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68 migrants rescued in two missions

On July 20, several migrant boats in difficulty were reported to the CROSS Gris-Nez. During the night, the semaphore of Boulogne-sur-Mer signalled the departure of a boat from the port with many people on board. The CROSS Gris-Nez deploed the 'Abeille-Normandie' to check the situation in the area. On scene, the crew launched their light intervention equipment which rescued two people on board who requested assistance. The 'Abeille-Normandie' resumed its surveillance mission and indicated that other people still on board the boat were not requesting assistance. The two rescued were dropped off at the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer and taken care of by the land emergency services and the border police. In the middle of the night, another boat departure was reported off the coast of Dunkirk. The CROSS Gris-nez initially deployed the 'Oyapock' to relocate the boat. The CROSS then engaged the rescue ship 'Ridens' to take over from the 'Oyapock' early in the morning. Once in the area, the 'Ridens' picked up 66 people requesting assistance on board. Several people still on board the boat refused the assistance offered by French means.

60 migrants rescued from broken down boat

On the night of June 9, the departure of a migrant boat with around 60 people on board was reported to the CROSS Gris-Nez, at Petit Fort Philippe beach, off the coast of Dunkirk. The CROSS deployed the “Ridens” to check the situation on site. Once near the boat, which was heading towards Great Britain, the "Ridens" indicated that maritime traffic was affected in this navigation sector. In conjunction with the CROSS navigation service, commercial vessels in the area were informed of the presence of the boat and asked to change their route to avoid a collision. In the middle of the morning, the boat lost its propulsion and began to drift while it was in the middle of the traffic separation system, close to the maritime sector under British responsibility. Initially, the occupants refused to be assisted by French rescue means and continued their drift towards the French coast. After some time, a first group of around ten people asked to be rescued by the 'Ridens'. Then different groups of around ten individuals each time also ask to be rescued. An hour later, around 12:00 p.m., all occupants of the migrant boat agreed to be picked up by the 'Ridens'. At the start of the afternoon, the 'Ridens' dropped off the 60 castaways in Calais where they were taken care of at the dock by the emergency services.

Ridens rescued 74 migrants

On June 6, 2024, two migrant boats in difficulty in the Strait of Pas de Calais were reported to CROSS Gris Nez. At the end of the night, a migrant boat set sail in the Calais sector The CROSS deployed the “Ridens” to relocate it and check the situation on site. Once in the area, the "Ridens" noticed that the boat was adrift and heavily loaded with 74 people on board. Initially, 18 people requested assistance and were taken care of on board the 'Ridens'. Some time later, the precarious boat still failed to get underway, and the 56 remaining castaways were also rescued by the 'Ridens'. The castaways were dropped off at the dock in the port of Dunkirk. Early on the morning, another migrant boat shipwrecked in the middle of the Pas de Calais Strait, in the British sector. The MRCC of Dover called on several British resources which collected more than 80 shipwrecked people before depositing them at the dock in Dover. The CROSS Gris Nez engages in parallel the 'Abeille Normandie' and the EMSA drone based at the CROSS as reinforcement. After several hours on site, no drifting bodies were observed in this area.