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69 migrants rescued in Strait of Pas de Calais
On the morning of June 7, 2024, a migrant boat was in difficulty off the coast of Gravelines and was reported to the CROSS Gris-Nez. The 'VCSM Oyapock' had indicated that the migrant boat was in difficulty, off the coast of Gravelines. Once nearby, 14 people requested assistance. The 'VCSM Oyapock' of the gendarmerie rescued them before the boat resumed its journey with 55 people still on board. The other people on board the migrant boat refused the assistance offered. The 'VCSM Oyapock' then headed towards Dunkirk to drop off the 14 shipwrecked people. At the same time, the CROSS Gris Nez engaged the 'Abeille Normandie' to monitor the evolution of the situation on board the boat still underway. At the end of the day, the 55 people asked to be rescued while they were in the middle of the traffic separation system in Pas de Calais. The tug rescued the 55 people and dropped them off at the dock at the port of Boulogne at the start of the night.
Emergency tug engaged in rescue operation in Strait of Pas-de-Calais
On the norning of June 6, a small boat with 80 to 90 people on board was shipwrecked near the Colbart shoal, in the British sector, in the Strait of Pas-de-Calais. The MRCC Dover quickly mobilized the British resources present in the area and the CROSS Gris Nez engaged the 'Abeille Normandie' as reinforcement as well as the EMSA drone currently based at Gris Nez. The castaways were recovered by British means and returned to Britain. The 'Abeille Normandie wa kept in the area as a precaution to check that there was no one in the water. At this stage, no unresponsive people were detected.
62 boat people rescued from two boats
the night of Jnne 3, 2024, two migrant boats were reported in difficulty off the coast of Calais. In the middle of the night, the CROSS Gris-Nez was notified that a migrant boat had sauled from the Blériot beach. The CROSS diverted an air craft for on-site reconnaissance. At the same time, the lifeboat 'Notre Dame du Risban-SNS 077' was launched from Calais and the mine hunter 'Thétis' also headed to the positon. The lifeboat crew indicated that 18 people requested assistance. They were taken on board and then dropped off at the port of Calais. The 'Thétis' was monitoring the situation on board the migrant boat. An hour later, the 36 other people still on board also requested assistance, as their engine had broken down again. They were rescued by the vessel, which headed towards Calais to drop them off at the dock. While en route, the 'Thétis' reported to the CROSS that a second boat seemed to be in difficulty off the coast of Calais. The CROSS re-engaged the 'Thétis' and deployed the 'Abeille Normandie' to come and take over. At dawn, the emergency tug arrived near this second boat and rescued eight people. The other people on board refused the assistance offered. The choice was made to let them continue on their way. The Abeille Normandie headed to the port of Boulogne, where the eight castaways were dropped off. Report with photo: https://www.premar-manche.gouv.fr/communiques-presse/operation-d-assistance-et-de-sauvetage-de-62-personnes-au-large-de-calais-62
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