Surviving crew of Villa de Pitanxo shipwreck returning to Spain | Video

Santiago de Compostela, Feb 21 (EFE).- The three surviving crewmembers from the sinking of the Villa de Pitanxo, along with the bodies of five of their companions, are en route to Spain onboard a Spanish air force Airbus A400 that took off on Monday from St. John's, Canada, heading for Santiago de Compostela.

The aircraft departed at 2:40 pm on Monday from the airport in the capital of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador with the owner of the Spanish fishing vessel, Juan Enrique Padin Costas, his nephew Eduardo Rial Padin and Ghanaian sailor Samuel Kwesi Koufie aboard along with the bodies of one other Ghanaian crewmember and four Spaniards.

Spanish authorities have not publicly announced the identifies of the fishermen who died in the shipwreck and whose remains are being returned to Spain. Another 12 sailors on board the Villa de Pitanxo remain missing. (Camera: JORGE PIÑEIRO).

SHOT LIST: THE PLANE CARRYING THE THREE SURVIVORS OF THE VILLA DE PITANXO SHIPWRECK AND THE REMAINS OF FIVE OF THEIR COMPANIONS, FROM NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR, CANADA, ARRIVES IN SPAIN, AT THE LAVACOLLA MILITARY AIRFIELD, IN SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, NORTHERN SPAIN.

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Date: 22/02/2022 12:00 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: EFE
Topic: Disaster and accident » Transport accident » Maritime accident
Disaster and accident
Type: Ready-to-use
Duration: 62 seconds
Reference: 7001145020
Relevance: Normal