SANAS Madeira attended a man in his 50s who was bitten by a seal this afternoon. The individual was bleeding from a wound on the front of his body and was taken to the Dreams Resort Marina, where he was taken by ambulance to hospital. It is believed the incident…
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A study undertaken by Portuguese researchers shows that the Selvagens islands are home to the largest colony of Cory’s Shearwaters in the Atlantic, with about 39,000 pairs on a single island. The numbers suggest that the annual growth of the bird population is around 1.45%. “It is interesting to note…
Two earthquakes were recorded this morning off the southeast coast of the Desertas. IPMA Seismographs identified the first earthquake measuring 2.8 on the Richter Scale at 03:23, with the second 2.1 earthquake occurring an hour later at 04:28. Their respective depths were 10 km and 2 km. Samantha Gannon info…
Despite some respite from the wind this morning at the Madeira International Airport – Cristiano Ronaldo, with several aircraft managing to take off and land, 11 flights have already been cancelled for today, totaling 39 cancelled flights between yesterday and today. This morning the Santa Cruz weather station, which serves…
Last night at 21:15 a second earthquake registering 2.5 on the Richter Scale was recorded off the northeast coast of Porto Santo. According to IPMA seismographs, the earthquake occurred at a depth of 11 kilometers. Samantha Gannon info at madeira-weekly.com
Due to bad weather, the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA), has placed the Madeira Archipelago under a yellow warning for Monday the 20th and Tuesday the 21st of January. According to the IPMA, the North Coast is under a yellow warning between 09:00 – 15:00 on Monday due…
An earthquake registering 1.2 on the Richter scale was detected by the seismographs of the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA), last night, at 20:38 off the southwest coast of Câmara de Lobos. Taking into account the magnitude and distance from the coast, the earthquake was only felt by…
Two tourists spent the night on the pebble of Ponta do Pargo, next to FajĂŁ das Palhas, after being unable to leave the place due to rising tides, and were only rescued this morning (040125) by the Portuguese Air Force. The mission was coordinated by the Maritime Authority, which confirms…
An earthquake registering 2.0 on the Richter scale was recorded by the seismographs of the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA), at 09:31 on Saturday morning off the north coast of Porto Santo. The quake had a depth of 2 km and due to its size would not have…
Two men defied the waves and the strong sea agitation and walked along a narrow ledge to get a better look from a viewpoint at Garajau beach. As a result, one of them was knocked into the water by a wave and fell several metres while the other managed to…
SANAS Madeira was alerted yesterday morning to help an amateur fishing vessel anchored in Santa Cruz. “With the swell and strong wind, the Santa Cruz Lifeguard Station was asked to help rescue the beleaguered vessel and it was hoped that they would be able to tow the fishing boat to…
At 10:18 this morning a 1.9 magnitude earthquake was recorded off the south-west coast of Ribeira Brava. The quake had a depth of 8 km. Samantha Gannon info at madeira-weekly.com
In a statement, the National Maritime Authority confirmed, that a high-speed vessel was recovered today, the 9th of December, off the north coast of Porto Santo. “Following an alert received at 09:30, informing of the existence of a partially submerged vessel near Fonte da Areia, the Captain of the Port…
The public procedure launched by the Regional Agency for the Development of Research, Technology, and Innovation must be resubmitted. The “lack of credibility of the proposal,” with a value above the expected 14 million, meant that the original tender was rejected. Meanwhile, ARDITI has changed some characteristics of the research…
Some users of Canavieira beach, in Caniço, assure that they are unhappy with the closure of the access path. According to them, this path, “which has always been public,” was closed by a private individual, which is why, they are considering creating a public petition. “How is it possible to…