Canary Islands
When we talk about sea misteries and ghost ships, we usually think of ships that disappeared and were never found or thips that were found after its disappearance with no alive crew on it. The unique thing about the story of the boat “Fausto” is that it disappeared three times.
The "Fausto" was a motor fishing boat of 14 meters in length and was fitted with an engine of 4hp. Judging from the comments, was regarded as extremely seafaring craft, which suggested that could withstand strong waves.
The crew was formed by Ramón Concepción Hernández, 47-year-old skipper, married with eight children, of whom three are married: his brother Eliberto, 42, married with six children; Miguel Acosta Hernández, 43, married with three children, all three were Tazacorte natural, agricultural and fishing village on the island of La Palma , home to their families . The fourth crew member, Julio García del Pino, 27 years old, was born in El Paso , married with two children. He had joined the crew of the "Fausto" on July 21 st , date on which the boat left port for sea fishing. He had embarked on the island of El Hierro to returning to La Palma . The boat was owned by Rafael Acosta. [ La Vanguardia, 1968, October 12 th ]
It so happens that the "Fausto", built in Santa Cruz de la Palma, had sunk once before when it was docked in the port, following a fire caused by a spark from the engine. After a few months it was refloated, remaining in the dry dock about two years until it was acquired by its current owner, Ramon Acosta Arroyo. After its reconstruction was launched again on 27 April 1966.
The "Fausto" was a motor fishing boat of 14 meters in length and was fitted with an engine of 4hp. Judging from the comments, was regarded as extremely seafaring craft, which suggested that could withstand strong waves.
The crew was formed by Ramón Concepción Hernández, 47-year-old skipper, married with eight children, of whom three are married: his brother Eliberto, 42, married with six children; Miguel Acosta Hernández, 43, married with three children, all three were Tazacorte natural, agricultural and fishing village on the island of La Palma , home to their families . The fourth crew member, Julio García del Pino, 27 years old, was born in El Paso , married with two children. He had joined the crew of the "Fausto" on July 21 st , date on which the boat left port for sea fishing. He had embarked on the island of El Hierro to returning to La Palma . The boat was owned by Rafael Acosta. [ La Vanguardia, 1968, October 12 th ]
It so happens that the "Fausto", built in Santa Cruz de la Palma, had sunk once before when it was docked in the port, following a fire caused by a spark from the engine. After a few months it was refloated, remaining in the dry dock about two years until it was acquired by its current owner, Ramon Acosta Arroyo. After its reconstruction was launched again on 27 April 1966.
Tazacorte
In 1968, July 21 st , it sailed from Valverde, the capital of the Island of Hierro , with destination Tazacorte, in the island of La Palma. A fter several days at sea without news from the boat, it was given up for lost until it was seen by the British ship "Duquesa", found it 111 m iles West from Las Palmas . The british merchant provided the crew of the "Fausto" with their situation and supplied them with food and water. After that the “Fausto” took the direction of La Palma. British merchant who provided them their situation and stocked food and water. In Tazacorte it was expected around 25 July, but again lost again.
Not appear to follow the trawler began their search for boats and planes from naval and air base of the Canaries, investigations proved fruitless. However, again lost in the Atlantic , were worth nothing without the search by the Spanish authorities with the destroyer "Magallanes", two tugs and several aircraft.
On October 10 th , the "Fausto", which was adrift in the Atlantic, was found b y the Italian merchant "Anna Di Maio”. There was only one crew member aboard, and he was dead. The news of the appearance was broadcasted by Radio Trieste and captured by "Entel". The full text of the message sent by the master of Italian ship reads:
"Coastal Radio Trieste. Today 9-10, 10.54 hours, 0.3 minutes latitude 23 degrees north latitude and 38 degrees 30 minutes West longitude, fishing boat “Fausto”, number plate TE-2-1268. Single sailor dead. No paper from the boat nor from the dead sailor discovered on board. He was many days dead. 16.12 hours. We tow the boat to Puerto Cabello, Venezuela. We hope to arrive at 15.10. Captain “Anna Di Maio” ". [ La Vanguardia, 1968, October 15 th ] [ ABC, 1968, October 11 th ]
The "Fausto" was found on 10 October (or the 7 th at 8:00 am according to Spanish newspaper ABC), by the Italian ship "Anna Di Maio". As a rough estimate, the "Faust" was about 1,200 miles from the island of La Palma and about 1,700 miles from Puerto Cabello.
