Stricken cargo ship already under tow to Vigo
The complicated rescue of cargo ship “Eikborg” – which lost its rudder outside Figueira da Foz harbour earlier this week – has hopefully survived the worst (considering it went forwards
Three fishermen, Indonesian, missing in shipwreck near Moledo, Caminha
Searches have been called off until the morning for three Indonesian fishermen who “disappeared at sea” after the fishing boat they were sailing in broke up on rocks on Ínsua
Fishing boat carrying crew of seven beaches on Sines coast
A coastal fishing boat beached in the early hours of this morning off the coast of Sines, leaving all seven crew able to stagger ashore without serious injury. The Trajano
Maritime police seize more than 20 jet skis from Portimão warehouse
Maritime Police, through the Central Criminal Investigation Unit (UCIC) and the Southern Regional Maritime Police Command, detected and seized more than two dozen jet skis and suspicious nautical equipment inside
Man injured on tourist boat near Benagil caves
A man suffered a head injury in an accident inside a tourist boat near the famous Benagil caves in Lagoa. According to Portugal’s maritime authority (AMN), rescue teams were alerted
Man dies following accident between jet-skis near Bitetos river beach
A 47-year-old man died yesterday afternoon following a collision between jet-skis near the river beach of Bitetos (Castelo de Paiva municipality), close to Ilha do Castelo. Reports suggest that the
New boatload of migrants arrive on Algarve coast, hours after Constitutional Court’s immigration ‘bombshell’
Two hours after Portugal’s Constitutional Court informed the government that its plans for controlling immigration violated the Constitution (drawn up long before such problems existed), a rickety wooden boat arrived
Young man ‘disappears’ while underwater fishing in Aljezur
Searches have begun for a young man who went missing yesterday, after going underwater fishing with two friends off Ponta da Atalaia, in Aljezur. The 30-year-old entered the water with
Maritime authority urges caution as lifeguard shortage affects Praia da Rocha
Full coverage is expected again by Monday… but until then, extra precautions are recommended The Algarve’s well-documented struggles to hire enough lifeguards to man its beaches during the summer are