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166 migrants rescued off Calais
On Dec 15, the CROSS Gris-Nez was informed that several migrant boats were in difficulty off the coast of Pas-de-Calais. Several means were used to rescue 166 people, including one who was declared dead. In the middle of the night, a first boat with nearly sixty people on board began to sink off the coast of Grand Fort Philippe, before the 'Esvagt Charlie' could join it. Several means were deployed rescue the shipwrecked people. 62 people were rescued, including one person who could not be resuscitated. The searches were suspended at the beginning of the afternoon without finding any other people adrift. Two people were believed to be missing. At the end of the night, a second boat of migrants requested assistance off the coast of Boulogne-sur-mer. The CROSS engaged the 'Abeille Normandie' which rescues 33 people before dropping them off at the port of Boulogne, where they were taken care of by land emergency services just before dawn. In the mid-morning, the 'Apollo Moon' was engaged to assist a boat in difficulty off the coast of Gravelines, and rescued 21 people. Several people were still present on board the boat but refused the assistance offered by French means. 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, the choice was made to let them continue their road. The people rescued by the 'Apollo Moon' were dropped off at the dock in Calais. At the beginning of the afternoon, a fourth migrant boat was reported in difficulty off the coast of Le Touquet. The CROSS deployed the 'Pluvier' to rescue the shipwrecked people. The patrol boat uses its RIB and rescued 50 people before dropping them off at the end of the afternoon in Boulogne-sur-mer.
Patrol boat rescued 24 distressed migrants
On March 31, 2021, the CROSS Gris-Nez was informed by the maritime gendarmerie that a migrant boat was initiating a dangerous attempt to cross the English Channel off Dunkirk. The CROSS immediately deployed the 'Pluvier' to assist. The 26 castaways, including one woma, were taken aboard by the patrol boat which dropped them off in Dunkirk around 9.15 p.m. where they wee taken care of by the border police.
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