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Grounding off Ile du Pilier
On Feb 11, 2020, at 11:30 p.m., the CROSS Etel was alerted by the crew of the 'L'Entêté' which was about to run aground on Pilier island, 3.3 nautical miles from Noirmoutier island. The CROSS immediately broadcasted a Mayday Relay alert and deployed a Dauphin helicopter of the French Navy base in La Rochelle as well as the SNSM boat 'SNS 069 - Georges Clémenceau II' and the speedboat 'SNS 453 - Patron Pierre Boucheron' of the station at L’Herbaudière. On Feb 12 at 1:11 a.m., the four fishermen were hoisted aboard the helicopter and were safely dropped off at L’Herbaudière port at 1:20 a.m. The fishing vessel, was stuck on the rocks of the island. An urgent notice to mariners was issued by the maritime authorities. French report with photo: https://www.premar-atlantique.gouv.fr/communiques-presse/sauvetage-de-quatre-pecheurs-a-l-ile-du-pilier-85
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