The body found on board was the one of Julio Garcia del Pino. The crew, Heriberto Hernández Concepción, motorcyclist, sailor Miguel Acosta Hernandez and skipper, Ramon Concepcion Hernandez, were presumed dead or missing.
"When we find the "Faust" there was only one body on board ", said today the Italian captain of the freighter "Anna Di Maio," Bruno di Magio, upon arrival at Puerto Cabello.
"It looked like a ghost ship ", he remarked, " was totally abandoned. In the engine room, the corpse of a young man in an advanced state of decomposition. "
When the "Faust" was towed by the Italian ship to Puerto Cabello , this crew noted that, at dawn on 12 October, the fishing boat had disappeared.
"Two days after starting the towing of "Fausto", October 9th, at five in the morning, we realized that it had disappeared and that we could do anything to retrieve it ," he told the astonished journalists who had gotten on board the "Anna di Magio" hoping to make photographs of "Fausto", believing it to come towed. [ ABC, 1968, October 16 th ] [ ABC, 1968, October 17 th ]
The second mate of “Anna di Magio”, Aseione Luciano, who personally discovered the dead body, noted that, although he was completely naked and had no personal documents which identify him. By letters found on board he was supposed to be Julio Garcia del Pino, three of whose brothers, who reside in Venezuela, Puerto Cabello came today hoping to bury his remains.
The delegate from the Spanish Consulate in Puerto Cabello, Santiago Marichal, was given by Captain Di Magio a sealed envelope containing letters from Julio Garcia.
But according to ABC, fatally, forty-five hours later, at dawn on October 9, the "Faust" was lost for the third time, to discard the rope with which it was being towed by the Italian cargo ship to Venezuela , explained Captain Di Magio today.
The "Faust" seems doomed to roam the Atlantic , unaware of the rescue attempts and the search conducted by vessels and aircraft and insensitive to the anguished messages Navy stations and amateur radio in various countries, who attempted to contact her small radio transmitter.
Not appear to follow the trawler began their search for boats and planes from naval and air base of the Canaries, investigations proved fruitless. However, again lost in the Atlantic , were worth nothing without the search by the Spanish authorities with the destroyer "Magallanes", two tugs and several aircraft.
On October 10 th , the "Fausto", which was adrift in the Atlantic, was found b y the Italian merchant "Anna Di Maio”. There was only one crew member aboard, and he was dead. The news of the appearance was broadcasted by Radio Trieste and captured by "Entel". The full text of the message sent by the master of Italian ship reads:
"Coastal Radio Trieste. Today 9-10, 10.54 hours, 0.3 minutes latitude 23 degrees north latitude and 38 degrees 30 minutes West longitude, fishing boat “Fausto”, number plate TE-2-1268. Single sailor dead. No paper from the boat nor from the dead sailor discovered on board. He was many days dead. 16.12 hours. We tow the boat to Puerto Cabello, Venezuela. We hope to arrive at 15.10. Captain “Anna Di Maio” ". [ La Vanguardia, 1968, October 15 th ] [ ABC, 1968, October 11 th ]
The "Fausto" was found on 10 October (or the 7 th at 8:00 am according to Spanish newspaper ABC), by the Italian ship "Anna Di Maio". As a rough estimate, the "Faust" was about 1,200 miles from the island of La Palma and about 1,700 miles from Puerto Cabello.
The body found on board was the one of Julio Garcia del Pino. The crew, Heriberto Hernández Concepción, motorcyclist, sailor Miguel Acosta Hernandez and skipper, Ramon Concepcion Hernandez, were presumed dead or missing.
"When we find the "Faust" there was only one body on board ", said today the Italian captain of the freighter "Anna Di Maio," Bruno di Magio, upon arrival at Puerto Cabello.
"It looked like a ghost ship ", he remarked, " was totally abandoned. In the engine room, the corpse of a young man in an advanced state of decomposition. "
When the "Faust" was towed by the Italian ship to Puerto Cabello , this crew noted that, at dawn on 12 October, the fishing boat had disappeared.
