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110 boat people rescued in various operations, two died
On Sep 27, 2025, the CROSS Gris-Nez was alerted to the departure of several boats carrying migrants from various points along the coasts of Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Seine-Maritime. The FS 'Laplace', the FS Flamant, the 'Minck' and 'Ridens', the 'Abeille Liberté', the 'Jacques Oudart Fourmentin', the 'SNS 7-034-Notre-Dame des Sables' from the Berck SNSM station and the 'SNS 067-Mona Rigolet' from the Dieppe SNSM station, the VCSM 'Maroni' the 'Ouranos', 'ESMP 03' and 04 semi-rigid boats of the French National Gendarmerie as well as an S100 drone of the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) were mobilized. At around 3:00 a.m., an aircraft of the Border Police reported to the CROSS the departure of a boat with66 people on board from the Hardelot Beach. The 'Jacques Oudart Fourmenti' was deployed to monitor the boat and, if necessary, rescue the occupants. At around 4:00 a.m., as the patrol boat arrived on the scene and launched its RIB, the boat stopped approximately 150 meters from the shore. It appeared to be having difficulty continuing its crossing. The people in the boat decided to reach the beach on their own and were rescued by the firefighters. Two women were reported in cardiorespiratory arrest and immediately treated by the firefighters. Five people, including a child, were identified as having minor injuries. The two people in cardiorespiratory arrest died, despite the efforts of emergency services to resuscitate them. At around 6:00 a.m., a gendarmerie land patrol reported to the CROSS the departure of a migrant boat in the Ault-Onival area. The Ault signal station managed to relocate the boat. The 'SNS 7-034-Notre-Dame des Sables' was initially engaged by the CROSS, before being relieved by the patrol boat. At 10:20 a.m., the boat stopped due to an engine failure. The patrol boat offered assistance to the boat's occupants, who only agreed to abandon their crossing plans at 4:30 p.m. All occupants was taken into care and disembarked at the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer on the evening. At around 7:00 a.m., the CROSS was notified of the departure of a boat with 16 people on board from the beach at Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer. The 'SNS 067-Mona Rigolet' and the customs patrol boat were deployed to assist them. Following several engine failures, the boat's occupants eventually requested assistance and were picked up by the lifeboat, which disembarked them at the port of Dieppe at 8:30 a.m. The migrants, who were suffering from mild hypothermia, were treated by the firefighters of the SDIS 76. At the same time, the 'SNS 7-034-Notre-Dame des Sables' detected another boat near Berck, heading towards three groups of migrants located south of Hardelot beach. The boarding phase lasted from 10:50 a.m. to 12:18 p.m. In total, the lifeboat rescued nine people in difficulty in the water and handed them over to the firefighters on the beach. The VCSM 'Maroni', followed by the 'Minck', relieved the lifeboat crew of monitoring the boat, which eventually reached the UK waters. At 2:40 p.m., another boat was detected in the L'Aa area. The 'Laplace' was engaged by the CROSS to assist it. At 7:40 p.m., the hydrographic survey vessel recovered 34 people and continued monitoring the boat, which was still en route to the UK waters. At around 2:00 a.m., the remaining occupants of the boat abandoned the crossing and boarded the 'Laplace' too. A total of 110 people disembarked in Calais during the night.
Research vessel assisted in rescue of more than 100 migrants
The 'Beautemps-Beaupré' located an overcrowded migrant boat on Aug 3, 2025, at 6:50 p.m. approximately 185 kilometers off the Moroccan coast near Dakhla. The crew notified Salvamento Marítimo, which deployed the SAR boat 'Guardamar Polimnia'. It reached the area after about 11 hours. The research ship remained nearby at the request of Salvamento Marítimo, until the SAR vessel had arrived on scene and rescued the more than 100 migrants south of Gran Canaria. The 'Guardamar Polimnia' then set course for the port of Arguineguín, Gran Canaria. One seriously injured person was flown to Gran Canaria Airport by the SAR helicopter Helimer 202 and dropped off at 3:55 p.m., An ambulance transported the patient further to a hospital. The rescued migrants arrived at the port of Arguineguín at 8:40 p.m.
99 migrants rescued from various boats
On the night of June 12 and on June 13, numerous migrant boat departures were reported to the CROSS Gris-Nez. On the evening the CROSS was informed by the police that a migrant boat off Slack Beach was showing signs of difficulty. In coordination with land-based services, the CROSS deployed several resources, including the French Navy's Dauphin helicopter based in Le Touquet and resources from the SDIS 62 to locate and rescue the boat people. In coordination with the MRCC in Dover, a British aircraft was also diverted to participate in the search. However, once in the area, the resources did not report the presence of any boat in the water and therefore were stood down. Secondly, a floating but unpowered boat was spotted by land services off Pointe aux Oies. The CROSS engaged the 'Abeille Normandie', which confirmed the boat was adrift with three people on board. The emergeny tug rescued the migrants, who were taken to Boulogne-sur-Mer and taken into care by land-based rescue services. Later that night, a second boat requested assistance off Audresselles. The CROSS engaged the French Navy's hydrographic survey vessel 'Laplace', which joined the boat. Four of its occupants requested assistance, They were picked up and taken in Calais. The remaining migrants on the migrant boat refused any assistance and continued on their way. During the same night, another boat was reported in difficulty off the coast of Gravelines. The location of the boat, overloaded with 50 people, was located by the Schiebel S100 drone of the CROSS Gris-Nez. The latter also engaged the lifeboaat 'SNS 276 - Notre Dame des Flandres' from the Gravelines SNSM station, which rescued two people on board, while the boat continued on its way. On the morning of June 13, another boat was spotted on the beach at Quend. The CROSS engaged the surveillance vessel 'Yser' from the French Maritime Gendarmerie to locate the boat. Two people, who were found in difficulty, were rescued by the 'Yser' and brought ashore, where they were treated by the local land rescue services. The same morning, another boat was spotted off the coast of Dunkirk. The CROSS engaged the RHIB 'ESMP04' of the Maritime and Port Security Platoon of the French Maritime Gendarmerie,and then the patrol boat 'Flamant'. The troubled boat quickly took on water, and the patrol boat began assisting the occupants, joined by the rescue vessel 'Ridens' and the 'Abeille Normandie'. The 'Flamant' rescued 63 people and headed for the port of Calais. The other occupants initially did not require further assistance, as the boat continued to deflate. They were finally picked up by the 'Ridens' and the 'Abeille Normandie', which took them to the ports of Calais and Boulogne-sur-Mer), respectively. In total, 79 occupants of the boat were rescued and taken into care by land-based rescue services. Finally, on the early evening of June 13, a migrant boat was reported off the coast of Equihen-Plage. As weather conditions deteriorated, the CROSS deployed a Frontex aircraft to locate the boat, followed by the 'Flamant' and the patro l boat 'Pluvier'. After a request for assistance from the nine occupants of the boat, they were picked up by the PSP Flamant and brought to the dock in Boulogne-sur-Mer.
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