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55 migrants rescued in two missions
On the night of July 28, the CROSS Gris-Nez was alerted to the departure of several migrant boats off the coast of Nord and Pas-de-Calais and deployed the 'Ridens' to monitor a boat off the coast of Petit Fort Philippe. During the monitoring, several people aboard the boat requested assistance. The 'Ridens' then launched its operational drom boat (EDO). Once on site, the crew rescued all 40 people on board. The migrants were dropped off at the quay in Calais on the morning of July 29. On July 29, the patrol vessel 'Flamant' was deployed to monitor a second boat that had left the Aa Canal. Once in the area, the 'Flamant' launched its EDO and began monitoring the boat. Following requests for assistance from some migrants, the crew rescued a total of 15 people. The remaining occupants of the boat refused the offered assistance and continued on their way. The people rescued by the 'Flamant' were dropped off at the quay in Calais in the late afternoon. Thus, a total of 55 people were rescued and taken into care by government resources.
45 migrants rescued in several missions
On July 27, numerous migrant boat departures were reported to the CROSS Gris-Nez. In the middle of the night, the departure of a boat was reported to the CROSS in the area of Petit Fort Philippe. The CROSS deployed the 'Ridens' to monitor the boat. Once on site, the crew rescued 32 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. Early in the day, a boat was reported to CROSS Gris-Nez, which deployed the 'Jaqcues Oudart Fourmentin' to locate and monitor the boat. After several hours of navigation, the CROSS engaged the patrol boat 'Pluvier' to the scene, which assisted four people from the boat. Several people still on board refused the assistance offered by French resources and continued on their way. The people rescued by the 'Pluvier' were then transferred to the lifeboat 'SNS 087-Jean Bart II' from the Dunkirk SNSM station and dropped off at the dock in Dunkir. Shortly after, while the same boat was still being monitored, nine more people requested assistance from the 'Pluvier'. They were talem on board and also dropped off at the dock in Calais. In total, 45 people were rescued and cared for by state resources.
74 migrants rescued from two boats
On the night of July 13, two migrant boat departures were reported to the CROSS Gris-Nez Regional. The first migrant boat was reported off Blériot beach in the middle of the night. The CROSS depolyed the 'Cormoran' to monitor the boat. After several hours of navigation and facing changing weather conditions, several people aboard the boat requested assistance. The 'Cormoran' launched its operational drome boat (EDO) to make contact. After an initial refusal of assistance, the EDO rescued seven people, and then continued to monitor the boat, which continued its voyage towards British waters with the remaining occupants having refused assistance. Once they had been taken into care by British resources, the 'Cormoran' was engaged in a second reported departure of migrants in the Hemmes-de-Marck area. The CROSS Gris-Nez also deployed the Schiebel S100 drone and the 'Ridens'. Faced with a breakdown in their boat, all migrants requested assistance and were rescued by the EDOs of the 'Cormoran' and the 'Ridens'. In addition to the seven migrants rescued earlier, the Cormoran recovered 41 people, while 26 migrants were picked up by the 'Ridens'.
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