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Scottish Sun
3 days ago
- Scottish Sun
Incredible moment missing Brit castaway Mary Gavin waves desperately at passing ship sparking rescue after 5 days at sea
THIS is the incredible moment missing Brit castaway Mary Gavin waved desperately at a passing ship after being stranded in the sea for five days. Footage shows Ms Gavin in a life jacket shouting for help after she vanished on a boat she had rented on a Spanish paradise island. Advertisement 6 Footage shows Ms Gavin in a life jacket calling for help Credit: Solarpix 6 She was travelling in a Quicksilver 475 Axess boat when she lost her way in the middle of the sea Credit: Solarpix 6 She was rescued after passengers on a ferry spotted her in the middle of the sea Credit: Solarpix 6 British woman Mary Gavin was rescued over the weekend Credit: Solarpix She was rescued alive on Saturday after passengers on a passing ferry headed to Valencia spotted her and raised the alarm. The 39-year-old Brit was then rushed to a hospital to receive medical treatment. Emergency rescuers revealed Ms Gavin rented a Quicksilver 475 Axess boat in Formentera before she lost her way in the middle of the sea last week. Alejandro Rosera, one of the passengers on the ferry that rescued her, said that she was dehydrated and had severe sunburn. Advertisement Ms Rosera added: "When we were about to pass by Formentera, we were told there was an emergency and we had to turn back. 'Later on, we saw a woman on board a small boat. 'She had a life jacket on and another in her hand, making gestures. "She was dehydrated and sunburnt and had mouth sores. 'Once we got to Valencia, a large number of police and health professionals were waiting for her and assisted her immediately.' Advertisement Police and coastguards started hunting for Ms Gavin last Wednesday - some 36 hours after she vanished after renting the boat from Formentera. Expert divers were tasked by the Spanish coastguards to scour the depths of the ocean to search for the missing Brit The Spanish Civil Guard also mobilised helicopters and boats in a bid to find clues about her. Cops revealed that friends of the Brit woman first raised the alarm after she failed to return from her boating trip. Advertisement 'From the time she was reported missing on Wednesday evening, a search operation was launched, and it continued throughout the day," they added. After rescuing her, a Civil Guard spokesman said: 'The British woman who vanished after renting a boat in Formentera on Tuesday morning has been found alive. A police source said last week the missing woman had been living on one of the Balearic islands for around two months. Although it was not immediately clear whether the island is Ibiza or Formentera. Advertisement No more details have been given out by local authorities about what they think went wrong and why the woman ended up adrift in the middle of the sea. Last year, four people including two Brits were dramatically rescued from a stricken boat after getting lost at sea for four days. The dehydrated men were found by Spanish authorities some 60 miles off the coast of Tenerife. They made a Mayday call to alert local ships after being stranded in the sea for days. Advertisement A Panamanian-flagged ship along with a Spanish Civil Guard vessel is said to have responded by heading to the area they were in. 6 This is the boat the British woman was travelling in before getting lost Credit: Solarpix
The Irish Sun
3 days ago
- The Irish Sun
Incredible moment missing Brit castaway Mary Gavin waves desperately at passing ship sparking rescue after 5 days at sea
THIS is the incredible moment missing Brit castaway Mary Gavin waved desperately at a passing ship after being stranded in the sea for five days. Footage shows Ms Gavin in a life jacket shouting for help after she Advertisement 6 Footage shows Ms Gavin in a life jacket calling for help Credit: Solarpix 6 She was travelling in a Quicksilver 475 Axess boat when she lost her way in the middle of the sea Credit: Solarpix 6 She was rescued after passengers on a ferry spotted her in the middle of the sea Credit: Solarpix 6 British woman Mary Gavin was rescued over the weekend Credit: Solarpix She was rescued alive on Saturday after passengers on a passing ferry headed to The 39-year-old Brit was then rushed to a hospital to receive medical treatment. Emergency rescuers revealed Ms Gavin rented a Quicksilver 475 Axess boat in Formentera before she lost her way in the middle of the sea last week. Alejandro Rosera, one of the passengers on the ferry that rescued her, said that she was dehydrated and had severe sunburn. Advertisement read more world news Ms Rosera added: "When we were about to pass by Formentera, we were told there was an emergency and we had to turn back. 'Later on, we saw a woman on board a small boat. 