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Assistance to grounded yacht
On the night of Sep 26, 2026, the CROSS Jobourg received a VHF message from the sailing yacht 'Raphaël', after it had got stuck on the rocks and was unable to raise its anchor. The 'SNS 444-Roquereuil' from the SNSM station Saint-Martin-de-Bréhal was immediately dispatched to assist. Upon arrival on scene, three sea rescuers were transferred onto the sailboat and cut the anchor line to free the vessel. After verifying that there was no water ingress, the 'Raphaël' was secured to a buoy. The eight people on board were safe and sound.
Lifeboat rescued three castaways
In the afternoon of June 22, 2022, the CROSS Jobourg was alerted by a pleasure boat with three people on board, which was in difficulty off Saint-Martin-de-Bréhal. Following an engine failure, the pleasure boat reported an uncontrolled leak. The CROSS asked the crew to put on the life jackets and to stay outside the cabin. At the same time, the CROSS broadcast a Mayday Relay and engaged the 'Roquereuil' from the SNSM station in Saint-Martin-de-Bréhal,- the semi-rigid 'Croix du Sud' from the Hauteville-sur-Mer SNSM station, a rescue vehicle and a light rescue boat from the departmental fire and rescue service in Manche and a Cayman helicopter of the French Navy base in Maupertus. The crew of the 'Roquereuil' recovered the three people, who were then in the water following the flooding of their boat. Once brought ashore in Saint-Martin-de-Bréhal, they were taken care of by the VSAV of the SDIS. The wreckage of the pleasure craft was taken in tow by 'Roquereuil' and the 'Croix du Sud' to the port of Coudeville. The SAR operation was coordinated by the CROSS Jobourg.
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