Visit of the Delegation of the Angolan Navy

On November 21, 2018, and at the VI Formal Meeting between the Portuguese Navy and the Angolan Navy (MGA), the Hydrographic Institute (IH) received an official visit from the Angolan delegation headed by - Admiral Sebastião Pedro do Nascimento, who was accompanied by the captain of the frigate Lopes Augusto and the captain of the frigate Simão Capolo.

Also present, during this visit, was a delegation of the General Staff of the Armada, represented by Comodoro Soares Ribeiro.

The visit began with an exhibition of the institutional film and a presentation on the activities of the IH, later going through the technical and scientific areas of the Technical Direction, the Naval Meteorological and Oceanographic Center, and the School of Hydrography and Oceanography. At the end of the visit, Rear Admiral Sebastião Pedro do Nascimento signed the Book of Honor, where he expressed the following: ... the Angolan delegation was impressed by the scientific work developed by this institute ... this visit opens a new cycle in the continuation of the formation of MGA officials.

The visit provided a greater knowledge of the MGA about the activity and capacities of the Hydrographic Institute, and also emphasized the special interest shown by the Angolan delegation in the deepening of the cooperation through the formation of its elements in the School of Hydrography and Oceanography.