The Polar NRP has been at the service of the Portuguese Navy since 1983 and is used by the Cadets and Aspirants of the Naval School for training in the areas of Navigation, Marinharia and Adaptation to the Life of the Sea.
The nrp polar sailboat, from sank during the early hours of Wednesday, at the Naval Base of Lisbon, in Alfeite, and there is no victims to register.
In a statement, the Portuguese Navy explained that the sailboat “had a rapid water entry, which resulted in the loss of floatability”, which was a vessel used for instruction.
At this time, it reads in the document, diving operations are being conducted for inspection to the ship.
The goal is to “identify possible causes for its submergence and reflect.” It is still no environmental risk, the Navy has called a team from the sea pollution direction, which placed anti-polluting barriers in the vicinity of the ship.
The Polar NRP has been at the service of the Portuguese Navy since 1983 and is used by the Cadets and Aspirants of the Naval School for Training in the areas of Navigation, Marinharia and Adaptation to Sea Life.
