Crime rates are low in Portugal. As with many places, care should be taken in tourist areas (Lisbon in particular) where theft from cars (foreign-registered and hire cars are often targeted by thieves) and handbag snatching are common.
Dinghy Theft:
As with anywhere in the world, if you don't secure your dinghy to your boat or lock it and your engine when ashore, you risk getting it stolen. There have been reports from cruiserson the Algarve coast of unsecured dinghy theft from the beach. Remember, lock it or lose it.
ORCA Interactions:
The western Iberian peninsula has become a zone of caution since 2020 for transiting yachts due to orca activity, believed to be play but potentially damaging to yacht rudders. A number of yachts have suk due to rudder damage. Find out more at the Orcas and Yachts page on Noonsite.
Tuna Nets:
If sailing from anywhere west of Faro to anywhere east of Faro, including Cadiz and the Strait of Gibraltar, watch out for tuna nets. They are marked by yellow special marks but are not very brightly lit.
See Security Reports for older incidents.
Maritime Search and Rescue Co-ordination Center Lisbon (MRCC)
https://followmeatsea.marinha.pt/
24 hours a day - 7 days a week
The FollowMe@Sea service enables recreational vessels under 12m which intend to carry out coastal or transatlantic voyages between national and international marinas to be monitored by the MRCC during transit. Daily position reports must be made via VHF, phone, e-mail or through the FollowMe@Sea platform.
See Emergencies.
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