The accident occurred in a rocky area on the island of Ínsua, in Moledo, in the municipality of Caminha, in circumstances that are still being investigated.
The National Maritime Authority is searching for three fishermen, of Indonesian nationality, off Caminha, who are missing at sea after the local fishing vessel they were traveling in sank, this Sunday, at around 12:20 pm.
The captain of the Port of Caminha, Fernando Vieira Pereira, told Lusa that on the vessel five people followedtwo of which were removed and transported to Viana do Castelo Hospital.
According to the person responsible, the accident occurred in a rocky area on the island of Ínsua, in Moledo, in the municipality of Caminha, in circumstances that are still being investigated.
In a statement, the National Maritime Authority states that following an alert received at 12:20 p.m., searches were immediately launched, by sea, by the crew of the Viana do Castelo Lifeguard Station and members of the Caminha Maritime Police Local Command, and, by air, by an aircraft from the Portuguese Air Force (FAP) and another from Spain.
During the search operations, coordinated by the Port Captain and local Commander of the Maritime Police of Caminha, it was possible to locate two of the victims, the master of the vessel and a fisherman of Indonesian nationality, and they were subsequently assisted and transported in a conscious state to a hospital unit by members of the Caminha Volunteer Fire Department.
There, the search continues for three fishermen of Indonesian nationality.