'She had a life jacket on and another in her hand, making gestures. "She was dehydrated and sunburnt and had mouth sores. 'Once we got to Valencia, a large number of police and health professionals were waiting for her and assisted her immediately.' Advertisement Most read in The Sun Police and coastguards started hunting for Ms Gavin last Wednesday - some 36 hours after she vanished after renting the boat from Formentera. Expert divers were tasked by the Spanish coastguards to scour the depths of the ocean to search for the missing Brit The Spanish Civil Guard also mobilised helicopters and boats in a bid to find clues about her. Cops revealed that friends of the Brit woman first raised the alarm after she failed to return from her boating trip. Advertisement 'From the time she was reported missing on Wednesday evening, a search operation was launched, and it continued throughout the day," they added. After rescuing her, a Civil Guard spokesman said: 'The British woman who vanished after renting a boat in Formentera on Tuesday morning has been found alive. A police source said last week the missing woman had been living on one of the Balearic islands for around two months. Although it was not immediately clear whether the island is Ibiza or Formentera. Advertisement No more details have been given out by local authorities about what they think went wrong and why the woman ended up adrift in the middle of the sea. Last year, The dehydrated men were found by Spanish authorities some 60 miles off the coast of Tenerife. They made a Mayday call to alert local ships after being stranded in the sea for days. Advertisement A Panamanian-flagged ship along with a Spanish Civil Guard vessel is said to have responded by heading to the area they were in. 6 This is the boat the British woman was travelling in before getting lost Credit: Solarpix 6 The woman vanished after hiring a boat in Formentera Credit: Alamy
Daily Mirror
6 days ago
- Daily Mirror
Brit woman missing after hiring holiday hotspot boat found alive after four days
The British woman had been reported missing after failing to return a motorboat she had hired. She was spotted adrift four days later by a ferry heading from mainland Spain to Ibiza A British woman who went missing after a hiring a boat in the Balearic Islands has been found alive after four days. The 39-year-old woman, named locally as Mary Gavin, was at the centre of a massive search operation off the island of Formentera, after she failed to return a 15ft motor boat, she had hired from a firm at La Savina port. She had been due to return the boat the same the next day, but the alarm was raised when she failed to show. It has now been revealed that she was spotted drifting on the boat, by a ferry crossing from Valencia on mainland Spain and the Balearic island of Ibiza. The rescue is said to have occurred around 5pm on Saturday, four days after she was declared missing. A Civil Guard spokesman said: 'The British woman who vanished after hiring a boat in Formentera on Tuesday morning has been found alive.' She is understood to have been transferred to hospital in Valencia to receive medical attention. Her condition was not immediately clear. The vessel, a cream-coloured Quicksilver 475 Axess with a Mercury outboard motor, has been towed to Ibiza by coastguards. Police divers had been incorporated into the search for her on Thursday after Civil Guard and Spanish coastguards helicopters and boats were mobilised. The police force had said on Friday in its first official comments about the disappearance: 'The missing woman is a 39-year-old British national who hired the boat in the port of La Salina in Formentera on Tuesday morning. 'She was supposed to return it around 6pm on Wednesday and when she didn't her friends became worried and raised the alarm. From the time she was reported missing on Wednesday evening a search operation was launched which continued throughout the day yesterday. 'She hasn't been found yet nor has the boat she was on. The Civil Guard's Judicial Police unit has been investigating this woman's disappearance but two vessels belonging to our Maritime Unit were mobilised yesterday along with one from the specialist sub-aquatic GEAS unit. 'The officers from the Maritime Unit conduct the searches from speedboats and the GEAS are essentially diving specialists.' A police source said last week the missing woman had been living on one of the Balearic islands for around two months, although it was not immediately clear if she had been staying on Ibiza or Formentera. A Spanish Coastguard spokeswoman said they had received an alert about the missing Brit and had immediately mobilised a helicopter and boat to assist in the search. Police have not yet said exactly where the woman was when she was rescued or explain how she managed to go so badly adrift.
