On Friday, the 28th of July, the Porto Santo Line will provide an additional service to and from Porto Santo.
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The president of PS-Madeira today again defended the implementation of an integrated contingency plan, with Porto Santo as an alternative, to face the increasingly frequent conditioning of Madeira Airport due to the winds.
According to the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea website, a mini 1.3 magnitude earthquake was recorded at 03.25 yesterday off the north coast of Porto Moniz.
The quake had a depth of 35 km.
Two new species of bryozoans, tiny marine invertebrate animals and filterers, have been discovered in Madeira.
Bathing is currently forbidden at the beach in Ribeira Brava due to the appearance of a pollution spot of unknown origin.
At the weekly review meeting of relief operations in Madeira last week, a new surveillance and arsonist detection infrared camera was presented by the Operational Command of Madeira (COM).
A 2.7 magnitude earthquake was recorded at 01:32 this morning off the east coast of Madeira at a depth of 46 km.
According to media outlets, a 2.8 magnitude earthquake was recorded yesterday, Saturday the 8th, at 13:56.
According to the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA) website, a 3.0 magnitude earthquake was recorded off the southwest coast of the Desertas at 05:23 this morning.
Yesterday was not an easy day for the EasyJet passengers who boarded a Porto flight bound for Funchal, which was supposed to depart at midday, as they were left sitting on the aircraft for an hour and a half.
The Navy, through the Funchal Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Subcentre, carried out 10 missions in the first six months of this year, saving eleven lives.
With an orange alert coming into effect tomorrow and then decreasing to a yellow alert on Thursday, SANAS has provided bathers with some sensible summer advice.
The Russian ship ‘Akademik Tryoshnikov:’ a Russian Icebreaker!! Sailed past the west coast of Madeira this weekend without being accompanied by the Portuguese navy, state CNN Portugal. Although two naval vessels are currently docked in the port of Funchal, ‘Orion’ and ‘Hydra,’ neither ship were requested to intercept or monitor…
An aircraft that left Porto Santo shortly after noon today and was seen flying up and down the south coast from west to east created a lot of curiosity among those who were using Flightradar 24 to track its movements.
In view of the red alert issued by the IPMA, the Regional Secretary for the Environment, Natural Resources, and Climate Change, Susana Prada, warns that everyone should be careful when using any of the forest spaces to avoid endangering lives, wildlife, and heritage.