Capsizing of the Villa de PitanxoVilla de Pitanxo was a Spanish fishing trawler that sank off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, on February 15, 2022. Twenty-one people died in the sinking.BackgroundAt approximately 2:30 am, on February 15, 2022, the Villa de Pitanxos emergency beacon was activated, initiating a search and rescue effort by the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre Halifax.