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On the night of Feb 8 and on Feb 9, numerous departures of migrant boats were reported to the CROSS Gris-Nez. In the Pas de Calais Strait sector the departure of a migrant boat around was noticed off Gravelines, and the 'Ridens' was deployed for surveillance. On the early morning, the rubber boat quickly deflated off Calais. The 'Ridens' immediately rescued the 57 people on board with the help of the two semi-rigid boats of the 'Abeille Normandie' as reinforcements. Once they were rescued on board, the 'Ridens' raised alert about the condition of three migrants, one of them being unconscious and two suffering from hypothermia. The CROSS Gris Nez engaged the medical team of the SMUR Maritime of Boulogne-sur-Mer who were dropped off on board by a Dauphin helicopter of the French Navy base in Le Touquet. The unconscious victim was airlifted to the hospital in Boulogne-sur-Mer. The other two were dropped off in Calais by the Ridens and taken care of by the rescue services at around 9:45 am. At the same time, the CROSS Gris-Nez engaged the 'Minck' to monitor a boat that had left Le Portel. The 38 occupants requested assistance and were picked up by the vessel, which disembarked them in Boulogne-sur-Mer where they were taken care of early in the morning. On the morning of Feb 9, a third boat in distress was reported to the CROSS Gris-Nez off Petit-Fort-Philippe, and the 'Abeille Normandie' was deployed to assist. 19 people were then rescued, while the boat, with 40 other people on board, continued its route towards the British coast, without requesting assistance. A fourth boat was reported leaving Malo-les-Bains. The CROSS Gris-Nez engaged the PSP 'Cormoran' and the Dauphin helicopter of the French Navy base in Le Touquet. The patrol boat made contact with the boat, and it turned out that some of the occupants required emergency assistance. 42 people from the boat were recovered using semi-rigid boats from the 'Cormoran'. Among them, two people were injured. The CROSS informed the SAMU in order to send a medical team to the scene using a Dauphin helicopter of the French Navy. These two people were then winched up and dropped off at the hospital in Boulogne-sur-Mer. The boat with 17 people still on board continued its route without requesting assistance. At taround 8:00 p.m., the patrol boat 'Jeanne Barret' rescued 33 people on a boat that had left on the earlymorning from the Baie de Somme sector. This operation followed an attempted boarding, at the beaches of Berck-sur-Mer. During this attempt, 41 people who were unable to board were rescued on the beach by the State services, under the coordination of the CROSS Gris-Nez. In total, 230 people were rescued at sea, under the coordination of the CROSS Gris-Nez during five operations.

On Feb 8, 2025, the 'Protug 75' informed the MRCC of Salvamento Marítimo in Valencia that it had rescued 15 migrants. The 'Salvamar Leo' and the patrol boat 'Rio Ladra' of the Guardia Civil' were mobilized to the scene. The ships rendezvoused 20 kilometers from the coast where the 15 people were transferred onto the SAR boat in apparent good condition. They were taken to Alicante where they disembarked. Report with photo: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1888224317218914525

On the afternoon of Feb 8, 2025, the Port Authority of Tzelepi was informed of the injury of a crew memberof the Blue Star 2' at the left foot during the loading of a tractor driven by a local. The man was transported by an ambulance of the Piraeus Port Authority to the Piraeus General Hospital for examinations and further medical care. The 1st Port Department of Tzelepi of the Central Port Authority of Piraeus was conducting the preliminary investigation and arrested the tractor driver for violation of article 314 of the Criminal Code. (Injury due to negligence).

On Feb 8, 2025, the 'Protug 75' informed the MRCC of Salvamento Marítimo in Valencia that it had rescued 15 migrants. The 'Salvamar Leo' and the patrol boat 'Rio Ladra' of the Guardia Civil' were mobilized to the scene. The ships rendezvoused 20 kilometers from the coast where the 15 people were transferred onto the SAR boat in apparent good condition. They were taken to Alicante where they disembarked. Report with photo: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1888224317218914525

On Feb 9, the 'Glen Sannox', serving on the route Troon- Brodick, suffered a technical issue with the mezzanine deck in the port of Brodick. As a result, the scheduled departure from the port at 10:30 a.m. was delayed. As a result, also the arrival of the ferry 'Alfred' at the port at 10:45 a.m. was delayed. After the issue affecting the mezzanine deck has been resolved, the vesselfinally departed Brodick.