Coast
Boat runs aground on Granada beach after sailor sets autopilot to have a siesta
The skipper, aged about 50, was travelling from Motril to Adra when the wind suddenly got stronger and veered the vessel off course
C.B.
Thursday, 1 May 2025, 16:27
Saturday 26 April was a calm day on Granada's Costa Tropical. The sea was calm until a sudden easterly wind caused a boat to run aground on the beach in La Rábita.
The skipper, a man, in his 50s, was sailing from Motril to Adra and, seeing that all was well, he set the autopilot on his boat so that he could have a siesta.
However, the wind suddenly got stronger and, while the skipper was asleep, the boat started to veer towards La Rábita beach. The situation became so complicated that a wave finally ran the boat aground.
The man was not injured although the boat was still on the beach the following day awaiting removal.
