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Trawler towed to Dunkirk
On the morning of Jan 26, 2026, the CROSS Gris-Nez deployed the SNSM-lifeboat 'Jean Bart II' to assist the 'Le Précurseur', which had got its net caught in the propeller. The all-weather lifeboat headed north across the sandbanks to pass a towline. After an hour, the towline broke due to chafing against the trawler's bulwarks. The towing ciuld be resumed. The tide was going out, and the ships had to round the Snouw Bank to the west to reach the channel to the port of Dunkirk. After four hours of towing, the Dunkirk jetties came into view. The crew gradually shortened the towline to accompany the 'Le Précurseur' to the Monitors' Quay. After being safely berthed, the trawler was able to unload its catch. The lifeboat returned to the Grand Large port in Dunkirk. Photos: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1DjPdBpMSL/
Poiice had to intervene after allisions of three trawlers
On Dec 18, 2025, at 9.30 p.m., the 'Le Précurseur', while operating in the Loubet basin in Boulogne-sur-Mer allided with the trawlers “La Frégate” (IMO: 9417593) as well as the 'Saint-Jacques' (IMO: 9199866), which was moored nearby. The 'La Frégate', a trawler operated by the Étaples Maritime Cooperative (CME), was preparing to head out to sea, and skipper Donovan Leprêtre along with the crew was checking the trawls. The 'Le Précurseur' was navigating towards the lock when it tried to avoid the trawler 'Arc-en-Ciel' (IMO: 9252474), which was approaching from the opposite direction, and accelerated to go around the' Arc-en-Ciel'. It first grazed it and then allided with both trawlers at the dock. The 'La Frégate' was pushed against the quay, and the bow was pushed in. After the incident, tensions rose between the ship owners, requiring a police intervention. After inspections, the 'La Frégate' received authorisation to return to sea, but the vessel will need repairs, which were expected to take between three weeks and a month The case is now in the hands of the insurers, who will have to determine liability and compensation for each party. Report with photo: https://www.lavoixdunord.fr/1657874/article/2025-12-18/je-n-ai-jamais-vu-ca-un-chalutier-en-percute-trois-autres-dans-le-port-de
Grounding off Lowestoft
The 'Le Precurseur' ran aground three miles from Lowestoft in position 52 30 54 N, 001 46 55 E, on Sep 15, 2020. The Lowestoft lifeboat was called out at 9.23 a.m. to go to the aid of the trawler from Boulogne and soon reached the vessel, which was stuck near the North West Holm cardinal buoy off Corton village. The trawler was only just on the edge of the sandbank and must have gone aground soon after high water. The vessel was rolling about on its keel and listed to starboard side. With its shallow draught the lifeboat was able to get close to the trawler and the volunteer crew passed over a long towline to attempt to move the craft. Despite pulling steadily and repositioning ourselves two or three times they were unable to move the casuaalty as sea was as flat as a pancake and with no swell at all the trawler was just sitting there as a dead weight. Neither the skipper or crew of five spoke good English but with the help of Cap Gris Nez Coastguard in France relaying messages from the fishing boat to UK Coastguard on the Humber - the language problem was overcome. With the trawler potentially stuck fast until the evening high tide the vessel’s owners decided to charter a commercial tow. The lifeboat returned to sea at mid afternoon to check on the welfare of the fishermen at low water The tug 'Ems Defender' came to assist from Lowestoft along with the 'Genesis' as support, and around 6 p.m. the trawler was pulled off and towed back into the main channel. There were no obvious damages to the vessel, which berthed in Boulogne-sur-Mer on Sep 16 around 2 p.m. Report with photos: https://rnli.org/news-and-media/2020/september/16/lowestoft-rnli-lifeboat-called-to-french-trawler-aground-off-corton
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