On the foremidday of Sep 3, a migrant boat was reported in difficulty off Cap Gris Nez. The 'Minck', which present in the area for surveillance, quickly provided emergency assistance to the boat, which was less than seven meters long, and on which nearly 70 people, mostly of Eritrean origin, crammed together, of whom barely eight were wearing a life jacket. The crew intervened as soon as it broke apart. The CROSS Gris Nez deployed several other resources to strengthen the SAR system: - The Dauphin helicopter of the French Navy based in Le Touquet (62); - The Dragon 76 helicopter of the civil security; - Two fishing vessels; - The patrol boat 'Jacques Oudart Fourmentin'; - A customs helicopter and plane for the relocation of the shipwrecked; - A rescue boat of the 'Abeille Normandie'; - The patrol boat PSP 'Cormoran'; - The semi-rigid 'SNS 6295-Président Jacques Lebrun' of the SNSM station Boulogne-sur-Mer; - The lifeboat 'SNS 077-Notre Dame de Risban' of the SNSM station Calais; - Medical teams (SMUR and SDIS) on board the resources deployed. More than 50 castaways were taken care of. Several of them required emergency medical care. An advanced medical post (PMA) has been set up in Boulogne-sur-Mer to care for the victims. 65 boat people were recovered, 12 of them were confirmed deceased,, including 10 women and two men. Half of the victims were minors. Reports with photos: https://www.stern.de/panorama/weltgeschehen/aermelkanal--zwoelf-tote-bei-bootsunglueck-vor-der-kueste-nordfrankreichs-35033958.html https://edition.cnn.com/2024/09/03/europe/english-channel-migrant-boat-deaths-intl/index.html https://www.la-croix.com/france/migrants-nombreux-morts-apres-un-naufrage-dans-la-manche-20240903 https://www.koha.net/fr/bote/430520/te-pakten-10-te-vdekur-nga-fundosja-e-nje-anijeje-ne-kanalin-anglez
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SALVAMAR SPICA
On Spe 3 at 11.18 a.m, the 'Salvamar Spica' rescued 19 Moroccan migrants, among them 14 men, two women and three minors, from a precarious boat that had been located by the LPG tanker 'Syn Tabit' (IMO: 9346902), en route from Santa Cruz de Tenerife to Tarragona, about 19 nautical miles southeast of Carboneras. The castawayys were taken aboard the SAR boat and disembarked in the port of Almería. The response was coordinated by the Almería Maritime Rescue Center of Salvamento Marítimo.
WORLDCHAMPION JET
On the morning of Sep 3, the Port Authority of Naxos was informed about the injury of a 40-year-old local crew member of the 'Woldchapion Jet', while the ship was sailing from the port of Mykonos to the port of Naxos. The sailor was injured at the left leg, after falling from a low height on an internal staircase of the ship. When the ferry berthed in the port of Naxos, the injured was transferred to the General Hospital-Health Center of Naxos, for medical examinations. A preliminary investigation was being carried out by the Port Authority of Naxos, while the ship sailed for the ports of Ios and Thira in accordance with the provisions of art. 89 of the C.D.N.D. (Composition number incomplete).
SALVAMAR ANTARES
The CNCS was notified by the charter boat 'Laya' with six passengers and two crew members on board, that it had been in collision with the pleasure boat 'Galup' on Sep 3 south of Menorca. The small boat had sunk. The fisherman was picked up another boat from the water and taken to shore in good condition. The CCS Palma of Salvamento Marìtimo mobilised the 'Salvamar Antares', which towed the 'Laya' to the Mahón dry dock. The Maritime Captaincy and the Guardia Civil were informed. Report with photo: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1830963633133695103
LAYA
The CNCS was notified by the 'Laya' with six passengers and two crew members on board, that it had been in collision with the pleasure boat 'Galup' on Sep 3, 2024, south of Menorca. The small boat had sunk. The fisherman was picked up another boat from the water and taken to shore in good condition. The CCS Palma of Salvamento Marìtimo mobilised the 'Salvamar Antares', which towed the Princes-65-yacht 'Laya' to the Mahón dry dock. The Maritime Captaincy and the Guardia Civil were informed. Report with photo: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1830963633133695103