A 50 year old manof Canarian origin, arrived late to catch Fred’s ferry. Olsen that covers the path between Santa Cruz of Tenerife Y Agaete. But still, tried to get to the ship. To get it he ran down the vehicle access ramp and tried to reach the ship, but failed and fell into the sea.
The individual remained swimming in the vicinity of the ferry and Fred’s staff. Olsen threw him a life preserver to guarantee his physical integrityaccording to information advanced this afternoon by RTVC.
the events occurred at 8:00 p.m. last Wednesday at the Rivera Dock of Santa Cruz of Tenerife. At that moment, the Bañaderos Express ferry carried out the undocking maneuver.
And the individual involved jumped from the vehicle access ramp, since, as he assured the personnel who assisted him, he thought he was going to reach Fred’s aforementioned ship. Olsen.
According to the sources consulted, at that time, the vehicle access ramp already had a sign that it was forbidden to go through it.
The Santa Cruz de Tenerife Maritime Control Center received notice that something strange was happening at the Rivera Dock. The Port Police officers were already about to jump into the water. But at the place where the aforementioned man was floating, a felucca from the Port pilots arrived, who rescued him and took him ashore.
Fred’s Land and Port Police officers. Olsen assisted the affected person until an ambulance from the Canary Islands Emergency Service (SUC) took him to a health center.