Mary Gavin, a woman of nationality british and 39 years old rented a motorboat of about five meters in length from a business in the port of La Savina, in Formentera, to “go for a ride” along the coast of the island, without specifying where he was going. It was half past six in the afternoon on Wednesday (16.30 hours UTC, Coordinated Universal Time) and since then nothing has been heard from her or the boat.
The missing woman / G.C.
From Salvamento Marítimo confirmed on Thursday that they received a call at 20.34 hours from a nautical charter company (Helix Charter Formentera), where the missing woman rented the boat, and they immediately launched a to locate her consisting of the search-and-rescue helicopter ‘Helimer 222‘ and the vessel ‘Salvamar Naos‘, based in Ibiza, without being able to locate it.
The search continued throughout the day on Thursday in an operation joined by the Salvamento Marítimo boat managed by the Red Cross, ‘…SL Posidonia‘, to cover the area closest to the coast of Formentera.
In addition, the Judicial Police of the Guardia Civil was carrying out an investigation and search on land, according to Salvamento Marítimo sources, as it is completely unknown what the woman’s plans were, so no possibility can be ruled out.
Radio warnings
Throughout the day, the following were broadcast navigational warnings to warn the vessels present in Pitiusas waters. The charter company that rented the boat was participating in the search, without positive results at the time of closing this edition.
The last known position of the woman, who is in principle the sole crew member of the pleasure craft, was on the la Savina harbor at half past six in the afternoon (16.30 UTC), according to the general alert call issued by maritime radio channels.
The vessel is a Quicksilver model 475 aXess cream colored with a black awning4.62 m length overall and a Quicksilver outboard motor[] Mercury with a power of 15 hp. These types of vessels do not require specific qualifications for their operation, as Spanish legislation does not require it for motorboats up to five meters in length and up to 11.26 kW (15.30 hp) of power.
A boat of the same model as the one you are looking for / G.C.
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