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 fire broke out Monday on a cruise ferry carrying hundreds of passengers from Britain to Spain, but the blaze was brought under control with no-one hurt, French maritime authorities said. https://www.thelocal.es/20190429/fire-breaks-out-on-britain-spain-ferry-no-one-hurt Mon, 29 Apr 2019 12:35:42 +0200 fire-breaks-out-on-britain-spain-ferry-no-one-hurt The new Cork to Santander ferry route is due to set off on its maiden voyage. https://www.thelocal.es/20180509/new-direct-ireland-spain-ferry-route-starts-today Wed, 09 May 2018 11:46:31 +0200 new-direct-ireland-spain-ferry-route-starts-today A new ferry route between Ireland and Spain has been launched by Brittany Ferries. https://www.thelocal.es/20180117/direct-ferry-route-announced-between-ireland-and-spain Wed, 17 Jan 2018 10:53:28 +0100 direct-ferry-route-announced-between-ireland-and-spain Spanish coast guard crews worked Sunday to clean up a three-kilometre (1.9-mile) long diesel slick off the holiday island of Gran Canaria after a passenger ferry slammed into a pier. https://www.thelocal.es/20170423/spains-canary-islands-battles-slick-after-ferry-accident Sun, 23 Apr 2017 17:50:35 +0200 spains-canary-islands-battles-slick-after-ferry-accident A ferry on the route from Palma (Mallorca) to Valencia is being evacuated after a fire broke out on board. https://www.thelocal.es/20150428/evacuation-as-ferry-catches-fire-off-valencia Tue, 28 Apr 2015 19:32:56 +0200 evacuation-as-ferry-catches-fire-off-valencia Ferry company LD Lines has been slammed by customers and Spanish authorities after it announced it will be stopping its services from the south-eastern UK city of Poole to Gijón and Santander in northern Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20140822/ferry-routes-from-dorset-to-spain-cancelled Fri, 22 Aug 2014 13:50:36 +0200 ferry-routes-from-dorset-to-spain-cancelled Brittany Ferries have announced the order of a €271 million ($369 million) cruise-ferry that will offer a cleaner and more environmentally friendly option than any other vessel linking Spain and the UK. https://www.thelocal.es/20140115/spain-uk-gas-ferry-marks-new-era-of-travel Wed, 15 Jan 2014 14:51:00 +0100 spain-uk-gas-ferry-marks-new-era-of-travel Irish tourists will soon be able to travel to Spain by ferry thanks to a new route between the two countries, the first of its kind, due to be launched in January 2014. https://www.thelocal.es/20131213/new-ferry-links-spain-with-ireland Fri, 13 Dec 2013 10:57:00 +0100 new-ferry-links-spain-with-ireland Spanish police have arrested a man who tried to enter the country illegally by hiding next to the propellers of a ferry bound for the southern port city of Tarifa. https://www.thelocal.es/20130610/stowaway-hides-next-to-propellers-in-spain-bid Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:10:00 +0200 stowaway-hides-next-to-propellers-in-spain-bid