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Three migrants rescued during attempted channel crossings
On April 8, 2026, several departures of migrant boats were reported to the CROSS Gris-Nez in the Strait of Dover. To monitor the boats, the following resources were deployed: - the rescue vessels 'Ridens' and 'Minck', operated by the Seaowl company and chartered by the French government; - the coastal patrol boats 'Oyapock' and 'Armoise', operated by the Maritime Gendarmerie; - the port security vessel 'ESMP 03' in Calais; - the patrol boat 'Arago'. During the night of April 7-8, 2026, the MRCC in Ostend informed CROSS Gris-Nez that it had deployed the Belgian patrol boat 'SPN-01' to monitor a migrant boat that had departed from Belgium. To relieve the 'SPN-01', the CROSS Gris-Nez then deployed the 'Oyapock', which was subsequently relieved by the 'Arago' and a rescue boat (BLS) from the Departmental Fire and Rescue Service SDIS 69, which rescued one person who had requested assistance. A little later, the Belgian police reported to the CROSS Gris-Nez the presence of a migrant boat in the Nieuport area of Belgium. The Belgian vessels 'SPN-01' and 'Orka' monitored the boat. To relieve the Belgian ships, the CROSS Gris-Nez deployed the 'Oyapock' and the 'Ridens', which were then relieved by the 'Minck', followed by the 'Arago', which deployed its operational rescue boat (EDO) for the rescue of two more people who had requested assistance. In summary, the CROSS Gris Nez deployed state resources for four operations. Three people were rescued and taken into the care of rescue services on land.
Medevac near Bay of Canche
On Nov 13, 2025, the CROSS Gris-Nez was notified by the Navy's Channel and North Sea Operations Center about the deteriorating health condition of a crew member aboard the the 'Arago - P 675', which was then sailing near the Bay of Canche. Following initial treatment by the ship's medic, the CROSS initiated a conference call with the Maritime Medical Consultation Center (CCMM) based in Toulouse and the Maritime Medical Coordination Center (SCMM) in Le Havre. The medical evacuation of the patient was recommended. The CROSS Gris-Nez then dispatched the French Navy's Dauphin helicopter based in Le Touquet, which embarked a medical team from the Maritime Emergency and Resuscitation Mobile Service (SMUR-M). The medical team was dropped off on the 'Arago', and then the helicopter crew hoisted the sick sailor and the medical team aboard and transported them to the hospital in Boulogne-sur-Mer, where the man was delivered for medical treatment.
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