Cala Gullo (2025) | Novatug Maritime Wiki

Classification

Incident Type: Collision / Sinking
Severity: High

Vessel Details

Field	Value
Vessel Name	Cala Gullo
Vessel Type	Tug
Other vessel	Cape Sounio, a Malta-flagged 330 m containership

Incident Details

Field	Value
Date	2025-06-30
Location	Hutchison Ports Best terminal, Port of Barcelona, Spain
Coordinates	41.311210, 2.145410
Region	Spain
Fatalities	0
Injuries	0
Missing	0
Cargo Loss
Direct Damage	Cala Gullo sank stern first after the collision; refloating work was ongoing at the time of reporting.
Economic Damage
Insured Loss
Salvage/Cleanup Cost

Key facts

On 30 June 2025, Cala Gullo was assisting the Malta-flagged, 330 m containership Cape Sounio during a turnaround manoeuvre at Hutchison Ports Best.
At about 11:00 local time, Cape Sounio's bow struck the tug, which developed a severe list and sank stern first.
A pilot boat rescued all three people aboard Cala Gullo.
No injuries had been reported among the rescued people and no pollution had been detected at the time of reporting.
The Port Authority of Barcelona began an investigation while work to refloat the tug continued.

Narrative

On 30 June 2025, Cala Gullo was assisting the Malta-flagged, 330 m containership Cape Sounio during a turnaround manoeuvre before the containership departed from Hutchison Ports Best at the Port of Barcelona. At about 11:00 local time, Cape Sounio's bow struck the tug. Cala Gullo developed a severe list and sank stern first.

The Port Authority of Barcelona deployed emergency response teams and a pilot boat. The pilot boat's crew rescued all three people aboard the tug. No injuries had been reported among the rescued people, and no pollution had been detected in the surrounding waters at the time of reporting. Cape Sounio resumed its scheduled voyage to Valencia.

The Port Authority of Barcelona had begun an investigation, and work to refloat Cala Gullo was ongoing. The available report does not establish a cause, final loss status, damage valuation, or final investigation outcome.

Sequence of events

Date/time	Event
2025-06-30 11:00 local	Cala Gullo assisted Cape Sounio during a turnaround manoeuvre at Hutchison Ports Best.
2025-06-30	Cape Sounio's bow struck Cala Gullo; the tug listed severely and sank stern first.
2025-06-30	Emergency teams and a pilot boat responded, and all three people aboard the tug were rescued.
2025-07-02, as reported	The Port Authority of Barcelona had begun an investigation and refloating work was ongoing.

Investigation

The Port Authority of Barcelona had begun an investigation. No official findings were included in the available report.

References

Tug sinks following collision with containership at Spain's Barcelona Port