The sinking of a boat today near Tróia, Grândola, in which there were five people, is believed to have occurred because of “a blow from the sea”, the captain of the Port of Setúbal, Serrano Augusto, told Lusa.
Of the five people on board, all male, two are still missing, two were found dead and the one who survived is the 62-year-old owner and helmsman of the boat.
“According to the statements already made by the helmsman, who is the owner of the boat, he was surprised by a blow from the sea. While trying to steer, there was a swell that capsized his boat,” said Serrano Augusto, who is also the local commander of the Maritime Police.
On board were two brothers, aged 21 and 23, one of whom was one of the fatalities whose body has already been found, a man aged around 40 and his son, aged between 11 and 13, who was also rescued lifeless.
According to the captain of the Port of Setúbal, “they’re all from the Grândola area, they live in the same street” and were fishing for cuttlefish, but only the child had a vest.
The search will be called off at 8pm today and will resume at 7.30am on Monday if the two missing people have not been found by then, said Captain Serrano Augusto.
The boat sank around 07:00, about a mile and a half (approximately three kilometers) from Tróia, Grândola (Setúbal), but the Maritime Police only received the alert at 10:05.
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