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A few hours ago only, the auxiliary vessel "Las Palmas" which was preparing a training for the Force Contraminas measures Navy has rescued three men who manned sport fishing boat "Sea 2" when they were to 3 miles south of the lighthouse Mazarrón.
Early this morning the auxiliary vessel "Las Palmas" received an emergency notice Cartagena Maritime Rescue emergency informing, directing the site of the sinking.
Once located the vessel, the "Las Palmas" proceeded to take down a boat and pick up the three castaways who were in the water when the boat sank.
Once aboard the ship "Las Palmas" safe and after receiving the first medical care by the medical staff of the ship, the "Las Palmas" has set sail to the port of Mazarrón where an ambulance 112 have moved them to nearest hospital.
The auxiliary vessel "Las Palmas".
The ship was built in Santander in 1978 by Chantiers de l'Atlantique.
In 1982 it was acquired by the Navy, which gave him rescue operations, towing, maritime surveillance, exercises, help in disaster areas, combat marine pollution, support for the Spanish fishing fleet, etc.
As Oceanographic Research Vessel (BIO) "Las Palmas" was the first Spanish ship that participated in scientific missions in Antarctica, particularly during the years 1988 and 1991, before it went into service BIO "Hesperides".
He participated annually in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Science in the Spanish Antarctic Campaign developed by the Spanish Polar Committee.
In 1999, the ship underwent major modification works to comply scrupulously with the environmental protection, in accordance with the provisions of the Antarctic Treaty.
The ship has a crew of 35 people since April 2004 and is based in Cartagena (Murcia).
From January 2015, the ship went from oceanographic research vessel auxiliary vessel B / A.
In this new operational phase, the ship has gone to support work on exercises and national collaborations.
The "Las Palmas" has shown great versatility to perform a lot of tasks ranging from collaborations for exercises trailer towing targets for shooting practice, funding and collection of any type of mine exercise, collecting torpedoes ... .;
to participation in national and international support vessel as divers with a unit Dive Center or Navy Unit Mine Action Divers integrated onboard exercises.
Source: Ministerio de Defensa
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