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10 boats assisted during attempts to cross to the UK, one teenager died
On Sep 28, the CROSS Gris-Nez was alerted to the departure of several boats carrying migrants from various points along the coasts of Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Seine-Maritime. The ''Laplace', the 'Flamant', the 'Minck' and 'Ridens', the 'Jacques Oudart Fourmentin', the 'SNS 7-034 Notre-Dame des Sables' the semi rigtid 'Quartier-maître Gilbert Vandenberghede'from the SNSM station in Cayeux-sur-Mer, the 'SNS 067 Mona Rigolet', the 'Maroni', the patrol vessel 'Géranium , the semi rigid 'Ouranos'', a Dauphin helicopter of the French Navy base in Le Touquet, and a S100 drone of the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) were deployed. During the night of Sep 27, a land patrol of the internal security forces reported a boat carrying migrants off the beach at Equihen. The 'Minck' was deployed by the CROSS,and arrived at the area. During the crossing, a propulsion failure forced the migrants to request assistance from the 'Minck', which immediately came to their assistance. The 50 occupants of the boat were taken aboarded by the 'Minck' and brought to Boulogne-sur-Mer, where they were taken care of by border police and civil protection teams. At around 4:30 a.m., the CROSS was alerted that a group of migrants were crossing by sea off the coast of Dieppe. The'SNS 067 Mona Rigolet' was engaged and relocated the boat with the support of the Dieppe signaling system. The RIB from the Cayeux-sur-Mer SNSM station, 'Quartermaster Gilbert Vandenberghe', and then the customs patrol boat took turns monitoring the boat as it sailed north along the coast. At 2:25 p.m., the boat headed north of Stella beach to take on board more migrants. After the boarding was completed, ther boat headed toward the UK waters, and the patrol boat announced that it had rescued one injured person. After a medical teleconference, the decision was made to evacuate the injured to Boulogne-sur-Mer for medical treatment. The patrol boat was relieved by the 'Géranium' and then by the 'Minck' to monitor the boat as it continued its journey. On Sep 28 at 6:20 a.m., a land patrol reported to the CROSS a boat carrying migrants that had just left Ecault beach and was experiencing navigational difficulties. The 'Jacques Oudart Fourmentin' was deployed by the CROSS. At 7:00 a.m., the gendarmerie's land patrol announced that the boat had just docked on the beach and dropped off 49 of its occupants. Numerous cases of hypothermia and one teenager found unconscious were treated by the firefighters of the SDIS 62. The teenager was later declared dead by the medical services. At 7:47 a.m., the lightened boat headed back out to sea. The Dauphin helicopter and the 'Maroni' were engaged by the CROSS and relocated it with the assistance of the Boulogne-sur-Mer semaphore station off Cap d'Alprec'h. The 'Maroni' monitored the boat until its occupants were rescued by the British authorities. Around 8:30 a.m., a boat was reported to the CROSS leaving from Leffrinckoucke beach. The Dunkirk semaphore spotted the boat heading towards the beach at Malo-les-Bains where a new group of migrants was waiting. The ' Ridens' was engaged by the CROSS. At 9:40 a.m., the boat headed towards the UK. The 'Ridens' signaled to the CROSS that around ten people had been dropped off on the Braek sea wall and that it had recovered one person suffering from hypothermia. At 2:30 p.m., the 'Ridens' went to the aid of the boat with engine failure and, in several rounds, recovered 66 people on board, among them 34 men, 28 women and four children, The dDisembarkation was planned at Calais and one injured person required medical treatment. The CROSS deployed the 'Flamant' to monitor the remaining occupants of the boat as they continued their journey to the UK.
