The passenger ferry Eco Lux, from the Baleària company, hit an islet near the island of Formentera tonight.
At the time of the accident there were
twelve passengers and five crew members on board
, who were not seriously injured, and who have been evacuated to a lifeboat.
The boat had left the port of Ibiza at 9:00 p.m., and around 9:20 p.m. the passengers felt
a strong impact
, and then all the lights went out, according to Radio Illa.
For unknown reasons, the boat
had deviated from its route
, and ended up hitting an islet near the island of s'Espalmador, a few miles from the mouth of the port of La Savina, already in Formentera.
Location of the Eco Lux at the moment.
The passenger ferry Expreso Formentera, from Mediterránea Pitiusa, would have approached the accident site, but due to the shallow draft in the area it would not have been able to approach.
An hour and a half later,
a Maritime Rescue boat arrived at the scene, which rescued the twelve passengers and three crew members, who had previously been evacuated to one of the lifeboats.
At the moment they are heading to the port of Formentera.
The captain and another member of the crew remain on the ferry, which is
28 meters long
, and has an important waterway that would have partially sunk it in the stern to starboard area, according to the Government of Formentera on
Radio Illa
.
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