On the night of Sep 13, the CROSS Gris-Nez was informed that a migrant boat located in the Portel sector required assistance. The CROSS deployed the 'Jacques Oudart Fourmentin' as well as the gendarmerie patrol boat 'Maroni and a Dauphin helicopter of the French Navy. The boat was in poor condition and that the migrants were asking to be picked up. The lifeboat 'Président Jacques Lebrun-SNS 6295' from Boulogne-sur-mer also arrived in the area, followed by the fishing vessel 'Corentin Lucas'. 55 people were rescued. In addition to this operation, a further 61 people were rescued by the 'Maroni' off the coast of La Becque d’Hardelot, 48 people by the 'Ridens' near the old Walde lighthouse, while 25 other migrants remained on board the boat and continued their journey. They were finally recovered by the 'BF Voluntteer' in the English zone. The 'Jacques Oudart Fourmentin ' rescued 36 people at the end of the day. In total, 200 shipwrecked people were rescued and brought back to land, by the State resources deployed in this maritime zone. 18 attempts at boat departures were monitored by the CROSS Gris Nez, over the course of the day.
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PAXOS EXPRESS
On the afternoon of Sep 12, 2024, the Port Authority of Paxos was informed that a Greek flagged sailing vessel with ten passengers on board had to anchor due to battery damage west of Paxos. The 'Paxos Express' and the 'Archangelos' along with a patrol boat of the Coast Guard were sent to assist. Eignt people were transferred onto the ferry. They were transported to the port of Lakka Paxos, all in good health. Afterwards, the sailing vessel was escorted o the port of Lakka Paxos with the assistance of the 'Archangel'.The Paxos Port Station of the Central Port Authority of Corfu banned the ship from from sailing, until a certificate of seaworthiness from a recognized organization was presented.
FOURMENTIN
On the night of Sep 13, the CROSS Gris-Nez was informed that a migrant boat located in the Portel sector required assistance. The CROSS deployed the 'Jacques Oudart Fourmentin' as well as the gendarmerie patrol boat 'Maroni and a Dauphin helicopter of the French Navy. The boat was in poor condition and that the migrants were asking to be picked up. The lifeboat 'Président Jacques Lebrun-SNS 6295' from Boulogne-sur-mer also arrived in the area, followed by the fishing vessel 'Corentin Lucas'. 55 people were rescued. In addition to this operation, a further 61 people were rescued by the 'Maroni' off the coast of La Becque d’Hardelot, 48 people by the 'Ridens' near the old Walde lighthouse, while 25 other migrants remained on board the boat and continued their journey. They were finally recovered by the 'BF Voluntteer' in the English zone. The 'Jacques Oudart Fourmentin ' rescued 36 people at the end of the day. In total, 200 shipwrecked people were rescued and brought back to land, by the State resources deployed in this maritime zone. 18 attempts at boat departures were monitored by the CROSS Gris Nez, over the course of the day.
VENUS I
On the afternoon of Sep 14, the Port Authority of Aegina was informed by the Master of the 'Venus 1', that a loud noise was detected in the port side bow area of the ship, while it was sailing from the port of Agistrio to the port of Aegina. The ship sailed safely to the port of Aegina. The Port Authority of Aegina initially prohibited the sailing of the hydrofoil, until the damage was repaired and a certificate of class maintenance was presented by the classifier monitoring it, and then it was granted a license to carry out a single voyage,without cargo and passengers, for the repair base in Perama. The 41 passengers bound for Piraeus were forwarded by the owner company.
RUI FU SHENG
On Sep 11, 2024, at 7.15 p.m. an Indian crew member fell over board from the 'Rui Fu Sheng', which was anchored off the coast of the Şarköy district. The captain reported to the Coast Guard Command and Tekirdağ Regional Port Authority that Ganesh Govind was missing. He was last seen at 10:40 a.m. SAR operations were initiated by, the Şarköy Coast Guard Station Command and continued on Sep 12.