Naviera Armas
| Industry | Shipping |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1944 |
| Headquarters | Canary Islands |
Area served | Canary Islands |
| Products | Ferry transport |
| Website | http://www.naviera-armas.com/ |
Naviera Armas Ferries is a company in Spain, founded in the 1940s, which operates at least 10 ferries. The company operates mainly in the Canaries, although services are available to the island of Madeira, further north.
The Current Fleet
The current fleet operating for Naviera Armas are as follows:
- Volcán de Tauce
- Volcán de Tijarafe
- Volcán de Tamadaba
- Volcán de Taburiente
- Volcán de Timanfaya
- Volcán de Tamasite
- Volcán de Tindaya
- Volcán de Tejeda
- Volcán de Tacande
- Volcán de Tenagua
- Volcán de Tauro
- Volcán de Tahiche
Photo Gallery
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Ferry en-route to La Gomera
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Ferry at Los Cristianos
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Ferry leaving Los Cristianos
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Ferry leaving Los Cristianos
Incidents & Accidents
Following a calm night at sea an unspecified Naviera Armas ferry, which sails weekly between Portimão, Funchal (Madeira) and the Canary Islands, spent four hours at sea, at the mouth of the Arade River, between Portimão and Ferragudo, before being able to enter the river and dock safely.
Weather conditions were deemed too perilous for the ferry to dock immediately on arrival, and, even after the four-hour wait, it required the help of tug boats and a Navy escort.
Passengers said that, whilst their safety was never jeopardised, the 156-metre boat was “heaving to and fro” on the high swells. They were initially told there would be “an hour, to an hour and a half’s wait”, for sea, wind and tidal conditions to improve.
The Naviera Armas ferry eventually docked at Portimão at 13h00, four hours behind schedule, and left close to 17h00 later that afternoon.
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