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190 migrants rescued from four boats

In the night of Dec 1 and on Dec 2, the CROSS Gris-Nez was informed that several migrant boats were in difficulty in the Strait of Pas-de-Calais. The 'Abeille Normandie' was engaged in two operations. First it assisted a migrant boat with 65 people on board. From a second boat. the crew rescued 28 people. The rest of the people on the boat refused the assistance offered by the emergency tug. Given the risks incurred by migrants in the event of restrictive actions to force them to board the State rescue resources such as falling overboard, thermal shock, various trauma, it was decided to let them continue their voyage. All the rescued people were dropped off at the quay of Boulogne sur Mer. The 'Borda' was engaged in the morning of Dec 2 off Steps to assist a migrant boat. It recovered eight people, while the rest of the people on the boat refused the assistance offered by French meansm and it was decided to let them continue their voyage. The rescued migrants were dropped off in Boulogne sur Mer. The 'Esvagt Charlie' assisted a migrant boat in the morning hours, which was in difficulty off the coast of Dunkirk. it picked up 58 people, who were dropped off at the port of Calais. The 'Apollo Moon' assisted another migrant boat and rescued 31 people. The castaways were dropped at Boulogne sur Mer, where they were taken care of by the shore based rescue services and the border police. In total, 190 people were rescued by French means during the operations.

46 migrants rescued from two boats

In the night of Dec 1 the CROSS Gris-Nez was informed that two migrant boats were in difficulty off the coast of Boulogne-sur-Mer and deployed the offshore tug 'Argonaute' to the first boat. The crew recovered 24 people, who were dropped off in the morning at the port of Boulogne sur Mer, where they are taken care of by the land rescue services and the Border Police. At the same time, the CROSS Gris-Nez deployed the 'Borda' to assist a second boat in difficulty. The crew recovered 22 people with slight hypothermia who were cared for by the on-board medical team. The rest of the people on the boat refused the assistance offered. Given the risks incurred by migrants in the event of restrictive actions to force them to board state rescue resources such as falling overboard, thermal shock, various trauma, it was decided to let them continue their voyage. Surveillance was maintained on the boat by the 'Borda'. In the middle of the day, the ship headed towards the port of Boulogne sur Mer. When they arrived at the dock, the castaways were taken care of by the land rescue services and the border police.

90 boat people rescued in difficult conditions

On Nov 22, 2023, the CROSS Gris-Nez carried out three SAR operations linked to migrant boats in difficulty in the Strait of Pas-de-Calais. One operation, carried out at the start of the afternoon in front of Equihen beach, mobilized numerous resources. In the morning, a boat of migrants with engine failure requested assistanced off the coast of Merlimont. The CROSS deployed the 'Borda-A 792' to assist. Once on scene, the 'Borda' launched its semi-rigid boat, and 15 people were rescued during several trips. But the boat's engine was finally able to be restarted by the migrants who were still on board. The latter then refused to be rescued by the 'Borda'. Given the risks incurred by the migrants in the event of restrictive actions to force them to board the RIB, it was decided to let them continue their journey. As the weather conditions deteriorated towards the end of the day, the 'Borda' remained close to the precarious boat to ensure surveillance during its navigation, in conjunction with the CROSS Gris Nez. Several hours later, at the end of the afternoon, the same boat broke down again, in the middle of the Strait. British assets were also present nearby. The 'Borda', which was closest, then rescued seven people. and around 40 more were rescued by British means. The 'Borda' returned to Boulogne sur mer in the evening, where the 22 people were dropped off at the dock and taken care of by the emergency services. In the late afternoon, as the weather conditions began to deteriorate, with nearly a meter of swell and 25 knots of win, another migrant boat was reported in difficulty off the coast of Hardelot beach. The CROSS Gris Nez deployed the 'Abeille Normandie' to rescue them. Once there, the tug launched its semi-rigid boat and recovered 68 people on board after several return trips. Several pf tje victims were hypothermic, three suffered discomfort on board the the tug. The 'Abeille Normandie' headed to the port of Boulogne sur Mer to drop off the 68 shipwrecked people. The three people who fell ill were taken care of on board by the firefighters before being disembarked.