Tiago Petinga / Lusa
The National Maritime Authority is still 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.
As searches off Caminha for three Indonesian fishermen missing at sea, after the fishing vessel they were on sank on Sunday, were recovered on Monday morning, reported the local port captain.
“We are distributing the resources and the searches are being resumed at 08:00. The helicopter is expected to arrive at 08:15”, specified, in statements to Lusa, the commander of the Port of Caminha, Fernando Vieira Pereira.
A vessel with five people on board sank at 12:20 pm on Sunday in a rocky area on the island of Ínsua, in Moledo, in the municipality of Caminha, district of Viana do Castelo.
Two of the five people were removed and transported to the hospital. from Viana do Castelo.
Fernando Vieira Pereira said that the searches will be reinforced by the Air Force with a fixed-wing maritime patrol plane and a helicopter, while the lifeguard team from the Viana do Castelo station will be on the water.
The Spanish Maritime Rescue team, which will patrol from the border to the port of La Guardia, will be joined by a forensic diving group from the Maritime Police, while the Volunteer Firefighters from Vila Praia de Âncora and Caminha will patrol on foot on the beach.
