The Maritime Police seized a high-speed vessel that was stranded on the beach of Carvalhal, in the municipality of Grândola.
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12/11/2026
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A Setúbal Maritime Police seized, this Thursday, November 12, a High Speed Boat (EAV) that was bold on the beach of Carvalhal, in the municipality of Grândola.
In a statement made available on the official website of the National Maritime Authority (AMN), it is explained that “following an alert received yesterday, November 11th, at 2:30 p.m., elements of the Port Captaincy and Local Command of the Setúbal Maritime Police” were immediately activated and, “on arrival at the site, the elements of the Maritime Police found the presence of the VAS, equipped with four engines, thrown into the beach’s sand”.
The Central Criminal Investigation Unit (UCIC) of the Maritime Police was then activated, which carried out “the on-the-spot inspection and its efforts to collect and preserve traces of interest in the investigation”.
The vessel was seized, but the removal work of the sand was “difficultized by the adverse conditions of the state of the sea and completed in the afternoon today”, it can be read in the note.
The operation “counted with the collaboration of the Municipality of Grândola and the Board of Freguesia of Carvalhal, through the availability of logistical support means”.
The facts were communicated to the competent judicial authority, continuing the investigation to establish the provenance and possible connection to drug trafficking activities.
It is recalled that already on Wednesday another high-speed vessel (EAV) had also been seized by the Maritime Police. This time, she was stranded on the shore of the Formosa ria, in the municipality of Tavira.