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Yahoo
06-07-2025
- Yahoo
Sneaker Wave Sweeps Beachgoers into Rocks in Spain (Video)
A handful of beachgoers in Spain, simply minding their own business, were caught up in a literal whirlwind when a rogue wave smashed along the shore, sending people flailing across the sand and into some nearby rocks. Eight were injured, one fairly seriously. The wave struck Costa de la Luz, a beach town in the Andalusia region of Spain, and it was generated by a 60,000-ton cargo ship passing by. Paging Ben Gravy…paging Ben Gravy…your next novelty wave notch on your belt is currently calling. Jokes aside, the situation sounded pretty serious for those involved. Here's the video: One woman, a 28-year-old who simply goes by Rocio, was hospitalized from the freak incident. She broke her leg, and is awaiting surgery in the hospital. Here's her account of what happened, via a local Spanish TV: 'I was coming out of the water with a paddle board when the wave hit me from the left and knocked me to the ground. I couldn't see anything and got trapped under the board. I only found out what had happened and that a ship was to blame when I got to hospital. 'I've got to have an operation on my foot and I've got a long period of rehabilitation ahead of me. It's the last thing I wanted at the start of the summer.'Apparently, an investigation is underway into the situation. Was the cargo ship in the wrong area? Was it going too fast? That sort of stuff. Recently, not too far away in Portugal, beachgoers experienced another strange incident – a rare tsunami-like looming ominously over the horizon, then consuming the beach, and sending the swimmers and sunbathers into a state of panic. Like a horror movie. As for the Spanish episode, some are calling it a 'mini-tsunami.' Valid?Sneaker Wave Sweeps Beachgoers into Rocks in Spain (Video) first appeared on Surfer on Jul 6, 2025
Scottish Sun
04-07-2025
- Scottish Sun
Moment ‘mini-tsunami' sweeps SIDEWAYS across tourist beach injuring 8 injured as freak wave drags sunbathers over rocks
THIS is the shocking moment a "mini-tsunami" swept sideways across a tourist beach - leaving eight people injured. Freak waves dragged bathers towards rocks as they took a dip in the sea in the Costa de la Luz in Spain. 6 Footage shows freak waves sweeping sideways as it drags sunbathers along Credit: Solarpix 6 The waves slammed a large rock, injuring beachgoers Credit: Solarpix 6 One of the woman was seen scrambling to escape the freak waves Credit: Solarpix 6 Las Maravillas beach in SpainCredit: Solarpix A 60,000-ton cargo ship has been blamed for stirring the water and causing the freak waves to rip through the Spanish beach - but sideways. Footage showed dark-coloured water speeding towards the beach before hitting a large rock in the water and rebounding back onto the sand. A woman sunbathing on the beach could be overheard yelling: 'The rock, the rock,' as she scrambled to escape the wave. Many people were hurt after they were smashed against rocks to the left. The bizarre water waves, dubbed "mini-tsunami" by the beachgoers, left sunshades scattered over the sand. A huge cargo ship - thought to be the one that caused the freak waves - was seen in the background. One witness said afterwards on social media: 'It passed very close to the shore and caused a strong wave that swept several people away. 'People were literally thrown to the ground.' Another blamed the cargo ship, saying: "It was a huge ship and then it caught the expansive wave like a tsunami, which absorbs the water and then expels it very forcefully.' Watch terrifying moment massive freak waves batter Peru sweeping away boats & swamping seaside towns One of the bathers hurt had to be hospitalised. The woman, identified only as 28-year-old Rocio, said from her hospital bed: 'I've got a broken foot and I'm waiting to be operated on. 'I was coming out of the water with a paddleboard when the wave hit me from the left and knocked me to the ground. 'I couldn't see anything and got trapped under the board. I only found out what had happened and that a ship was to blame when I got to hospital.' She told a Spanish TV station: 'I've got to have an operation on my foot and I've got a long period of rehabilitation ahead of me. 'It's the last thing I wanted at the start of the summer.' An investigation into the incident has been launched, with local authorities trying to find whether the cargo ship had breached rules and came too close to the beach. The local harbour master's office said overnight, a new speed limit in the area for this type of vessel had been set at 11.5 knots to avoid another "mini-tsunami". Last year, massive freak waves swept away boats and swamped seaside towns in Peru. Footage captured the monster swells battering the coast of the South American country on the Pacific Ocean. 6 One woman was rushed to the hospital after being injured by the freak waves Credit: Solarpix
The Sun
04-07-2025
- The Sun
Moment ‘mini-tsunami' sweeps SIDEWAYS across tourist beach injuring 8 injured as freak wave drags sunbathers over rocks
