Yesterday afternoon (28.3), the Portuguese Navy, through the Lisbon Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Centre, rescued a 68-year-old British woman who had suffered a stroke onboard the ‘Valiant Lady,’ who was 280 nautical miles off the northeast coast of Madeira.
The Portuguese Navy were assisted by two Portuguese Air Force search using a C-295M twin turbo-prop transport aircraft, and an EH – 101 helicopter.
At 02:45, the helicopter landed at Madeira International Airport, where the woman was quickly transported to hospital by ambulance.
Samantha Gannon
info at madeira-weekly.com
