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On March 23, 2025, the 'Seabourn Venture', which was sailing 100 nautical miles from Tenerife, enroute from Montevideo to Lisbon, requested the urgent medevac of an injured crew member. The RCC of Salvamento Marítimo in Tenerife mobilized the SAR helicopter Helimer 202, which hoisted the conscious victim and transferred him directly to a hospital for further medical care on a higher level. The cruise ship reached the port of destination on March 25.

On the evening of March 21, 2025, a migrant boat was reported departing the coast of Hardelot to the CROSS Gris-Nez, which then engaged the 'Jeanne Barret' to monitor the precarious boat. In the middle of the night, following engine damage, the migrants requested assistance. The 'Jeanne Barret' rescued the 57 people on board the boat and brought them back to the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer.

The 'Siempre Santa María', with 13 on board, was disabled and adrift due to nets entangled in the propeller on March 20, 2025. The SAR boat 'Salvamar Castor' was deployed to assist and took the ship in tow after finishing hoisting fishing nets. On the approach to Gijón, the tug 'Alonso de Chaves' (IMO: 8411164) took over the towing wire. During the docking operations, the SAR boat 'Salvamar Rigel' and the 'LS Ballast' remained on standby to assist if necessary, always at a safe distance to avoid snagging net gear on the propellers. Finally, the fishing vessel was safely docked in port. Report with photos: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1903732105101664487

During the night of March 20 to March 21, 2025, numerous migrant boat departures were reported to the CROSS Gris-Nez. Early on the evening of March 20, 2025, the CROSS Gris-Nez engaged the 'Minck' to locate a boat reported in the Slack dunes area. Once in the area, the 'Minck' monitored the boat. Faced with an engine failure, the migrants requested the rescue by the 'Minck', which picked up 62 people on board. They were dropped off at the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer in the middle of the night. The CROSS Gris-Nez then engaged the 'Abeille Normandie' off the coast of Slack. Following a request for assistance from some of the migrants, the tug rescued 35 people on board, including two injured people and one unconscious person. The CROSS deployed the French Navy's Dauphin helicopter based in Le Touquet to evacuate the unconscious person, whose condition was stable from the 'Abeille Normandie'. The Dauphin hoisted the victims and transported them to the hospital in Boulogne-sur-Mer, where they were treated in the middle of the night. The people rescued by the 'Abeille Normandie' were taken back to Boulogne-sur-Mer early in the morning, where they were treated by the firefighters. Meanwhile, the remaining people on board the migrant boat, who did not request assistance, continued on their way, remaining under the surveillance of French resources. In the middle of the night, the CROSS Gris-Nez then engaged the 'Jeanne Barret' and the 'SNS 076-Président Jacques Huret' from the Boulogne-sur-Mer SNSM station to locate a precarious boat in the Cran-Poulet area. The 'Abeille Normandie' was also deployed to support these resources. Once the overloaded boat was located, the 'Jeanne Barret' and the 'Abeille Normandie' launched their tenders to rescue all migrants who requested assistance. 63 people were thus picked up by the 'Jeanne Barret', which dropped them off at the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer early in the morning. Finally, also in the middle of the night, off the coast of Dunkirk, the CROSS Gris-Nez engaged the 'Ridens', which rescued eight people from a boat, wile the rest of the migrants continued on their way without requesting assistance. The 'Ridens' continued its surveillance until the early morning, and then headed for Calais to disembark the eight rescued people at the quayside. 168 boat people were rescued, including three injured people treated by land rescue services and the Boulogne-sur-Mer hospital.

On the morning of March 24, the departure of a migrant boat was reported to the CROSS Gris-Nez, following a call from SAMU 80 that could not be located. The CROSS then decided to deploy the 'Minck' to search the Bay of Somme area. At the same time, the 'SNS 7-034 Notre Dame des Sables' from the SNSM station in Berck-sur-Mer and the 'SNS 708 Quartier Maitre Gilbert Vanderbergue' from the SNSM station in Cayeux-sur-Mer were also deployed. Once the boat was located near Cayeux-sur-Mer, the 'SNS 7-034' made contact with the boat. As no request for assistance was received, the lifeboat began monitoring the boat. Once on site, the 'Minck' also came to monitor the boat, which then made a request for assistance. The 'Minck' recover all the occupants on board and brought them back to the quay in Boulogne-sur-Mer on the late afternoon. During the crossing, a conference call was established with the maritime medical coordination in Le Havre. Once dropped off at the quay, the 50 people were taken care of by the land-based emergency services.