SANAS crew members provided emergency aid to a Norwegian-flagged sailboat, which was sailing 5.8 miles off the south coast of Funchal this week.
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The MSC Aries cargo ship seized by Iran near the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf is registered in Madeira.
Plastic marine litter, loss of containers, oil spills, and plastic pellets from ships will now have heavier penalties.
The Portuguese Navy, through the Funchal Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Sub-Centre (MRSC Funchal)
Due to the quick intervention of SANAS Madeira this afternoon, a vessel that was on the verge of sinking, was rescued.
The Captaincy of Funchal has updated its strong wind and sea agitation warning, according to information received from the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA).
MSC Cruises will offer round-trip transfers from several Portuguese cities for its 19 scheduled cruises that will start and finish in Lisbon on the 'MSC Orchestra'.
The cruise ship 'Aida Costma' was forced to return to Funchal harbour today, having left the region last night due to a medical emergency.
The Navy monitored and accompanied a Russian scientific ship in Madeira's Exclusive Economic Zone for two days.
The Azores Islands have become the new member of the Macaronesian Islands International Ports Association, which operates under the Cruise Atlantic Islands (CAI) brand, and which until now was made up of the Canary Islands, Cape Verde, and Madeira.
APRAM S.A. (Administration of Ports of the Autonomous Region of Madeira) is part of the research project SHIFT to Direct Current (SHIFT2DC) which received funding of more than 11 million euros, under the Horizon Europe Programme.
The 69.15-metre megayacht 'Intrepid, docked in Machico harbour this afternoon due to unforeseen bad weather en route from Florida to Palma de Mallorca.
Tomorrow, for the first time, the port of Funchal will receive MSC Euribia, which is the most efficient cruise ship ever in terms of energy emissions.
HMS Scott broke down sailing near Madeira and eventually docked at the port of Caniçal to make the necessary arrangements.
Starting next year, the Port of Lisbon will start charging a tourist tax of two euros for each passenger on board a cruise ship.