A 54-year-old man was aided on Saturday in Madeira, after the vessel that followed was adrift off the São Roque beach in Machico, the National Maritime Authority indicated.
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08/11/2026
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Ua 54-year-old man of Polish nationality was helped on Saturday in Madeira, after the vessel in which he continued to drift off the beach of São Roque in Machico, today indicated the National Maritime Authority (AMN).
In a statement, the AMN indicates that the vessel in which the Polish-born man followed was “drifted, while it was founded off the beach of São Roque, in the municipality of Machico, on the island of Madeira”.
The maritime authority adds that, “on arrival at the site, it was found that the man was on land and showed signs of hypothermia, having been assisted and subsequently transported by the firefighters to a hospital unit”.
The owner was notified of the need to submit a plan to remove the vessel and “can only sail again after being subject to a survey in order to ensure normal conditions of navigability”.
The warning was given at 7:15 p.m. on Saturday, with elements from the Maritime Police of Funchal, the Maritime Department of Madeira, the Association Madeirense para o Socorro no Mar and the Municipal Firefighters of Machico.