From South Africa to Timor: the most remarkable missions of the ship NRP Afonso de Albuquerque
During a training voyage in 1941, the cadets of the NRP Afonso de Albuquerque helped save lives after a ship was sunk by German submarines off South Africa and witnessed the horror of the Japanese invasion of Timor.
Portuguese Navy carried out 511 rescue operations and rescued 589 people in 2025
According to the Portuguese Navy, the Lisbon Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Centre coordinated 318 search and rescue operations, in which 433 people were rescued.
