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Lifeboat recovered 11 distressed migrants
On the morning of Aug 29, 2024, the CROSS Gris-Nez was informed that a migrant boat had set sail and was in difficulty off the coast of Dunkirk and immediately engaged the PSP 'Cormoran', which was sailing in the area, and the state-chartered aircraft "Aicton Air" to locate the boat and check the situation. Once the 'Cormoran' was on site, it noted that the boat was breaking up and that the people on board the boat were requesting assistance. The crew then launched their semi-rigid boat and initially rescued eight people. At the same time, the CROSS deployed the 'SNS 276-Notre-Dame-des-Flandres' from the SMS; statopm Dunkirk as a support. Arriving on site, the lifeboat recovered 11 people and transferred them to the 'Cormoran'. A total of 77 people were quickly taken care of aboard the 'Cormoran'.They were then dropped off at the quay in Calais and taken care of by shore based rescue services and border police.
54 migrants rescued off Dunkirk
In the night of Aug 12, 2023, the CROSS Gris-Nez was informed that a migrant boat seemed to be in difficulty about ten kilometers off Calais. After having been able to locate the boat with the assistance of merchant ships, the CROSS Gris-Nez deployed the 'SNS 276-Notre Dame des Flandres' from Gravelines and the 'SNS 087-Jean Bart II' from Dunkirk to provide assistance. Once in the area, the 'Notre Dame des Flandres' was engaged in another operation, and the 'Jean Bart II' recovered the 54 castaways and dropped them off at the port of Dunkirk.
Lifeboat rescued 43 boat people
On June 13, 2022, CROSS Gris-Nez identified a boat in difficulty in the Strait of Pas-de-Calais. After analyzing the situation, the CROSS deployed the 'Notre Dame des Flandres-SNS 276' of the SNSM station in Gravelines to the boat with 43 people on board. They were rescued and dropped off at Gravelines, where the castaways were taken care of by the border policeand the departmental fire and rescue service .
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