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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.
149 people rescued b four ships and boats
On the night of July 3 and on July 4, numerous migrant boat departures were reported to the CROSS Gris-Nez. First, at 3:00 a.m., the departure of a boat was reported to the CROSS in the Dunkirkarea. TheCROSS engaged the 'Abeille Normandie 'to monitor the boat. Once on site, the tug launched its RIB to monitor the boat during a migrant boarding phase near the coast. The tug then reported that seven people on board were requesting assistance, rescued them and took them on board. At 3:30 a.m., a boat was reported departing from the Dunkirk Canal des Dunes in Dunkirk. The CROSS Gris-Nez engaged the "Armoise" to monitor the boat. At 9:00 a.m., the 'Armoise' reported having rescued all 60 people on board. All the people disembarked at the Paul Devot quay and were taken care of by the emergency services on shore. At 5:00 a.m., another boat was spotted off Hardelot. The CROSS Griz-Nez engaged the patrol boat PSP 'Pluvier' to monitor it. Once on site, the 'Pluvier' lunched its operational patrol boat (EDO) to maintain contact with the boat. The 'Pluvier' reported having rescued one person who had fallen overboard. The person was in good health and did not require medical assistance. In the early afternoon, the boat was disembarked at the Saint-Paul quay in Calais and taken into care by rescue services on land. Late in the morning, a boat was reported off the Walde lighthouse in Calais. The CROSS engaged the lifeboat from the Calais SNSM station, the 'SNS 067 – "Mona Rigolet' to monitor the boat. Once on site, the 'SNS 067 'alerted that the boat was damaged and sinking, and began the rescue of all 81 people. At 1:00 p.m., all rescued people were disembarked in Calais and taken into care by government services on land. In total, 149 people were rescued and taken into care by government resources.
16 rescued migrants transferred to Calais
On the early morning of June 19, the CROSS Gris-Nez was alerted by the Northern Border Police, who postponed the departure of a migrant boat off Sangatte beach. The CROSS deployed the patrol boat 'Flamant' to locate the boat. Once on the scene, the patrol boat noticed that the boat was overloaded and that 16 migrants were in the water, wearing life jackets. The patrol boat immediately launched its lifeboat and recovered all 16 castaways, while the remaining occupants continued their voyage to British waters. Shortly afterwards, the patrol boat transferred the 16 migrants to the 'SNS 067-Mona Rigolet' from the SNSM station, which in Calais, which transferred them to the port of Calais, where they were taken into care by government resources.
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