Por Onde Anda? MPSV Lagunero

Built for high-complexity campaigns and multipurpose support, the high-spec Mexican asset faces its most turbulent period yet, far from the offshore fields she was expected to serve and under judicial custody in Guanabara Bay.

The Vessel

The MPSV Lagunero (IMO 9761736) was delivered in 2018 as one of the modern centerpieces of the Mexican offshore support market. Designed as a high-spec Multipurpose Support Vessel, the 85-meter asset combines offshore support capability with accommodation for up to 197 personnel.

Powered by a diesel-electric propulsion system and equipped with DP2, a 100-ton main crane and accommodation for up to 197 personnel, the vessel was designed for complex offshore campaigns, including floatel operations.

The route to Brazil and the labor crisis

Flying the Mexican flag and managed by the Marinsa group, the vessel crossed the Atlantic intending to support Petrobras’ offshore operations as a floatel. However, the expected campaign never materialized, and the vessel soon became the centre of one of Brazil’s most significant labour and judicial disputes involving an offshore support vessel.

In April 2026, an inspection carried out by Brazil’s Labor Inspection Secretariat revealed that the crew, mostly composed of Mexican nationals, was facing a critical situation of abandonment. The crew had gone more than 90 days without receiving salaries while operating under severe shortages of fuel, food and other essential onboard supplies.

The institutional response was swift. The Regional Labor Prosecutor’s Office of Rio de Janeiro (MPT-RJ) filed an urgent Public Civil Action against Marinsa de México, its Brazilian subsidiary, local partner entities and the international P&I insurer British Marine.

In May 2026, the 23rd Labor Court of Rio de Janeiro issued an injunction ordering the payment of approximately BRL 3.07 million in outstanding wages, alongside the immediate supply of fuel and provisions and the assisted repatriation of the affected crew members.

Today, Lagunero remains moored at Renave Shipyard in Niterói (RJ), where she continues under judicial arrest. Public AIS records continue to place the vessel at the shipyard, with no indication that she has returned to commercial service.

Next thursday, another vessel. Another story. Another chapter of Por Onde Anda?