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Trawler suffered water ingress off Pointe de Barfleur

The 'Manael' suffered water ingress off the Pointe de Barfleur (Manche). on the evening of July 17, 2025, and requested assistance at around 7:00 p.m. from the CROSS Jobourg. The vessel, with two crew members on board, had left its home port of Grandcamp-Maisy (Calvados) during the day and was fishing 19 nautical miles east of the Pointe de Barfleur, when a leak in its engine cooling system occurred, forcing it to stop the engine. The CROSS deployed the lifeboat 'Amiral de Tourville' from the local SNSM station, The station's mechanic, who was on board, was transferred to the trawler with some boatmen and he managed to carry out a makeshift repair. The crew of the trawler was able to restart the engine."For safety reasons, the SNSM left the rescuers on board before escorting the 'Manael' to the port of Grandcamp-Maisy where it was able to dock safely on July 18 at around 1:30 a.m. Report with photo: https://www.lamanchelibre.fr/actualite-1181834-cotentin-le-chalutier-manael-en-panne-moteur-au-large-de-barfleur