Azores Situation Report Wednesday 9th April 2025
Atlânticoline cancels sea trips between Corvo and Flores on Tuesday
The passenger and vehicle maritime transport company in the Azores cancelled yesterday’s sea trips between the islands of Corvo and Flores, due to adverse weather conditions for navigation, with the trips being resumed today.
Atlânticoline reported, in a statement published on its website, that it had cancelled the Linha Rosa trips scheduled for Tuesday between the islands of Corvo and Flores, in the Western Azorean group, “due to adverse weather conditions for navigation, namely the intensity of the wind and strong waves”.
Travel between the two islands will resume on today at the same time, he said.
The company “thanked passengers for their understanding” and regrets any inconvenience that the cancellation may cause.
The Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) has extended the yellow warning due to rough seas for the islands of the Western group of the Azores until yesterday.
The islands of Flores and Corvo are under a yellow warning, due to rough seas (waves from the southwest, changing to the northwest), until 08:00 local time (another hour in Lisbon) yesterday.
On the islands of the Central Group (Terceira, Graciosa, São Jorge, Pico and Faial) the yellow warning, also due to rough seas (waves from the southwest, passing to the west), is in force until 23:00 local time today.
Support for displaced patients with 1,009 users since September
The Displaced Patient Support Service (SADD) in Lisbon received 1,009 users between September 2024 and March 2025.
From 80 users received in September, the number of users, in March 2025, reached 185, with a total of 1,009 patients and 2,030 companions already welcomed in the protocol accommodation (Rua dos Anjos), which can receive 12 people in six rooms, including patients and companions, simultaneously, with cots for babies and children.
The regional secretary for Health, Mónica Seidi, quoted in the note, admits that “the fact that the accommodation is consistently full proves that it is a practical solution and that it serves users well” and the numbers “reflect that the investment made in these facilities was necessary and is being very well used”.
SADD provides not only accommodation but also a transport service between the hospital, the airport and residences.
Terra Nostra Park thermal pool reopens to the public
The thermal tank at Parque Terra Nostra reopens on Monday, April 7, after works on the surrounding area, water recirculation and coverings, with a view to improving the experience for visitors.
The renovation of the space was carried out considering the historical importance of the park, its natural beauty, the environment and its tourist interest.
In a statement sent to newsrooms, the Bensaude group, owner of Parque Terra Nostra, states that this reopening “marks a new phase, in which tradition is combined with modernization, in harmony with the high standards of natural preservation of Parque Terra Nostra”.
The interior of the tank has been refurbished with a new coating to optimise user comfort and well-being. In addition, four new water inlet spouts have been added to the two already existing ones.
The modernization of the tank also included the implementation of a maintenance system through forced recirculation of the entire volume of thermal water, to “promote more efficient and sustainable management, without altering the idiosyncrasy of the waters”, the statement states.
Tickets for access to the thermal tank will once again be available at the park entrance and online from Monday, April 7th.