According to the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA), a mini earthquake registering 1.6 on the Richter Scale was recorded off the Porto Moniz coast at 19:35 last night (090824). The quake had a depth of 10 km. this is the third earthquake recorded this month in the Autonomous…
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Porto Santo Line will operate an extra service on Wednesday the 14th of August. According to the company, the Lobo Marinho Funchal/Porto Santo the outward trips will commence at 08:00 and 19:00 with the return trips from Porto Santo scheduled for midday and 22:30. For more information, please contact 291210300…
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…
Next Friday, the 26th, the ‘Funchal Marine Biology Station will host one of its popular Open Nights, with guided tours from 20:00 to 21:00. In addition to the guided tours, this annual summer activity also includes a lecture, scheduled for 21:15. This year’s theme ‘Gelatinous in Madeira: From Research to…
During this week, the Navy put into practice a monitoring and follow-up operation of the Russian frigate Admiral Gorshkov and the squadron refueler Akademik Pashin that crossed the maritime areas of national interest and the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of Madeira, towards the Mediterranean Sea. At the same time, the…
Political party- PAN expressed today, at a press conference held in the Legislative Assembly of Madeira, its total opposition to any type of fishing in the Selvagens Islands Nature Reserve Area,
The Bathing Water Quality Surveillance Programme of the Region was extended from April to the end of October, being the responsibility of the Regional Directorate of Health (DRS), through the Division of Licensing and Environmental Health (DLSA) and the Regional Public Health Laboratory. This year, it extends to 65 bathing…
The Regional Strategy for monitoring and mitigating the impact of floating sargassum in the Region and the corresponding Action Plan were approved during the 4th meeting of the working group, created for this purpose by Government Council Resolution No. 194/2024, of April 22.
An earthquake registering a magnitude of 2.7 on the Richter scale was recorded at 00:44 off the northeast coast of Porto Santo.
Two earthquakes were recorded off the Madeiran coastline today (10/07/24).
The Navy has now ended its escort and monitoring duties of the Russian ship 'Akademik Tryoshnikov.' Surveillance began on the 5th of July as it sailed along the Exclusive Economic Zone of Madeira and the Mainland.
'The Mysterious Desertas Islands' is the name of the documentary produced by Martinho da Silva Andrade, which will be ready next July and already has five species of whales and four dolphin species documented.
The Sousa Group recently acquired a new container ship, strengthening its presence in the global market.
An earthquake registering 2.7 on the Richter scale was recorded on Friday night, at 21:52, in the area designated as 'Madeira-Tore,' an elevated underwater seabed that connects the island of Madeira to the Tore seamount.
Madeira has just launched a tender to buy a research vessel for 14 million euros.