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Lifeboat rescued fisherman after shipwreck
On June 22, 2026, at around 10:00 a.m., the fishing vessel 'P'tit Prince - BA.594934', 8,35 gt (MMSI: 227322210, alerted the CROSS Jobourg, after it struck a rocknear the Canuettes lighthouse and suffered water ingress. The polyester crabber had finished its fishing trip in Chausey and was heading towards Granville when the incident happened it in the northeast of the archipelago, off the coast of Granville. The CROSS immediately dispatched the lifebboat 'SNS 444' from the SNSM station in Saint-Martin-de-Bréhal and the RHIB 'SNS 719 - Père Delaby' from the Chausey station. The fishing vessel then continued on its way towards the port of Granville. As the situation worsened, the skipper of the 'P'tit Prince', a man in his fifties who was alone on board, decided to evacuate using the life raft. He was then rescued by a rigid inflatable boat in the area before being transferred to the 'SNS 719'. He was then safely disembarked in the port of Granville, where he was taken into the care of the firefighters. The lifeboat 'SNS 444' meanwhile collected debris from the vessel. A trawler, the 'Le Styx', also prioceeded to the scene. The wreck was located in shallow water, in the Fouinet area, near a buoy located in the southeast of the archipelago. It has been marked to make it visible. A Notice to Mariners (AVURNAV) has been issued to warn of the wreck's presence in the area. Furthermore, officers from the Granville nautical brigade of the maritime gendarmerie went to the scene to investigate.
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