From January – July 2024, SANAS Madeira was involved in a total of 74 missions, assisted 15 people with minor injuries, rescued seven critical victims, and sailed more than 1350 nautical miles in a total of 287 hours on mission.
A press release highlights the sailors that “for reasons of damage were towed or accompanied to safe port, the companions who were transshipped along with the slightly injured in the various evacuations carried out and the addition of the pre-hospital emergency forces embarked, a number that already reaches 105 people on board the lifeboats of the Madeiran Association for Relief at Sea in 2024.”
Check out the data from SANAS Madeira:
Search and Rescue (SAR)
Number of missions: 35
Hours at sea: 51.4 hours
Nautical miles traveled: 482.5 Mn
Companions: 25
Assisted: 23
Firefighters embarked: 35
Minor injuries: 15
Services with the collaboration of the Fire Departments: 8 services
Critical Rescues: 7
Fatalities: 1
Missing: 0
Support for recreational sports activities
Number of missions: 38
Sailing hours: 236.3 hours
Nautical miles driven: 869.1 MN
Number of individuals guaranteed safety: 1383
Number of athletes assisted: 30
Number of athletes collected: 11
Total:
Number of missions: 74
Sailing hours: 287.7 hours
Nautical miles sailed: 1351.6 Mn
Number of crew members: 243 crew members
