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Trawler disabled off Ouistreham

The Ouistreham SNSM boatwas mobilized to assist the 'L'Alliance' on Jan 14, 2025, after 10 a.m., which had been disabled by a blocked propeller 42 nautical miles north of Ouistreham. It took the SNSM boat two hours to reach the area. Once on site, the rescuers carried out five hours of maneuvers. The SNSM divers were in the water for 1 hour 20 minutes, but found themselves unable to free the propeller. The decision was made to take the trawler in tow and head to Port-en-Bessin, which took nine hours. it was impossible to reach the port before it closedOn Jan 15 at 2 a.m. when the trawler anchored while waiting for the next opening of the port gates and thus to be returned by another trawler and the SNSM team of Port-en-Bessin. The Ouistreham crew returned at 3:30 a.m, after 17 hours of intervention. During the assistance, one crew member was injured in the eye and consequently went to the emergency room in the hours following the intervention. Report with photo: https://www.tendanceouest.com/actualite-425495-ouistreham-17-heures-d-intervention-pour-la-snsm-pour-secourir-un-chalutier