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Ferry rescued 19 migrants

On Nov 20, 2024, at 9.20 p.m. the 'Jean Nicoli' picked up a group of 19 migrants of Maghredb origin, who were on a boat heading towards Mallorca. The dinghy was spotted by the crew of the ferry at around 9:20 p.m. The ship covers the route between Tunis and Marseille and was around 80 nautical miles south of the Cabrera archipelago at that time. The boat people were then taken to Palma de Mallorca, where the ship arrived on Nov 21.

Allision in Algiers

The 'Jean Nicoli' allided with the oil tanker 'Tolga' (IMO: 9883912) on April 6, 2022, in the Port of Algiers when the Corsica Linéa ferry was manoeuvring to the dock. She hit the moored ship at the port side stern and superstructure. First inspections were carried out by Naftal specialists, in collaboration with a representative of Damen. The competent authorities of the port of Algiers and commercial he competent authorities of the port of Algiers and commercial shipping have opened an investigation to determine the causes and circumstances of the accident. The ferry suffered only slight damage according to first investigations. Report with video: https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/video-corsica-ropax-ferry-strikes-docked-product-tanker

Ferry repatriates French citizens from Tunisia

On May 17, 2020, the 'Jean Nicoli' left the port of La Goulette in the direction of Marseille with more than 460 passengers on board, all residents in France, who have been blocked for almost two months in Tunisia following the closure of the borders due to the Covid-19 pandemic. They will thus return to French territory with their vehicles. The Embassy thanked Corsica Linea, the Tunisian Navigation Campaign, the Tunisian authorities and the PACA regional prefecture for their support. The ferry was due to arrive in Marseille on May 18 at 1.30 p.m.