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31 migrants rescued, four died
On July 29 and 30, 2026, several migrant boats were reported to the CROSS Gris-Nez. To monitor the boats and provide assistance to their occupants if necessary, the following resources were deployed: the VCSM 'Aber Ildut'; the PSP 'Flamant'; the PSP 'Cormoran'; resources from the Pas-de-Calais Fire and Rescue Service (SDIS 62); the French Navy's Rescue Guepard Whiskey helicopter based in Le Touquet; a team from the Mobile Emergency and Resuscitation Unit (SMUR); the 'Ridens'; the 'ESMP 04'; the lifeboat 'SNS 080 - Notre-Dame de Bonsecours' from the SNSM station in Dieppe. On the morning of July 29, the CROSS deployed the 'Cormoran' to monitor a migrant vessel in the Fort-Mahon area (Somme department). Resources from the SDIS 62 were also deployed in support. During the attempted crossing, six people were rescued by the 'Cormoran', including one person with burns. The Maritime Medical Coordination Center (SCMM) in Le Havre recommended a medical evacuation, and the helicopter Rescue Guepard Whiskey was then dispatched. The victim was hoisted and transported to the hospital in Boulogne-sur-Mer. The five other migrants were disembarked in Boulogne-sur-Mer, where a rescue and victim assistance vehicle was present. The same morning, a migrant boat was reported to CROSS Gris-Nez near Onival. The CROSS then dispatched the 'Aber Ildut' as well as the 'Flamant' to locate and monitor the boat . During the boarding process, the VCSM rescued two people. Later, the 'Flamant' rescued three more, who were then disembarked for care on Hardelot beach. The same day, the Leffrinckoucke lifeguard station reported a migrant boat to the CROSS Gris-Nez. The CROSS then dispatched the 'Ridens' to monitor the boat. The Maritime Gendarmerie's 'ESMP 04' was also involved in the embarkation phase and rescued a minor, who was separated from the parents, who had remained on land. The minor was then taken into the care of the land-based rescue services. The same morning, a migrant boat was reported departing from the Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer area. During the day, the CROSS Gris-Nez successively deployed the 'SNS 080-Notre-Dame de Bonsecours' and the 'Minck' to monitor the situation. OIn the evening, the boat was located near Sainte-Cécile, where it was preparing to embark a group of people from the beach. The CROSS Gris-Nez deployed resources from the SDIS 62 and the Rescue Guepard Whiskey helicopter to the area for surveillance. All those involved in the attempted crossing were taken into the care of the land-based rescue services. One person died. On July 30: 19 people rescued, while three people died at sea After the discovery and care of the three unconscious individuals, who were pronounced dead on land, the EDO of the 'Minck' took on board 19 people, who were disembarked at the port of Dunkirk. On July 29 and 30, on the whole 31 boat people were rescued at sea by the state rescue services, while four migrants died.
Assistance for migrant boat near Dieppe
On June 14, 2026, a migrant boat was reported to the CROSS Gris-Nez by the Dieppe signal station .To monitor the boat, the following resources were deployed by CROSS Gris-Nez: - the BSAA 'Argonaute'; - the lifeboat 'SNS 080 - Notre Dame de Bonsecours' of the SNSM station in Dieppe; - the VCSM 'Aber Ildut' of the Maritime Gendarmerie; About an hour later, two migrants requested assistance and were rescued by the 'Argonaute's rescue boat (EDO). They were transferred to the lifeboat and taken ashore at the port of Dieppe to be met by shore based rescue services. Later that day, a third person from the boat requested assistance. Initially taken aboard the 'Argonaute', he was later transferred to the 'Aber Ildut', which disembarked him at the port of Dieppe for further assistance from the rescue services.
Numerous rescue operations for migrant boats
On the night of March 19, 2025, numerous departures of migrant boats were reported to the CROSS Gris-Nez, which initially engaged the 'Ridens' in the Dunkirk Channel to monitor an overloaded, precarious boat that had left the west port of Dunkirk at 11:30 p.m., with approximately 40 people on board. At around 3:00 a.m., the boat picked up a new group of people on the coast of Gravelines. The 'Ridens' rescued three people in difficulty in the water, then a group of 12 people aboard the boat requesting evacuation. Among those rescued, one was unconscious. The CROSS Gris-Nez immediately deployed the French Navy's Dauphin helicopter based in Le Touquet, with a medical team from the SMUR from Boulogne-sur-Mer on board, as well as the lifeboat 'SNS 276- Notre-Dame des Flandres', based in Gravelines. The unconscious person was treated by the medical team, which was hoisted aboard the 'Ridens'. The medical treatment was unsuccessful in resuscitating the person, who was declared deceased. The 15 people were disembarked at the port of Gravelines by the lifeboat and taken care of by the emergency services on land. An investigation was opened by the Dunkirk prosecutor's office. The 'Ridens' continued to monitor the boat as it made its way towards the United Kingdom with approximately 80 people on board. After coordinating the rescue of two migrants who had fallen overboard and were evacuated to Boulogne-sur-Mer, the CROSS Gris-Nez continued to monitor the boat on which the two rescued individuals had attempted to board earlier on the morning. At midday, following a request for assistance from the migrants, the patrol boat 'Jeanne Barret' rescued the occupants of the boat and initially took 11 people on board, including one unconscious person, while the lifeboat 'SNS 076-Président Jacques Huret' from the Boulogne-sur-Mer SNSM station reinforced the resources on site. While the 'Jeanne Barret' rescued the migrants from the precarious boat, the lifeboat, after having arrived on the scene, provided medical care to the person who had regained consciousness and two other migrants. All 50 people rescued from the boat were taken to Boulogne-sur-Mer by mid-afternoon and treated by land-based rescue services. On March 19, 2025, shortly after 9:00 a.m., the CROSS Gris-Nez was informed that a group of people attempting to board an rubber boat for an attempt to cross the Strait of Dover was in difficulty in the Equihen beach area. The boat had set sail an hour earlier near Hardelot-Plage. The 'Jeanne Barret', initially deployed by the CROSS Gris-Nez for surveillance, and the National Gendarmerie's RHIB 'Ouranos' were dispatched to the scene. Once on site, two people were detected in the water. One was rescued by the 'Ouranos', suffering from hypothermia, and the other, rescued by the 'Jeanne Barret', was in cardiorespiratory arrest. Both people were evacuated to Boulogne-sur-Mer for treatment by on-shore emergency services. The person in cardiorespiratory arrest was declared deceased despite the intervention of rescue services at sea and on land. At the same time, the CROSS Gris-Nez deployed the semi-rigid 'SNS 6295 Président Jacques Lebrun' from the SNSM station in Boulogne-sur-Mer and the VCSM 'Aber Ildut' to search for possible victims at sea. Other surveillance operations were still underway off the coast of Pas-de-Calais.
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