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Navy coordinates rescue south of Pico island

Crew member with stroke symptoms was transported to a hospital unit after coordination with CODU-MAR.

Generic image of a Portuguese Navy ship conducting a sea rescue operation at night.
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Generic image of a Portuguese Navy ship conducting a sea rescue operation at night.

The Portuguese Navy coordinated, on the night of October 12th to 13th, the rescue of a crew member with symptoms of a Stroke (AVC) south of Pico island.

The alert was received around 6:30 PM on October 12th, indicating that the crew member was experiencing stroke symptoms. Following coordination with the Maritime Urgent Patient Orientation Center (CODU-MAR), it was decided that the vessel would divert to the port of Horta, where it docked at 2:30 AM on October 13th.
Subsequently, the victim was transported by an ambulance from the Regional Service of Civil Protection and Firefighters of the Azores (SRPCBA) to the hospital.
The MRCC Delgada, the Port Authority of Horta, CODU-MAR, and SRPCBA were involved in this operation.
Based on information from the official source: Marinha Portuguesa (13/10/2026)

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