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51 migrants rescued in two missions
On Nov 10, numerous departures of migrant boats were reported to the CROSS Gris-Nez off the coast of Pas-de-Calais. Early in the morning, the CROSS first engaged the Dauphin helicopter of the French Navy base in Le Touquet and the 'SNS 077-Notre Dame du Risban' from the SNSM Calais station to relocate and assess the situation of a migrant boat the distress of whoch was uncertain. Once on site, all the people on board requested assistance from the lifeboat which rescued the 26 people, who were then disembarked at the quay in Calais. Later in the day, the CROSS engaged the 'Minck'. The crew of the vessel began monitoring the boat. During the monitoring, 25 people on board the boat requested assistance. It launched its intervention semi-rigid to assist the people on board the boat. The 'Minck' resumed its monitoring mission and indicated that the other people still on board refused the assistance offered by the French resources. The 25 people rescued by the 'Minck' were disembarked at the quayside in Calais, where they were taken care of by the land rescue services and the border police.
20 migrants rescued off Wimereux
On the morning of Nov 8, the departure of a migrant boat was reported to the CROSS Gris-Nez off Wimereux. The CROSS then engaged the 'Minck' to monitor the boat. Once the ship was on site, the migrants on board reported being in difficulty following an engine failure. The 'Minck' then launched its semi-rigid intervention boat to assist all the people on board the boat. The 20 people rescued were then dropped off at the quayside in Boulogne-sur-mer.
60 migrants rescued off Calais
On the morning of Nov 7, a passenger ship reported to the CROSS Gris-Nez the presence of a migrant boat at the entrance to the Calais access channel. The G CROSS then engaged the 'Minck' to monitor the boat. Once the vessel was on site, the migrants on board reported being in difficulty. The 'Minck' then launched its semi-rigid intervention boat to assist the 60 people on board the boat. They were then dropped off at the quayside in Calais, where they were taken care of by the shore based rescue services and the border police.
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