19 Jan, 2024 @ 11:57
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No sign of two young men who vanished while fishing off Spain’s Marbella – as more details emerge

Photo ©2023 187LaPresse..The Rain, wind and sea storm has reached the coast of the city of Barcelona, where the Guardia Urbana is already deployed on Tuesday along the five kilometers of coastline of the Catalan capital closing the passage to the breakwaters and warning that it is forbidden to enter the water while the red flag is flying. ..LaPresse (Credit Image: © LaPresse via ZUMA Press)

TWO young men who disappeared off the Andalucian coast last Tuesday, January 16, remain unaccounted for as Spanish authorities continue their desperate search.

The European Border and Coast Guard Agency, commonly known as Frontex, have joined the search in collaboration with Spain’s maritime rescue services.

The two men, aged 26 and 31 respectively, were fishing off the coast of Marbella when their 6.5 metre boat suddenly suffered an engine failure.

The search continues for the two men who disappeared whilst fishing off the coast of Marbella. Credit: Cordon Press

The pair, both residents of Ceuta, the Spanish enclave on the Moroccan coast, sent out a distress signal at 8.23pm on Tuesday evening.

An associate of the duo reported that their phones stopped emitting a signal shortly after the emergency warning was sent. 

Officials from the Spanish maritime rescue service have since been scouring the area where the two young men were last seen, roughly 20 miles off the coast of Marbella.

Rescue boats and a helicopter have since been joined by an aircraft from Frontex, the EU border force that operates across the Schengen Area.

Officials have also used data on wind and currents in the Gibraltar Strait to search areas where the powerless boat may have travelled to.

However, rescue efforts have been hampered by unfavourable weather conditions.

Storm Irene brought gusts in excess of 37 knots, whilst Storm Juan means inclement weather is expected to persist until the weekend.

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Ben Pawlowski

Ben joined the Olive Press in January 2024 after a four-month stint teaching English in Paraguay. He loves the adrenaline rush of a breaking news story and the tireless work required to uncover an eye-opening exclusive. He is currently based in Barcelona from where he covers the city, the wider Catalunya region, and the north of Spain. Send tips to ben@theolivepress.es

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