THIS is the shocking moment a "mini-tsunami" swept sideways across a tourist beach - leaving eight people injured. Freak waves dragged bathers towards rocks as they took a dip in the sea in the Costa de la Luz in Spain. 6 6 6 6 A 60,000-ton cargo ship has been blamed for stirring the water and causing the freak waves to rip through the Spanish beach - but sideways. Footage showed dark-coloured water speeding towards the beach before hitting a large rock in the water and rebounding back onto the sand. A woman sunbathing on the beach could be overheard yelling: 'The rock, the rock,' as she scrambled to escape the wave. Many people were hurt after they were smashed against rocks to the left. The bizarre water waves, dubbed "mini-tsunami" by the beachgoers, left sunshades scattered over the sand. A huge cargo ship - thought to be the one that caused the freak waves - was seen in the background. One witness said afterwards on social media: 'It passed very close to the shore and caused a strong wave that swept several people away. 'People were literally thrown to the ground.' Another blamed the cargo ship, saying: "It was a huge ship and then it caught the expansive wave like a tsunami, which absorbs the water and then expels it very forcefully.' Watch terrifying moment massive freak waves batter Peru sweeping away boats & swamping seaside towns One of the bathers hurt had to be hospitalised. The woman, identified only as 28-year-old Rocio, said from her hospital bed: 'I've got a broken foot and I'm waiting to be operated on. 'I was coming out of the water with a paddleboard when the wave hit me from the left and knocked me to the ground. 'I couldn't see anything and got trapped under the board. I only found out what had happened and that a ship was to blame when I got to hospital.' She told a Spanish TV station: 'I've got to have an operation on my foot and I've got a long period of rehabilitation ahead of me. 'It's the last thing I wanted at the start of the summer.' An investigation into the incident has been launched, with local authorities trying to find whether the cargo ship had breached rules and came too close to the beach. The local harbour master's office said overnight, a new speed limit in the area for this type of vessel had been set at 11.5 knots to avoid another "mini-tsunami". Last year, massive freak waves swept away boats and swamped seaside towns in Peru. Footage captured the monster swells battering the coast of the South American country on the Pacific Ocean. 6 6
The Irish Sun
04-07-2025
- The Irish Sun
Moment ‘mini-tsunami' sweeps SIDEWAYS across tourist beach injuring 8 injured as freak wave drags sunbathers over rocks
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Daily Mirror
04-07-2025
- Daily Mirror
Multiple people injured after ‘tsunami wave' hits beach-goers in resort
A 'mini-tsunami' has left eight people injured and sunbathers screaming in terror as it ripped across a tourist beach. The fast-moving powerful wave dragged bathers towards rocks as they took a dip in the sea in the Costa de la Luz resort of Mazagon in Spain's south-west province of Huelva. The drama has been blamed on manoeuvres by a 60,000 ton cargo ship, with one witness saying: 'It was a huge ship and then it caught the expansive wave like a tsunami, which absorbs the water and then expels it very forcefully.' One of the bathers hurt had to be hospitalised. The woman, identified only as 28-year-old Rocio, said from her hospital bed late yesterday as she showed off a plaster cast on her leg 'I've got a broken foot and I'm waiting to be operated on. 'I was coming out of the water with a paddle board when the wave hit me from the left and knocked me to the ground. I couldn't see anything and got trapped under the board. I only found out what had happened and that a ship was to blame when I got to hospital.' She told a Spanish TV station: 'I've got to have an operation on my foot and I've got a long period of rehabilitation ahead of me. It's the last thing I wanted at the start of the summer.' Footage of the incident, which occurred around 4pm on Wednesday at a beach called Las Maravillas, showed a dark-coloured mass of water speeding towards the beach before hitting a large rock in the water and rebounding back onto the sand. A woman sunbathing on the beach could be overheard yelling: 'The rock, the rock' as the wave came towards her and she got up and ran for safety. The 'mini-tsunami ' left sunshades scattered over the sand. The people hurt are thought to have been smashed against rocks to the left of where she had been sitting. One witness said afterwards on social media: 'It passed very close to the shore and caused a strong wave that swept several people away. People were literally thrown to the ground.' An investigation into the incident was ongoing today, with local authorities trying to ascertain whether the cargo ship had breached rules on how far out to sea it had to be and what speed it must stick to. The local harbour master's office said overnight a new speed limit in the area for this type of vessel had been set at 11.5 knots to avoid a repeat of the situation.
