In the port of Horta, the President of the Republic boarded the oceanographic ship of the Portuguese Navy "Almirante Gago Coutinho", where a presentation was made on the activities of the Hydrographical Institute and the studies relating to the Extension of the Continental Shelf. At the same time the President was shown the ship’s operational systems and scientific equipment.

The programme of this campaign of the Route to Science, dedicated to the Sciences and Technologies of the Sea terminated with lunch on board the oceanographic ship "D. Carlos I", also docked in Horta, which was attended by researchers linked to Sciences of the Sea and officials of the Portuguese Navy.