Next February 15 marks one yr of the maritime accident On the seventeenth of that month a tribute ceremony shall be held in Marín The kinfolk can even ask Canada to put a plaque
Next February 15 shall be one yr because the shipwreck ‘Villa de Pitanxo’ in Canadian waters. On the event of this anniversary, the Marin City Council will set up a plaque with the identify of the 21 sailors who died within the maritime accident.
This has been confirmed by the spokesperson for the households, María José de Pazo, who has indicated that will probably be subsequent February 17 when this initiative is carried out, simply on the times that mark one yr of the tragedy. It is in Marín the place the ship had its base port.
De Pazo has additionally assured that the intention of the kinfolk is that the remainder of the municipalities the place the victims resided set up related plaques, so this Wednesday they are going to meet with the mayor of Vigo, Abel Caballero, to suggest it.
In addition, the intention is to ask the Government of Canada to hold an indication with the names of the deceased in San Juan, the closest place to the place the misfortune occurred.
The spokesperson for the households has acknowledged that these Christmas holidays “have been exhausting” as they’re the primary with out their family members, though any further they are going to proceed making an attempt to hold out actions in order that they’re remembered.
A yr preventing for it to go right down to the wreck
The Galician fishing vessel ‘Villa de Pitanxo’ sank at daybreak on February 15, 2022, killing 21 of the 24 sailors who labored on it. From the outset, the households of the victims have demanded that the authorities ship assets to the scene of the accident to research the causes of the shipwreck.
The investigation is within the palms of the National Court, which has already taken a press release from the three survivors and likewise from the crew of the Playa de Menduiña Dos, the ship that rescued them from the icy waters of Newfoundland.
One of the crew members who survived the tragedy has pointed to potential negligence and irregularities on the a part of the skipper, which might have triggered the tragedy. His model is against that of the opposite two, the captain of the ship and his nephew.
The Government of Spain introduced final November that it’s going to ship an underwater robotic to Canadian waters to examine the wreck of the ship.