A KC-390 Millennium aircraft of the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) traveled approximately 1,700 kilometers over the South Atlantic in a search and rescue mission related to a fire aboard the cargo ship Espírito Santo Express. The vessel, which was sailing from Singapore to the Port of Santos, had to be evacuated, and its 28 crew members were rescued by a Portuguese merchant ship. During the rescue operation, however, an officer from the rescue vessel fell overboard and went missing.
The military aircraft, registration FAB2860, took off from Galeão International Airport in Rio de Janeiro in the early morning of October 16. The deployment was carried out to respond to the emergency in an are…
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