Spanish police boat appears to run over dinghy carrying four people
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Calls for inquiry as video appears to show Guardia Civil boat knocking at least one person out of dinghy bound for Spain

Human rights campaigners in Morocco and Spain have called on Spanish authorities to launch an investigation after a video appeared to show a Spanish police boat briefly mounting a small dinghy carrying people towards the coast of Spain.

The incident took place on Sunday as a vessel carrying four people approached the Spanish semi-exclave of Melilla. The video appeared to show the larger, more powerful Guardia Civil patrol boat veering towards the Zodiac inflatable, making several manoeuvres before skimming over the top of the boat, causing at least one person to fall out of the small vessel.

Speaking to Spanish media, police said nobody had been hurt or injured and added that those on the smaller vessel had been trying to enter Spain irregularly.

      • elucubra@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        1·
        2 months ago

        While there may be the odd rotten apple, the Guardia Civil is very professional, and highly respected, except in the separatist regions. This is so rare that it made headlines.

    • girlfreddy@lemmy.caOPEnglish
      32·
      2 months ago

      Except cop cars don’t go over top of the other vehicle with a moving prop, trying to kill someone.

      • walden@sub.wetshaving.socialEnglish
        31·
        2 months ago

        I watched it over and over and I think the boat on the run accidentally self-pitted themselves. Why didn’t they stop, I wonder?

        • Skua@kbin.earth
          6·
          2 months ago

          You can see the smaller boat suddenly change direction as it bounces, I think it may have hit a wave and lurched to its left without any intention from the driver

          • walden@sub.wetshaving.socialEnglish
            21·
            2 months ago

            Yeah. I don’t think the police purposely drove over the boat, but it was instead a consequence of being too close. Some would say the police were too close, but you could also say the other boat was too close. It’s not like a road where you’re limited in where you can go.

  • elucubra@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    1·
    2 months ago

    I can see the small boats deck, which means it was turning to port, right before impact. Why? Beats me, but it means that the smaller boat veered into the Guardia Civil boat. Also trying to outrun the Guardia Civil is dumb as fuck. Those fastboats pack muscle, and the skippers are highly trained.