110 boat people rescued in various operations, two died
On Sep 27, 2025, the CROSS Gris-Nez was alerted to the departure of several boats carrying migrants from various points along the coasts of Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Seine-Maritime. The FS 'Laplace', the FS Flamant, the 'Minck' and 'Ridens', the 'Abeille Liberté', the 'Jacques Oudart Fourmentin', the 'SNS 7-034-Notre-Dame des Sables' from the Berck SNSM station and the 'SNS 067-Mona Rigolet' from the Dieppe SNSM station, the VCSM 'Maroni' the 'Ouranos', 'ESMP 03' and 04 semi-rigid boats of the French National Gendarmerie as well as an S100 drone of the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) were mobilized. At around 3:00 a.m., an aircraft of the Border Police reported to the CROSS the departure of a boat with66 people on board from the Hardelot Beach. The 'Jacques Oudart Fourmenti' was deployed to monitor the boat and, if necessary, rescue the occupants. At around 4:00 a.m., as the patrol boat arrived on the scene and launched its RIB, the boat stopped approximately 150 meters from the shore. It appeared to be having difficulty continuing its crossing. The people in the boat decided to reach the beach on their own and were rescued by the firefighters. Two women were reported in cardiorespiratory arrest and immediately treated by the firefighters. Five people, including a child, were identified as having minor injuries. The two people in cardiorespiratory arrest died, despite the efforts of emergency services to resuscitate them. At around 6:00 a.m., a gendarmerie land patrol reported to the CROSS the departure of a migrant boat in the Ault-Onival area. The Ault signal station managed to relocate the boat. The 'SNS 7-034-Notre-Dame des Sables' was initially engaged by the CROSS, before being relieved by the patrol boat. At 10:20 a.m., the boat stopped due to an engine failure. The patrol boat offered assistance to the boat's occupants, who only agreed to abandon their crossing plans at 4:30 p.m. All occupants was taken into care and disembarked at the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer on the evening. At around 7:00 a.m., the CROSS was notified of the departure of a boat with 16 people on board from the beach at Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer. The 'SNS 067-Mona Rigolet' and the customs patrol boat were deployed to assist them. Following several engine failures, the boat's occupants eventually requested assistance and were picked up by the lifeboat, which disembarked them at the port of Dieppe at 8:30 a.m. The migrants, who were suffering from mild hypothermia, were treated by the firefighters of the SDIS 76. At the same time, the 'SNS 7-034-Notre-Dame des Sables' detected another boat near Berck, heading towards three groups of migrants located south of Hardelot beach. The boarding phase lasted from 10:50 a.m. to 12:18 p.m. In total, the lifeboat rescued nine people in difficulty in the water and handed them over to the firefighters on the beach. The VCSM 'Maroni', followed by the 'Minck', relieved the lifeboat crew of monitoring the boat, which eventually reached the UK waters. At 2:40 p.m., another boat was detected in the L'Aa area. The 'Laplace' was engaged by the CROSS to assist it. At 7:40 p.m., the hydrographic survey vessel recovered 34 people and continued monitoring the boat, which was still en route to the UK waters. At around 2:00 a.m., the remaining occupants of the boat abandoned the crossing and boarded the 'Laplace' too. A total of 110 people disembarked in Calais during the night.
194 migrants rescued in several missions, three deceased
On Sep 9, several assistance and rescue operations were coordinated by the CROSS Gris-Nez to assist migrant boats. On the early morning, the CROSS was informed of the departure of a migrant boat from Gravelines beach and engaged the 'Oyapock' to make contact with the overloaded boat. Later that night, the gendarmerie boat was relieved by the 'Abeille Normandie'. Several people on board the boat requested assistance, and the emergenvy tug rescued 24 people and disembarked them in Boulogne-sur-Mer. The remaining occupants continued on their way. The same morning, the CROSS was alerted to the departure of a boat off Fort Mahon. Several resources were deployed in turn by the CROSS to monitor the boat, among them the 'SNS7-034 Notre Dame des Sables' from the SNSM station in Berck-sur-Mer, the 'Oyapock', the 'Ouranos' from the nautical brigade of the Calais gendarmerie, the PSP 'Flamant' and the ''Jacques Oudart Fourmentin'. The occupants refused the assistance offered by French resources. A few hours after the boat's departure, the SNSM-lifeboat rescued a person who had fallen overboard and was then taken into care by the SDIS 62. Still on the morning. the departure of a boat was reported off the coast of Dieppe. The CROSS immediately engaged the a'SNS 091 Sainte-Anne-des-Flots' from the Dieppe SNSM station. Other resources were then deployed to take turns monitoring the boat as it progressed along the coastt, among them the 'Jacques Oudart Fourmentin', the semi-rigid inflatable boat 'SNS 6-016 Entre deux Baies' from the Fort-Mahon SNSM station and the 'Flamant'. The boat refused the assistance offered by French resources. At the end of the day, while still monitoring the boat, the 'Flamant' deployed its EDO to get as close as possible to the boat. Shortly after, 10 people were rescued by the EDO and taken to the beach at Equihen by the fire department. The other occupants of the boat continued their voyage. Several hours later, during the night, all migrants aboard the boat requested assistance. They were thus rescued in their entirety by the 'Flamant'. In total, 125 people were rescued by the patrol boat, including 10 taken ashore and 115 disembarked at the quay in Boulogne-sur-Mer. On the evening of Sep 9, a migrant boat was reported leaving Hardelo. Several migrants attempted to return to shore with difficulty. The gendarmes then entered the water and rescued an unconscious man, whom they managed to revive. The CROSS deployed the 'Jacques Oudart Fourmentin' to monitor the boat, and the 'Minck' and an aircraft to search for and, if necessary, rescue potential shipwrecked persons during the boarding phase. The firefighters and ground security forces present on site, along with the civil defense, took charge of a group of migrants on the beach. The boat refused any further assistance and resumed its voyage under the surveillance of the'Jacques Oudart Fourmentin'. Parallel searches conducted in the area using nautical and aerial means did not result in any new shipwrecked persons. During the night of Sep 9, the 'Abeille Normandie' was engaged by the CROSS to search for an overloaded boat. Once on site, the occupants requested assistance. 44 people were rescued by the tug's crew, including three unresponsive people. A conference call was established with the Maritime Medical Coordination Emergency Medical Service in Le Havre to establish a medical assessment prior to the deployment of a team from the Maritime Mobile Emergency and Resuscitation Unit (SMUR) in Boulogne-sur-Mer using the French Navy's Dauphin helicopter based in Le Touquet. Once on board, the SMUR doctor pronounced the three people dead.
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