JEANNE BARRET

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Several rescue missions in Strait of Pas-de-Calais

On March 20, 2024, the CROSS Gris-Nez was informed that several migrant boats were in difficulty in the Strait of Pas-de-Calais. In the middle of the night, the CROSS Gris-Nez deployed the 'Ridens' as a rescue ship chartered by the State, to assist a boat in difficulty off the coast of Gravelines. Once on scene, the 'Ridens' noticed that the boat had suffered an engine failure, but initially the castaways refused to be rescued. A few hours later, 23 people requested assistance. The 'Ridens' then took them on board. Several people still on board the boat continued to refuse the assistance offered by French ship and continued on their way after having managed to restart the engine. Given the risks 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 voyage. In connection with the CROSS Gris Nez, surveillance was maintained on this boat by on-site resources. The castaways rescued by the 'Ridens' were then dropped off at the dock at the port of Dunkirk in the middle of the day. Later in the night, the CROSS Gris-Nez engaged the emergency tug 'Abeille Normandie', chartered by the French Navy, to assist another migrant boat off the coast of Sangatte. The crew rescued 64 people before being tasked to assist a second boat in difficulty in the same sector. Once on scene in th earlye morning, several people, including women and young children, asked for assistance. The tug rescued 25 people, but other people still on board again refused to be rescued by French means. In connection with the CROSS Gris Nez, surveillance was maintained on the boat by on-site resources. At the start of the afternoon, the 89 people rescued by the the 'Abeille Normandie' were disembarked at the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer and taken care of by rescue services and the border police. A little earlier in the day, the 'Jeanne Barret' was deployed by the CROSS to rescue a sick person on board a migrant boat. The latter, whose state of health was stable, was taken care of on board the 'Jeanne Barret' and then dropped off at the port of Calais.

81 people rescued from two boats off Ambleteuse

Early in the morning of March 7, 2024, the CROSS Gris-Nez was notified that two boats were in difficulty off Ambleteuse. The CROSS Gris-Nez deplyoed the 'Seine' of the French Navy to assist. The crew noticed that both boats had engine failure, and the people on board the boats requested assistance. The CROSS Gris-Nez deployed the 'Jeanne Barret', on patrol in the same area to assist one of the two boats. The crew of the Jeanne Barret began the recovery of the 19 people on board, who were dropped off at the dock in Boulogne-sur-Mer. At the same time, the 'Seine ' recovered the 62 people from the second boat, who were dropped off in Calais. The castaways were subsequently taken care of by land authorities.

150 migrants rescued in several missions

In the morning and during the day of Feb 22, 2023, the CROSS Gris-Nez was informed that several boats were in difficulty in the Strait of Pas-de-Calais. The mine hunter 'Thétis' rescued 39 shipwrecked people, including two sick people. Given the latter's state of health, the 'Thétis' contacted the CROSS, which set up a conference call with the maritime medical coordination service in Le Havre. A medical evacuation was recommended, and the CROSS then engaged the lifeboat 'SNS 276-Notre-Dame-des-Flandres' of the SNSM station in Gravelines, which picked up the two patients and dropped them off at the quay at Gravelines where they were taken care of by firefighters. The 'Thétis' brought the 37 others to the port of Calais where they were taken care of by the departmental fire and rescue operational center and the border police. The hydrographic vessel 'Laplace' of the French Navy rescued 26 shipwrecked people. The castaways were dropped off at the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer. The emergency tug 'Abeille Normandie' rescued 40 shipwrecked people and dropped them off at the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer. The 'Jeanne Barret' rescued 45 shipwrecked people and dropped them off at the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer.