Stories from Valtamadeira · Portugal

The Portuguese Navy responded to an alert received near midnight on Sunday regarding a vessel without propulsion or potable water. Four crew members, including three Spaniards and one Seychellois national, were on board the drifting craft. A Navy vessel from Zaire and a Portuguese Air Force aircraft were deployed to the location near Valtamadeira to conduct the rescue. The crew consists of four people, including three Spanish nationals and one servant. Four crew members, including three Spaniards, were rescued from a drifting vessel by the ship Zair. The vessel was towed to Madeira and subsequently seized under a precautionary measure. The crew members were handed over to authorities in Funchal for processing.