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Essex Police Release New Harbour CCTV in Search for Missing Academic Vitoria Barreto

Detectives are seeking harbour workers who were on the water between midnight and 6am on March 4.

Overview

  • Fresh footage from Brightlingsea harbour shows several vessels operating in the early hours of March 4 during routine marine activity.
  • Police say there is still no clear image confirming who unmoored a boat that later drifted across the estuary.
  • Earlier CCTV recorded Ms Barreto walking alone near the waterfront at about 12:16am after climbing a fence close to the pontoon.
  • The drifting vessel’s engine did not appear to be started and it was later found near Bradwell-on-Sea, with a buoyancy aid believed to be missing.
  • Officers have recovered a laptop and a bag linked to Ms Barreto in Brightlingsea, are probing multiple reported sightings, and continue extensive land and coastal searches.