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83 migrants rescued, eight died

On the night of Sep 14 shortly before midnight, the departure of a migrant boat was reported in the Ambleteuse sector. The CROSS Gris-Nez deployed the 'Minck' to monitor the boat, which was heading towards the beach at Ambleteuse. It could not offer any assistance from the sea before the boat reached the beach. The CROSS Gris-Nez was informed about in an emergency situation, unconscious, on the beach. The CROSS then engaged a Dauphin helicopter of the French Navy and the 'Minck' in particular to search for possible shipwrecked people at sea. The CROSS informed at the same time the departmental fire and rescue operational center (CODIS) 62 and the gendarmerie operations and intelligence center (CORG) to provide assistance to the shipwrecked on the beach. The emergency services took charge of 53 migrants and, despite the emergency care provided, unfortunately confirmed the death of eight of them. No shipwrecked person was discovered during the searches at sea. An investigation was opened by the Boulogne-sur-mer prosecutor's office. In addition: - 66 people were rescued by the 'Abeille NormandieÄ off Le Portel, 17 people were rescued by the 'Ridens' off Dunkirk, In total, over 24 hours since midnight on Sep 15, 83 shipwrecked people have been rescued at sea, by State resources deployed in this maritime zone.

12 dead and 53 rescued from troubled migrant boat

On the foremidday of Sep 3, a migrant boat was reported in difficulty off Cap Gris Nez. The 'Minck', which present in the area for surveillance, quickly provided emergency assistance to the boat, which was less than seven meters long, and on which nearly 70 people, mostly of Eritrean origin, crammed together, of whom barely eight were wearing a life jacket. The crew intervened as soon as it broke apart. The CROSS Gris Nez deployed several other resources to strengthen the SAR system: - The Dauphin helicopter of the French Navy based in Le Touquet (62); - The Dragon 76 helicopter of the civil security; - Two fishing vessels; - The patrol boat 'Jacques Oudart Fourmentin'; - A customs helicopter and plane for the relocation of the shipwrecked; - A rescue boat of the 'Abeille Normandie'; - The patrol boat PSP 'Cormoran'; - The semi-rigid 'SNS 6295-Président Jacques Lebrun' of the SNSM station Boulogne-sur-Mer; - The lifeboat 'SNS 077-Notre Dame de Risban' of the SNSM station Calais; - Medical teams (SMUR and SDIS) on board the resources deployed. More than 50 castaways were taken care of. Several of them required emergency medical care. An advanced medical post (PMA) has been set up in Boulogne-sur-Mer to care for the victims. 65 boat people were recovered, 12 of them were confirmed deceased,, including 10 women and two men. Half of the victims were minors. Reports with photos: https://www.stern.de/panorama/weltgeschehen/aermelkanal--zwoelf-tote-bei-bootsunglueck-vor-der-kueste-nordfrankreichs-35033958.html https://edition.cnn.com/2024/09/03/europe/english-channel-migrant-boat-deaths-intl/index.html https://www.la-croix.com/france/migrants-nombreux-morts-apres-un-naufrage-dans-la-manche-20240903 https://www.koha.net/fr/bote/430520/te-pakten-10-te-vdekur-nga-fundosja-e-nje-anijeje-ne-kanalin-anglez

50 migrants rescued off Malo-les-Bains

On the morning of Aug 13, the CROSS Gris-Nez was informed that a migrant boat had set sail and was in difficulty off the coast of Malo-les-Bains. The 'Minck' was deployed to locate the boat and check the situation in the area. Once the 'Minck' was on site, the people on board the boat requested assistance. The crew then launched their semi-rigid boat and recovered the 50 people on board. The boat people were then dropped off at the quay in Dunkirk and taken care of by land rescue services and border police.