"Two days after starting the towing of "Fausto", October 9th, at five in the morning, we realized that it had disappeared and that we could do anything to retrieve it ," he told the astonished journalists who had gotten on board the "Anna di Magio" hoping to make photographs of "Fausto", believing it to come towed. [ ABC, 1968, October 16 th ] [ ABC, 1968, October 17 th ]
The second mate of “Anna di Magio”, Aseione Luciano, who personally discovered the dead body, noted that, although he was completely naked and had no personal documents which identify him. By letters found on board he was supposed to be Julio Garcia del Pino, three of whose brothers, who reside in Venezuela, Puerto Cabello came today hoping to bury his remains.
The delegate from the Spanish Consulate in Puerto Cabello, Santiago Marichal, was given by Captain Di Magio a sealed envelope containing letters from Julio Garcia.
But according to ABC, fatally, forty-five hours later, at dawn on October 9, the "Faust" was lost for the third time, to discard the rope with which it was being towed by the Italian cargo ship to Venezuela , explained Captain Di Magio today.
The "Faust" seems doomed to roam the Atlantic , unaware of the rescue attempts and the search conducted by vessels and aircraft and insensitive to the anguished messages Navy stations and amateur radio in various countries, who attempted to contact her small radio transmitter.
Puerto Cabello
With tears in his eyes, the brothers of Anthony Garcia del Pino, John and Peter - evoked today in Puerto Cabello, while listening to the captain's story "Anna di Magic, the dramatic moments lived by his brother, who, without water and exhausted and all food, remained near the transmitter, using the latest effort of his life for help, hoping that some ship sing his final call.
The "Faust" is a "ghost" that may reappear again at any time, to mariners on the ocean, until it is brought ashore or sink on its own under water. The crew, consisting of brothers Ramon and Concepcion Ettberto Hernandez and Miguel Acosta Hernandez, took a passenger to Julio Garcia del Pino, who apparently managed soorevivirles to die later in utter solitude.
According to t he information referred by "El Nacional” from Caracas is said that the "Fausto" has been seen in several American ports under the name " Maria Dolores " and sold for more than a hundred thousand Bolivars, before leaving the Canaries. It also says that the Venezuelan police have known that one of the crew turned several months ago some money to his family, living in England, which rules out the thesis of the death at sea from the crew of the "Fausto". [ La Vanguardia, September 24 th ] Other chronicles from the same newspaper "Diario Nacional" of Venezuela reports that the ship now sails under the name "Carmen Dolores" and has been seen in the ports of Curaçao, Aruba, Bonaire and Trinidad. Venezuelan police apparently have reports that the fishing might be in some small Caribbean island. However, there is no vessel registered under the name " Maria Dolores ". The Spanish police has sent to Venezuela the data of the three crew members of the fishing boat, Ramón Concepción Hernández, Miguel Hernández and Concepción Heriberto Acosta, in case they are located in that country. [ La Vanguardia, 1970, September 25 th ]
The "Faust" is a "ghost" that may reappear again at any time, to mariners on the ocean, until it is brought ashore or sink on its own under water. The crew, consisting of brothers Ramon and Concepcion Ettberto Hernandez and Miguel Acosta Hernandez, took a passenger to Julio Garcia del Pino, who apparently managed soorevivirles to die later in utter solitude.
According to t he information referred by "El Nacional” from Caracas is said that the "Fausto" has been seen in several American ports under the name " Maria Dolores " and sold for more than a hundred thousand Bolivars, before leaving the Canaries. It also says that the Venezuelan police have known that one of the crew turned several months ago some money to his family, living in England, which rules out the thesis of the death at sea from the crew of the "Fausto". [ La Vanguardia, September 24 th ] Other chronicles from the same newspaper "Diario Nacional" of Venezuela reports that the ship now sails under the name "Carmen Dolores" and has been seen in the ports of Curaçao, Aruba, Bonaire and Trinidad. Venezuelan police apparently have reports that the fishing might be in some small Caribbean island. However, there is no vessel registered under the name " Maria Dolores ". The Spanish police has sent to Venezuela the data of the three crew members of the fishing boat, Ramón Concepción Hernández, Miguel Hernández and Concepción Heriberto Acosta, in case they are located in that country. [ La Vanguardia, 1970, September 25 th ]
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