The patrol vessel Mondego on Monday night aborted its mission to deliver Marine police officers and nature watchers to the Selvagens Islands in the Madeira archipelago, who are about to turn in their colleagues. cm.
However, unofficial sources report that there was a general power outage on board. There is still no official confirmation of the origin of the problem, which caused the Mondego to fail when it was already about 8 km from Funchal, from where it left late and after the chimneys released a lot of smoke, the origin is also not explained.
The Mondego caused riots after thirteen members of the garrison refused to go on a mission on the 11th, claiming damages that put the ship at risk.
The ship was towed for “technical reasons” and will be subject to a “technical inspection by the Directorate of Ships that will sail to Madeira Island for this purpose”, according to a statement from the Madeira Maritime Zone Command. .
The Madeira Maritime Zone stated that it was able to navigate safely and initiated disciplinary proceedings against four sergeants and five Prakas, who had already been replaced. A criminal case of disobedience has also been initiated against them, which is being investigated by the Military Court of Justice.
“The handover of the elements stationed in the Selvagens Islands will be provided by the Setúbal CHP today,” the statement said.
Over the past week, the Mondego has put to sea several times, training new crew and checking the measures taken in case of breakdowns.
Author: Sergio A. Vitorino
Source: CM Jornal
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