Fisherman survives two hours in huge swell off Odemira before being rescued
A 30-year-old fisherman is counting his lucky stars this morning, after falling off rocks at Touril beach, Zambujeira do Mar (Odemira) on Sunday afternoon. Despite large waves, he managed to
Fisherman stabbed to death in Lagos
Forty-year-old fisherman João Gonçalo was stabbed to death in Lagos in the early hours of Sunday morning. His alleged attacker, named as a younger man purported to be his friend,
Second fisherman falls to his death in Sagres
A second fisherman has fallen to his death in the space of a few days in Sagres. Joaquim Ferreira, 65, fell from a height of only three metres as he
Fisherman plunges 40 m to death from rocks above Zavial beach, Vila do Bispo
A 44-year-old fisherman, described by friends as “passionate about the sport”, plunged to his death last Friday afternoon from cliffs above Zavial beach, Vila do Bispo. The Romanian man –
Fishermen rescue drowning woman in Esposende
Two fishermen with lightning reactions rushed to the rescue of a 51-year-old woman as she got into difficulties during an early morning swim on Pedrinhas beach, in Fão, Esposende, on
Algarve fishermen slam “exaggerated shellfish bans”
“Exaggerated shellfish bans” are causing serious hardship to Algarve fishermen – especially those who focus on catching the popular saltwater clams known locally as ‘conquilha’. The warning comes from Ria
UPDATE: Fisherman sexually assaulted two foreign women on remote Faro beach
A 28-year-old Portuguese man was arrested in Faro on June 26 on suspicion of rape and attempted rape of two foreign women – one Polish (32) and the other German
Stormy seas hamper search for bodies off Sintra coast
Air and sea searches for the five fishermen lost in a freak accident off the Sintra coast last week have now been called off. As debris from the Santa Maria
One dead in Armona capsize
A fisherman died early this morning (October 28) after the boat he was on capsized near Armona Island, off the coast of Olhão. A second fisherman was plucked from the
Fisherman dies in Octopus trap horror near Peniche
A young fisherman was caught up in cabling as his crewmates sunk octopus traps 2.5 nautical miles out to sea off the coast near Peniche on Monday. “He didn’t stand