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Medevac off Berck

On Jan 30, 2020 at 9:39 p.m. the CROSS Gris-Nez was alerted by the 'La Frégate III' that a member of the crew has fallen and was injured 23 miles off Berck. After a medical consultation with the SAMU in Le Havre, an immediate medical evacuation was decided. The CROSS deployed a Dauphin helicopter of the French Navy base in Le Touquet with a medical team from Boulogne-sur-Mer on board to carry out the evacuation. At 10.59 p.m., the medical team was dropped off on board of the trawler where they carried out an initial medical check-up confirming the evacuation. The victim was hoisted aboard the helicopter at 11.31 p.m. and dropped off at the Boulogne-sur-Mer hoverport at 11.38 p.m., then taken in charge by the SMUR and taken to Boulogne hospital. French report with photo: https://www.premar-manche.gouv.fr/communiques-presse/evacuation-medicale-au-large-de-berck

Medevac off Boulogne-sur-Mer

On Mar 9, 2017, at 5 p.m. the CROSS Gris-Nez coordinated a rescue operation 25 nautical miles south-west of Boulogne-sur-Mer. The "La Frégate III" had informed the CROSS that one of its crew members, aged 19, had fallend down six meters into a refrigerated hold. Immediately, the CROSS conducts a conference with the vessel and the Maritime Medical Advisory Center (MCCC), which advised a medical evacuation by helicopter, and then with the Marine Medical Coordination Unit (SAMU) which mobilized a medical team of the SMUR in Boulogne-sur-Mer. A Dauphin helicopter of the French Navy, stationed at Le Touquet took off with the medical team on board. It was hoisted on board the trawler and quickly took care of the victim. He was hoisted aboard and taken to Le Touquet because of the difficult weather conditions, where he arrived at 8 p.m. for the further transfer to the hospital of Boulogne-sur-Mer.