https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A group of minors have been discovered buried in scrap metal on a boat heading to mainland Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20160509/15-minors-discovered-buried-in-scrap-metal-trying-to-stow-away-to-spain Mon, 09 May 2016 13:58:12 +0200 15-minors-discovered-buried-in-scrap-metal-trying-to-stow-away-to-spain Spain's coastguard has called off the search for 35 migrants missing at sea after their boat was shipwrecked between Spain and Morocco. https://www.thelocal.es/20151031/spanish-coast-guard-abandons-search-for-35-missing-refugees Sat, 31 Oct 2015 13:29:13 +0100 spanish-coast-guard-abandons-search-for-35-missing-refugees Spanish boat MAPFRE, boosted by the return of skipper Iker Martinez, claimed its first win of the Volvo Ocean Race in-port series on Saturday in Newport, Rhode Island in front of thousands. https://www.thelocal.es/20150517/spanish-boat-cruises-to-yachting-victory Sun, 17 May 2015 13:51:04 +0200 spanish-boat-cruises-to-yachting-victory A German couple have died after a fire broke out on their yacht while it was moored in a marina on Mallorca on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.es/20150504/tourist-couple-die-in-mallorcan-boat-tragedy Mon, 04 May 2015 12:12:27 +0200 tourist-couple-die-in-mallorcan-boat-tragedy Spanish politicians are among the prominent Europeans who are urging the EU to go beyond plans made earlier this week for better handling of migrants in the Mediterranean. https://www.thelocal.es/20150423/spaniards-join-call-for-more-action-in-mediterranean Thu, 23 Apr 2015 14:50:52 +0200 spaniards-join-call-for-more-action-in-mediterranean Six would-be migrants have died and four are missing after their boat ran into trouble off the coast of the north-African Spanish enclave of Melilla. https://www.thelocal.es/20150130/at-least-six-dead-in-shipwreck-off-melilla Fri, 30 Jan 2015 17:03:00 +0100 at-least-six-dead-in-shipwreck-off-melilla Teams from a salvage company and a French coast guard anti-pollution squad are to start pumping fuel out of a Spanish cargo ship which has broken into three sections after a spectacular shipwreck in bad weather. https://www.thelocal.es/20140207/french-rescuers-pump-stricken-spanish-ship Fri, 07 Feb 2014 10:51:00 +0100 french-rescuers-pump-stricken-spanish-ship Hundreds of shipyard workers protested in northern Spain on Thursday against a possible European Union ruling forcing the industry to return state aid. https://www.thelocal.es/20130712/shipbuilders-strike-over-subsidy-payback-fears Fri, 12 Jul 2013 11:34:00 +0200 shipbuilders-strike-over-subsidy-payback-fears An 'uncooperative' Spanish family of five stranded on a yacht amid gale-force winds in the Aegean Sea was rescued by the Greek coastguard on Sunday after an operation including a helicopter airlift and a speedboat. https://www.thelocal.es/20130708/spanish-yacht-family-rescued-in-greece Mon, 08 Jul 2013 11:18:00 +0200 spanish-yacht-family-rescued-in-greece