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Trawler engulfed in flames

On May 20, 2025, at around 1.15 a.m. the 'L'En Ma' caught fire at the Quay Baron-Gérard in Port-en-Bessin-Huppain. Significant resources were deployed by the SDIS 14 (Departmental Fire and Rescue Service). 45 firefighters and 11 vehicles were mobilized from the emergency centers of Bayeux, Balleroy, Amfreville, Caen Couvrechef, Troarn, and Le Molay-Littry, including a team specialized in onboard interventions, to extinguish the flames and prevent them from spreading to other vessels. The trawler was completely engulfed in flames when the firefighters arrived ion site. The operation lasted more than six hours, using two hoses, including a foam nozzle. An oil boom was laid out as a precaution. The fire was believed to have started in the galley. After the fire was extinguished, firefighters monitored the situation to prevent the fire from reigniting on the ship. They lifted the fire suppression system at 7:30 a.m. An investigation was launched by the authorities to determine the cause of the blaze. Reports with photos: https://www.ouest-france.fr/faits-divers/incendie/un-chalutier-prend-feu-a-port-en-bessin-49-pompiers-empechent-la-propagation-aux-autres-bateaux-c33e8dd2-3544-11f0-a239-9c8da3da27ee https://actu.fr/normandie/port-en-bessin-huppain_14515/port-en-bessin-le-chalutier-len-ma-totalement-detruit-par-un-incendie_62659682.html https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/societe/port-en-bessin-un-chalutier-victime-d-un-incendie-en-pleine-nuit-6280798

Medevac off Port-en-Bessin

On June 1, 2017, the CROSS Jobourg coordinated a medical evacuation from the "Droopy's" off Port-en-Bessin. At 5:30 a.m., the CROSS was informed by the fishing vessel that one crew member suffered leg injuries following a fall. After consultation with the Maritime Medical Advisory Center and the SAMU of the Maritime Medical Coordination of Le Havre, a medical evacuation was recommended. A Dragon 76 helicopter of the civil security station in Le Havre was mobilized to join the fishing vessel 19 nautical miles from Port-en-Bessin. The injured man was hoisted and taken to the Caen hospital where he was taken care at 7:50 a.m.