International Search Continues for Spanish Sailor After Wife Records GPS Coordinates

A desperate search operation is underway in the Ionian Sea for a Spanish sailor who fell overboard, aided by precise GPS coordinates recorded by his wife during her own three-day drift. The incident highlights the challenges of maritime safety and emergency response.

27 Aug, 10:00 — 27 Aug, 10:00

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Wife's Desperate Coordinates Fuel Search for Spanish Sailor Who Vanished at Sea

A Spanish woman who drifted helplessly in the Ionian Sea for three days after her husband fell overboard managed to record the exact GPS coordinates of his disappearance, providing a critical lifeline for an ongoing international search. Retired businessman Juan José Mutilba Obregón, 66, vanished on Aug. 18 roughly 150 nautical miles from shore. The couple had departed Syracuse, Sicily, when Mr. Mutilba caught a tuna. While washing the fish's blood from the deck of their newly acquired sail...

By ANTHEE CARASSAVA

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International Search Continues for Spanish Sailor After Wife Records GPS Coordinates

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