FRENCH WARSHIP P676

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237 migrants rescued alive, four recovered dead

On the morning of Oct 5, 2024, the CROSS Gris-Nez was informed of several departures of migrant boats from the coast of the Strait of Dover. The 'Abeille Normandie' was deployed to monitor one of the boats. Among its occupants, 15 were recovered, including an unconscious child. The latter was declared dead by the doctor of the team of the mobile emergency and maritime resuscitation service and airlifted aboard the 'Abeille Normandie' by the French Navy's Dauphin helicopter based in Le Touquet. An investigation has been opened by the Boulogne-sur-Mer prosecutor's office. A second person, injured, was airlifted to the Boulogne-sur-Mer hospital. The Calais maritime and port security platoon (PSMP) detected another boat leaving Calais. On site to monitor the boat was the PSP 'Flamant' under the coordination of the CROSS Gris-Nez. The patrol boat then recovered 71 people, three of whom were unconscious. They were declared dead by the doctors of the maritime medical coordination (SCMM). An investigation has been opened by the Boulogne-sur-Mer (prosecutor's office. The 12 people who had remained on board the boat initially refused to be rescued before being recovered by the 'Minck', which previously had rescued 16 people from another boat off the coast of Calais. The 'Ridens' rescued 54 people from a boat off the coast of Dunkirk. The lifeboat "Jean-Bart II" SNS 087 of the Dunkirk SNSM rescued 60 people from a boat. On the afternoon, a migrant boat sank. The 26 people on board were rescued by rescuers from the British Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI). As of October 5, 237 people were rescued alive, while four died. The resources deployed in the operations were - the public service patrol boat (PSP) 'Flamant', - the BSAM 'Garonne'; - the RIAS 'Abeille Normandie'; chartered by the French Navy; - the state-chartered vessel 'Minck', - the state-chartered vessel 'Ridens', - the maritime affairs patrol boat (PAM) Thémis - the VCSM 'Aber Ildut', - the SNS 087 "Jean Bart II" of the SNSM of Dunkirk; - the SNS 276 "Notre-Dame des Flandres" of the SNSM of Gravelines; - the SNS 6295 "Jacques Lebrun" of the SNSM of Boulogne-sur-Mer; - the departmental fire and rescue operational center (CODIS) 62 - the Dauphin helicopter of the French Navy based in Le Touquet - the P-68 "Action Air Environnement" aircraft The surveillance operations were still in progress.

23 migrants rescued from boat off Malo-les-Bains

On the early morning of Sep 22, 2024, the CROSS Gris-Nez was informed by the Dunkirk semaphore about a migrant boat off the beach of Malo-les-Bains and deployed the PSP 'Flamant' to locate and monitor the boat, with the help of the SPYNEL infrared cameras installed at the CROSS Gris-Nez. After several hours of navigation, some people on board requested assistance from the 'Flamant' which then recovered 23 people on board, The other occupants wishing to continue the voyage. Given the risks of falling overboard or injury incurred by the people in the event of a forced intervention, the decision was made to let them continue on their way. The people assisted were dropped off at the quay at the port of Calais.