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Disabled trawler towed to La Turballe
On June 7, 2026. during a training exercise, the SNSM (French Sea Rescue Society) from La Turballe (Loire-Atlantique) was called to assist the 'Fabian Melissa 2-SN.933277', 19,86 gt,which had got into difficulty in the port of La Turballe. The lifeboats 'Pierre Bouguer' from Croisic and the 'Le Garlahy-SNS 254' from Pornichet were deployed to the trawler near the Plateau du Four, which was disabled with its net entangled around the propeller shaft. The divers from the NSH 1 were called in to attempt to free the propeller. After launching their dinghy, they tried to remove the trawl. Despite their best efforts, the operation was unsuccessful. It took six hours to bring the trawler, loaded with fish and weighing 65 tons, safely back to the port of Turballe. It returned to the fishing grounds on the morning of June 8. Reports with photos: https://www.ouest-france.fr/societe/faits-divers/les-plongeurs-de-la-snsm-abandonnent-leur-entrainement-pour-secourir-un-chalutier-en-difficulte-au-port-de-la-turballe-e2688ab0-6355-11f1-a709-ca0e705ecc31 https://actu.fr/pays-de-la-loire/le-croisic_44049/les-plongeurs-de-la-snsm-du-croisic-au-secours-dun-chalutier-de-la-turballe_64380404.html
Overheated engine and medevac
A crew member of the 'Fabian-Melissa II' had a medical issue on June 5, 2020, at the same time when the engine overheated and the trawler, which was fishing five kilometers east of the tip of Kerdonis de Belle-Île, was disabled. At 3:50 a.m. the crew alerted the CROSS Étel after one of the three men on board was reported to have a medical issue. At the same time, the ship was experiencing an engine failure. A telephone consultation with the Toulouse-based maritime medical service concluded that the 20-year-old sailor had to be evacuated. The CROSS Étel deployed a Dragon 56 helicopter of the Civil Protection helicopter. At the same time, the CROSS alerted the SNSM lifeboat from Quiberon SNSM to secure the trawler during the entire operation. The 'Fabian-Melissa II' was then taken in tow by another trawler located in the area, and brought back to quay in Quiberon.
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