Overview
- Essex Police have extended ground searches to Bradwell-on-Sea after a vessel taken from Brightlingsea was found drifting there on March 4.
- CCTV appears to show a person believed to be Vitória Figueiredo Barreto climbing into a Brightlingsea boatyard shortly after midnight on March 4.
- Investigators highlight a 20‑minute gap between 12:16am and 12:36am when the boat was unmoored and Vitória is not seen on available footage.
- A white tote bag matching her description was found on March 9 near Copperas Road and relatives later located additional personal items nearby.
- Police say an orange horseshoe‑shaped buoyancy aid is missing from the boat and are urging residents with coastal CCTV and local boat owners to review footage and check vessels.