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On the night of Aug 14, 2025, around 6,000 liters of oil spilled into the water during refueling of the 'Seim Symphony' in Mongstad in Alver municipality in Nordhordland. The police were notified of the spill at 12.44 p.m. The leak was believed to have been caused by overfilling. The 110 West emergency center was on site with booms on the morning,

On the night of Aug 8, the CROSS Gris-Nez was alerted to the departure of several migrant boats on the coasts of Nord and Pas-de-Calais. First, a boat was reported departing from Gravelines in the middle of the night. The 'Abeille Normandie' was hired by CROSS to monitor the boat. Shortly after coming into contact with the boat, the 'Abeille Normandie' reported that one of the boat's inflatable tubes had deflated. 20 minutes later, several people on board the boat requested assistance. The crew of the tug launched the RIB and rescued 30 people from the boat. The remaining occupants of the boat refused the offered assistance and continued on their way. All the rescued were taken to the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer. At the same time, the departure of a boat was reported in the Sainte Cécile area. The PSP 'Cormoran' was hired by the CROSS to relocate the boat. Once in the area, the crew of the 'Cormoran' reported that several people on board were requesting assistance. The crew rescued nine people. The remaining occupants of the boat refused the offered assistance and continued on their way. All those rescued were taken to the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer. In total, 39 migrants were rescued during the night, using state resources at sea, coordinated by the CROSS Gris-Nez.

The 'FWN Adriatic' has resumed its maiden voyage, three weeks after a fire broke out in the hold during loading in Antwerp on Aug 5 en route to Rouen, where it arrived on Aug 8. The investigation into the cause of the fire was still ongoing. According to the shipping company, the damage to the ship was mainly limited to soot damage. Project cargo was loaded in Rouen, before sailing via Las Palmas, where it arrived on Aug 14, to the Indian Ocean, with discharge ports such as Toamasina on Sep 9, Longini on the Mayotte archipelago, Toamas on Madagascar, Pointe des Galets on the island of Réunion, and Moroni. Subsequently, wind turbine components will be loaded in three Chinese ports for Rostock and Wilhelmshaven. The entire round-the-world voyage is expected to take five months.

On Aug 10, several assistance and rescue operations were conducted by the CROSS Gris-Nez to assist migrant boats. On the early morning, theCROSS was alerted that a migrant boat had suffered an engine failure in the Leffrinckoucke area and depliyed the 'Ridens' to monitor the boat. A few hours later, some migrants reported that the boat had broken down and requested assistance. The 'Ridens'rescued 59 people. Several people still on board the boat refused the assistance offered by French resources and continued on their way. The people rescued by the 'Ridens' were then dropped off at the quay in Calais. On the same morning, two people were rescued aboard two different boats following requests for assistance. The first person, rescued by the intervention, 'Abeille Normandie', was dropped off at the quayside in Calais. The other person, rescued by the 'Minck', was dropped off at Gravelines. Later, another migrant boat was reported leaving the Bay of Somme. The CROSS then engaged the patrol boat 'Entre deux baies' from the SNSM station in Fort-Mahon-Plage to monitor the boat, which then suffered an engine failure. With the support of the 'SNS-511-Sainte-Blaise' from the SNSM station in Cayeux-sur-Mer, all 22 occupants of the boat were brought ashore in Cayeux-sur-Mer to be taken care of by land-based services. A total of 83 people were rescued by the State emergency services.

On the night of Aug 8, the CROSS Gris-Nez was alerted to the departure of several migrant boats on the coasts of Nord and Pas-de-Calais. First, a boat was reported departing from Gravelines in the middle of the night. The 'Abeille Normandie' was hired by CROSS to monitor the boat. Shortly after coming into contact with the boat, the 'Abeille Normandie' reported that one of the boat's inflatable tubes had deflated. 20 minutes later, several people on board the boat requested assistance. The crew of the tug launched the RIB and rescued 30 people from the boat. The remaining occupants of the boat refused the offered assistance and continued on their way. All the rescued were taken to the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer. At the same time, the departure of a boat was reported in the Sainte Cécile area. The PSP 'Cormoran' was hired by the CROSS to relocate the boat. Once in the area, the crew of the 'Cormoran' reported that several people on board were requesting assistance. The crew rescued nine people. The remaining occupants of the boat refused the offered assistance and continued on their way. All those rescued were taken to the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer. In total, 39 migrants were rescued during the night, using state resources at sea, coordinated by the CROSS Gris-Nez.