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On March 2, 2025, a migrant boat departed in the Walde Lighthouse sector. The CROSS Gris-Nez CROSS deployed the 'Minck' and the PSP 'Pluvier' to assist. In the evening, responding to the request for assistance made by some of the occupants of the boat, the 'Minck' recovered 11 people, while the 'Pluvier' remained in the area to monitor the boat. Later, the 58 people who were still aboard the boat also requested to be rescued and were recovered by the 'Pluvier'. In total, 69 people were rescued and disembarked at the quay in Calais during the night hours. They taken care of by the shore-based rescue services.

On Feb 25, 2025, at around 3:14 p.m., the helmsman of the 'Ravenna'(MMSI: 244660905), en route from Zwijndrecht to Antwerp, overlooked the inland vessel 'Ursa Minor', en route from Voerde to Antwerp, during a planned overtaking maneuver and struck it from behind near Tholen off the Prinsesseplaat. The impact caused severe damage to the stern area and the aft living cabin of the 'Ursa Minor'. The latter arrived in Antwerp on March 1 and continued to Ghent on March 3.

On March 3, local fisherman spotted a cayuco south of La Restinga (El Hierro). The CCS Tenerife of Salvamento Marítimo mobilized the 'Salvamar Adhara', which locates the boat, which was carrying 45 migrants, among them ten women and four minors. The cayuco was escorted to the port of La Restinga, where the occuptans safely disembarked. Report with photo: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1896594436773355582

On Feb 25, 2025, at around 3:14 p.m., the helmsman of the 'Ravenna', en route from Zwijndrecht to Antwerp, overlooked the inland vessel 'Ursa Minor' (MMSI: 211568560), en route from Voerde to Antwerp, during a planned overtaking maneuver and struck it from behind near Tholen off the Prinsesseplaat. The impact caused severe damage to the stern area and the aft living cabin of the 'Ursa Minor'. The latter arrived in Antwerp on March 1 and continued to Ghent on March 3.

On the night of March 3, the crew of the 'Guardamar Urania' rescued the 57 occupants, among them four women and two minors, of a cayuco, which had been located 14 nautical miles south of Arguineguín. The CCS of Salvamento Marítimo in Las Palmas coordinated the response.