MSC Boxship Gets Emergency Tow to Las Palmas

Over the weekend,  Spanish first responders rescued a disabled MSC boxship that was adrift just off Gran Canaria, according to the Salvamento Maritimo rescue service.

On Saturday, the 1,000 TEU feeder MSC Talia F broke down about eight nautical miles to the east of Punta Melenara, Gran Canaria. The vessel was drifting south at about two knots, parallel to shore. Winds were NNE at about 25-30 knots, with rough seas, but the response crew got the small container ship in tow and brought her safely to Las Palmas.