Metro
7 days ago
- Metro
British woman found alive after four days drifting in Mediterranean
A British woman who went missing on a boat she had hired on a Spanish island has been found alive. A major search operation was launched on Wednesday evening after the 39-year-old failed to return the 15-foot motorboat to the rental firm at Formentera's La Savina port as scheduled. Her concerned friends raised the alarm after the woman, who lives on the Balearic Islands, failed to return from her trip. She has now been rescued adrift by a ferry covering the Ibiza to Valencia route. She is understood to have been transferred to a hospital in Valencia. Her condition this morning was not immediately clear. The rescue is said to have occurred around 5pm yesterday. There has not yet been any official statement from the Civil Guard, although they confirmed today the woman had been found alive. The vessel she had lost her way in – a cream-coloured Quicksilver 475 Axess with a Mercury outboard motor – has been towed to Ibiza by the coastguard. The missing woman had been named locally as Mary Gavin after it emerged she was missing. Police divers took part in the search for her on Thursday after Civil Guard and Spanish coastguard helicopters and boats were mobilised. Speaking this morning, a Civil Guard spokesman said: 'The British woman who vanished after hiring a boat in Formentera on Tuesday morning has been found alive.' The police force had said on Friday in its first official comments about the disappearance: 'The missing woman is a 39-year-old British national who hired the boat in the port of La Salina in Formentera on Tuesday morning. 'She was supposed to return it around 6pm on Wednesday and when she didn't her friends became worried and raised the alarm. 'From the time she was reported missing on Wednesday evening a search operation was launched which continued throughout the day yesterday. 'She hasn't been found yet nor has the boat she was on. 'The Civil Guard's Judicial Police unit has been investigating this woman's disappearance but two vessels belonging to our Maritime Unit were mobilised yesterday along with one from the specialist sub-aquatic GEAS unit. 'The officers from the Maritime Unit conduct the searches from speedboats and the GEAS are essentially diving specialists.' More Trending A police source said last week the missing woman had been living on one of the Balearic islands for around two months, although it was not immediately clear if the island is Ibiza or Formentera. A Spanish Coastguard spokeswoman said they had received an alert about the missing Brit just after 8.30pm on Wednesday and had immediately mobilised a helicopter and boat to assist in the search. Police have not yet said exactly where the woman was when she was rescued or explain how she managed to go so badly adrift. It is unclear how much experience she had at sea. Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@ For more stories like this, check our news page. MORE: Netflix fans are sweating after watching all 8 episodes of 'hot' new drama MORE: British woman missing after hiring boat on paradise island MORE: Emergency on Tui flight to UK holiday hotspot after 'threatening note' found in toilet
Scottish Sun
22-06-2025
- Scottish Sun
Brit woman missing at sea for four days off hols hotspot island is found ALIVE after being rescued by a passing ferry
Today it emerged she had been rescued adrift by a ferry covering the Ibiza to Valencia route SAVED AT SEA Brit woman missing at sea for four days off hols hotspot island is found ALIVE after being rescued by a passing ferry Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) THE British woman who went missing for four days after hiring a boat on the paradise island of Formentera has been rescued alive. A major search operation was launched on Wednesday after the 39-year-old failed to return the 15-foot motor boat to the rental firm. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 2 The British woman who went missing after hiring a boat on the paradise island of Formentera on Tuesday has been rescued alive Credit: Solarpix 2 A major search operation swung into place on Wednesday evening after the 39-year-old failed to return the 15-foot motor boat Today it emerged she had been luckily rescued adrift by a passing ferry covering the Ibiza to Valencia route. She is understood to have been transferred to hospital in Valencia to receive medical attention. Her condition this morning was not immediately clear. The rescue is said to have occurred around 5pm on Saturday. There hasn't yet been any official statement from the Civil Guard although they confirmed today the woman had been found alive. The vessel she had lost her way in, a cream-coloured Quicksilver 475 Axess with a Mercury outboard motor, has been towed to Ibiza by coastguards. Police divers had been incorporated into the search for her on Thursday after Civil Guard and Spanish coastguards helicopters and boats were mobilised. Speaking this morning a Civil Guard spokesman said: 'The British woman who vanished after hiring a boat in Formentera on Tuesday morning has been found alive.' The police force had said on Friday in its first official comments about the disappearance: 'The missing woman is a 39-year-old British national who hired the boat in the port of La Salina in Formentera on Tuesday morning. 'She was supposed to return it around 6pm on Wednesday and when she didn't her friends became worried and raised the alarm. 'From the time she was reported missing on Wednesday evening a search operation was launched which continued throughout the day yesterday. 'She hasn't been found yet nor has the boat she was on. 'The Civil Guard's Judicial Police unit has been investigating this woman's disappearance but two vessels belonging to our Maritime Unit were mobilised yesterday along with one from the specialist sub-aquatic GEAS unit. 'The officers from the Maritime Unit conduct the searches from speedboats and the GEAS are essentially diving specialists.' A police source said last week the missing woman had been living on one of the Balearic islands for around two months, although it was not immediately clear if the island is Ibiza or Formentera. A Spanish Coastguard spokeswoman said they had received an alert about the missing Brit just after 8.30pm on Wednesday and had immediately mobilised a helicopter and boat to assist in the search. Police have not yet said exactly where the woman was when she was rescued or explain how she managed to go so badly adrift. It is not clear how much experience she had at sea.
