Ciudad-De-Mahon

The 'Ciudad de Mahón', with 700 passengers on board, got into the storm Emilia with wind force 7 and wave heights of 3-4 meters after leaving the port of Algeciras in the Strait of Gibraltar on Dec 13, 2025, at 11 p.m. Initially the vessel made an attempt to depart Algeciras for Ceuta, leaving the dock three hours behind schedule. After heavy pitching and rolling in the severe swells, the vessel was hit by a rogue wave on the morning of Dec 14, which caused it to heel, briefly lifting the propellers out of the water When the wave hit, vehicles on the car deck broke loose and slid about, causing considerable damage. No physical injuries were reported. Although the vessel came close to Ceuta, it was denied access to the port due to the danger. The 'Ciudad de Mahón' had to turn around and return to Algeciras, where it also had to wait for a safe docking. The ship reached its departure point around 3:00 a.m. after a five-hour battle with Storm Emilia. The vessel was delayed in docking for about two hours to wait for berthing space. Passengers were allowed access to food while waiting for the ship to dock. Baleària offered passengers the option of spending the night on board the ferry, and after more than 12 hours since its initial departure, they were finally able to reach Ceuta. The 'Ciudad de Mahón' departed Algeciras again on Dec 14 at 1:00 p.m.. At 3.30 p.m. the ship was finally able to dock in Ceuta. The shipping company has announced that it will refund the full cost of the tickets and that its insurer was already contacting passengers whose vehicles were damaged during the crossing to cover the repair costs. Report with photo and video: https://www.eldebate.com/espana/andalucia/cadiz/20251216/pesadilla-ciudad-mahon-ferry-salio-algeciras-combatio-durante-horas-temporal_365509.html https://x.com/i/status/2000325536787075238

The "Vólcan de Tijarafe" suffered an engine breakdown en route from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria to Santa Cruz de Tenerife in the afternoon of Apr 23, 2018, at 3 p.m. halfway between the two islands. The "Punta Salinas" of Salvamento Marítimo was deployed in order to take the ship in tow in case the damage could not be fixed on scene. But the crew managed to rectify the damage so far that the vessel resumed the sailing at 8.18 p.m. and arrived in Santa Cruz about two hours late with only one engine at 11.15 p.m. The ferry sailed back to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria on Apr 24 at 8.40 a.m. after technicians resolved the trouble.

On Jan 20, 2013, the "Volcano Tijarafe", running the route Tenerife-Huelva-Gran Canaria, suffered problems in stormy weather as some of the cargo started to move in high swells. Several trailers had fallen on vehicles in the car deck. No passengers were injured. The ship went ahead with slower speed than normal and finally docked at Las Palmas on Jan 21 around 8 a.m.

The vessel which connects Gran Canarias with the South of Spain has suffered cargo shifting during heavy weather. Passengers advised through their mobiles that trailers fell into cars and that the crew were very nervous.