“Martín Posadillo” departs from Las Palmas on its final journey

On the afternoon of Saint John's Day, the light transport tug “Martín Posadillo” (IMO 7332361) set sail from the port of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, following in the wake of the auxiliary vessel “Mar Caribe”. As previously reported by puentedemando.com, the stay was to be brief and between the 29th and 30th of this month it will be used as a naval target, south of the Canary Islands, in the naval exercise Sinkex 2023.

In the mentioned exercise, the LHD ships “Juan Carlos I”, the frigates “Méndez Núñez” and “Canarias”, the BAMs “Rayo” and “Relámpago”, the offshore patrol vessel “Centinela”, and the auxiliary vessel “Mar Caribe”, which is towing the ship “Martín Posadillo”, will participate, along with AV-8B Harrier II combat aircraft from the 9th Squadron and SH-60F helicopters from the 10th Squadron.

Photo: Luis J. Quintana for puentedemando.com