SAR 0163/26

MV ESPIRITO SANTO EXPRESS on fire, abandoned and adrift near Elevacao do Rio Grande

No longer in forceReceived 21 Oct 2026, 11:42 UTCArchived 23 Oct 2026, 12:03 UTC

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VICINITY OF ELEVACAO DO RIO GRANDE CHART 30 (INT 201) MV ESPIRITO SANTO EXPRESS SET ON FIRE, ABANDONED AND ADRIFT LAST POSITION IN 30-10.66S 027-43.76W AT 20 OCT 26 NAVIGATORS IN THE AREA ARE REQUESTED TO SEE, SIGHT, ASSIST, INFORM AND MAINTAIN A DISTANCE OF MORE THAN 10 NAUTICAL MILES

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Cancelled by SAR 0165/26 (archived)

The cargo vessel MV ESPIRITO SANTO EXPRESS was set on fire, abandoned and is reported adrift in the vicinity of Elevacao do Rio Grande. Last reported position 30-10.66S 027-43.76W on 20 Oct 26. Mariners in the area are requested to sight, assist, inform and maintain a distance of more than 10 nautical miles.

See, sight, assist, inform and maintain a distance of more than 10 nautical miles.

Type: Search and rescue · severity critical
Feed: Search and rescueAll warnings of this kind on the map, or as an API feed.
Location: Vicinity of Elevacao do Rio Grande
Hazards: vessel on fire, abandoned vessel, drifting/adrift vessel
Keep clear: 10 NMMAINTAIN A DISTANCE OF MORE THAN 10 NAUTICAL MILES
Charts: CHART 30 (INT 201)

Vessels involved

MV ESPIRITO SANTO EXPRESS · casualty

Worked out automatically from the warning text on 21 Oct 2026, 11:47 UTC. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.

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