The ship Lobo Marinho, which ensures the maritime line between Madeira and Porto Santo, resumes regular connections on Friday after repairs in one of the engines, according to Porto Santo Line.
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22/10/2026
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O ship Lobo Marinho, which ensures the maritime line between Madeira and Porto Santo and was on dry dock in the Canary Islands to repair the breakdown in one of the engines, resumes on Friday regular connections, was announced today.
According to information disclosed by the line dealership, Porto Santo Line, the recovery is made “after completion of maintenance work and all necessary technical checks, following the situation identified recently”.
“ The ship is ready to resume the operation after this break, ensuring, as always, a service with high standards of safety, reliability and comfort that characterize its operation”, is mentioned.
On September 10, on the return trip from Lobo Marinho do Porto Santo to Funchal, one of the engines of the ship broke down, already in the Garajau area, in Madeira.
Until September 15, until going to dry dock at ASTICAN shipyards in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, the ship made trips that lasted three hours and 15 minutes, one more than usual.
Lobo Marinho was built in 2003, being a ship of type ro-ro (passengers and cargo).
It has 112 meters, capacity for 1,153 passengers and 145 vehicles