Sagres lifeguard helps Spanish sailboat adrift west of Carrapateira

In the early morning hours of Saturday, September 2, the Sagres lifeguard helped a 12 meter long Spanish sailboat, which was adrift due to engine failure, about 6,5 miles west of Carrapateira (Aljezur ).

This sailboat had, on board, five Spanish crew members. The vessel was incapable of "sailing", says the National Maritime Authority (AMN).

The alert was received at around 4:00 am. «The lifeguard SR33 from the Sagres Station was immediately engaged, which towed the sailing vessel during the night, ensuring the safe arrival of the five people aboard the sailboat at the port of Baleeira, at 10 am», he concludes. to AMN.