Yesterday, an American couple were swept away by a sudden wave at Seixal Beach, in Porto Moniz, and had to be rescued by officers from the Porto Moniz Lifesaving Station of SANAS Madeira.
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APRAM, with the support of SANAS Madeira and the Municipality of Porto Moniz, removed until 15:00 yesterday, almost 80 cubic meters of sargassum from the waterfront
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.
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.
It's been another day of coastal patrols by teams from SANAS Madeira, made even more important due to the swell affecting the coastline.
The Judicial Police were called out this afternoon to investigate the disappearance of an eleven-year-old child from the Reis Magos beach.
A body was found today in the Faial coastal area, located on the north coast of Madeira. The authorities were promptly called after an alert was given at 12:47, and a SANAS Madeira team, including a lifeguard, carried out the retrieval of the corpse which was lying in a difficult to access area in Foz da Ribeira do Faial.
Three Czech women swept out to sea.
Reports came in late this afternoon at SANAS, the Maritime Police and the Regional Command of Relief Operations (CROS), using a drone, were searching for a Swedish tourist aged between 40 and 50 years old who disappeared after being knocked off a rock by a wave into the sea around Seixal.