and rescue effort by the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre Halifax.^[2][3][4][5]

See also

• Weather of 2022
• List of maritime disasters in the 21st century

References

1. "Familiares de víctimas del Pitanxo, "sorprendidos" por la decisión del juzgado de Marín, aunque aseguran ser "pacientes"". 22 April 2022.
2. "Ten dead and 11 missing as Spanish trawler sinks off Canada". BBC News. February 16, 2022.
3. "Seven dead and 17 missing as Spanish fishing boat sinks off Canada". the Guardian. February 15, 2022.
4. Cramer, Maria; Minder, Raphael (February 15, 2022). "At Least 10 Dead After Spanish Fishing Vessel Sinks in Atlantic". The New York Times.
5. "Spanish trawler sank off Newfoundland, Update, cause of sinking". Fleetmon. Retrieved 19 February 2022.