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Removal of precarious canoes interrupted

Salvamento Marítimo has decided to stop the transfer of canoes accumulated in the bay of the port of La Restinga, in El Hierro, destined for the port of Granadilla, in Tenerife, which had started on Nov 5, 2023, by the 'Guardamar Calíope' and which was to be resumed by the 'Punta Salinas' on Nov 6, due to the poor state of the sea. The transfer operations of the canoes was suspended until the weather conditions and the state of the sea have improved, as it currently made it difficult to tow the precarious vessels. The accumulation of canoes in the port of La Restinga, in the municipality of El Pinar de El Hierro, both outside and inside the dock, has caused the port to be inoperable without space to maneuver or dock. Currently, there were 29 docked canoes at the La Restinga dock.