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On March 9, 2026, several departures of migrant boats were reported to the CROSS Gris-Nez in the Strait of Dover. To monitor the boats, the following resources were deployed by the CROSS Gris-Nez: - the rescue ships 'Minck' and 'Ridens'; - the patrol boats 'Jeanne Barret' and 'Géranium'; - the surveillance vessel VSMP 'Rondache'; - the lifeboat 'ESMP 03' from the Calais Maritime and Port Security Platoon (PSMP). Around 8:00 a.m., the Border Police (PAF) reported to the CROSS the presence of a migrant boat in the Aa Canal at Gravelines. The CROSS initially deployed the 'Jeanne Barret' to monitor the boat and be ready to provide assistance if needed. It was relieved by the VCSM 'Rondache' and the 'ESMP 03' at around 9:30 a.m. At around 10:00 a.m., the CROSS deployed the 'Ridens' to relieve the 'Rondache' and the 'ESMP 03'. Around 11:00 a.m., the boat headed towards Gravelines beach to pick up more migrants, but suffered an engine failure and was therefore no longer able to attempt the Channel crossing. However, all people on board categorically refused the assistance offered by the 'Ridens', which continued its surveillance until mid-afternoon. It was only from 4:50 p.m. onwards that some migrants requested assistance. The 'Ridens' rescued 13 people and then headed towards Calais to disembark them. The migrants were taken into custody by state land services around 8:45 p.m. In parallel with this initial rescue, the CROSS deployed the 'Minck' to relieve the 'Ridens'. Around 7:30 p.m., the 'Minck' rescued five migrants. 14 other people remained on board and continued to refuse assistance. The precarious vessel eventually ran aground on the beach. The CROSS then requested that the 'Minck' and the security forces conduct a reconnaissance of the coastline and the area where the boat had run aground, to ensure that all the migrants had reached land. Around 12:20 a.m., the 'Minck' disembarked the five rescued migrants in Dunkirk, where they were taken into custody by land-based rescue services. In total, the CROSS deployed state resources in four operations involving boats attempting to cross from France to the UK. 18 migrants were rescued and taken into care by rescue teams. During the night of March 9, one more migrant boat was reported to the CROSS Gris-Nez in the Dunkirk area, which dispatched the 'Minck' to monitor it and provide assistance if needed. Around 4:00 a.m., the boat's engine failed. The 'Minck's crew, already in contact with the boat, rescued the 28 occupants. They took the empty boat in tow and then headed towards the port of Dunkirk, where the migrants were taken into care by the rescue teams ashore.

During the day and the night of Dec 20, several departures of migrant boats were reported to the CROSS Gris-Nez in the Strait of Dover. To monitor the boats, the following resources were deployed: the rescue vessels 'Minck' and 'Ridens', chartered by the French government from the Seaowl company; the emergency tug 'VB Abeille Normandie', chartered by the French Navy; the patrol vessel 'Cormoran'; the assistance vessel 'Rhône'; the patrol boat 'Yser' of the Maritime Gendarmerie; the patrol boat 'Ouranos' of the Calais Gendarmerie; the customs patrol boat 'Jacques Oudart Fourmentin'; the patrol boat 'Rondache'; the lifeboats 'SNS 087-Jean Bart II' from the SNSM station in Dunkirk and 'SNS 077-Notre Dame du Risban' from the SNSM station in Calais; the security vessels 'ESMP 03' and 'ESMP 04' from Calais and DunkirkThe chartered aircraft "Action Air Environnement"; the aircraft 'action air environnement ' The French Navy's helicopter based in Le Touquet, "Rescue Guepard Whiskey". On the morning of Dec 20, the Dunkirk semaphore station detected a migrant boat in the Malo-les-Bains area. The 'SNS 087-Jean Bart II' was dispatched by the CROSS to monitor the vessel. After several hours, the lifeboat crew rescued nine migrants requiring assistance. They were disembarked at the port of Dunkirk and taken into the care of the land authorities. Simultaneously, the 'ESMP 04' and the 'Ridens' were also dispatched by the CROSS to monitor the boat. The same morning, the CROSS Gris-Nez deployed the 'ESMP 04', the 'Rondache' and the 'Minck' to search for and monitor a boat reported in the intermediate channel off Dunkirk. On the early evening, the 'Minck' rescued 61 of the occupants and continued to monitor the vessel with those remaining on board until they were taken into custody by the British authorities. Later that evening, the rescued migrants disembarked in Calais, where they were met by local authorities. On the night of Dec 20, the SAMU informed the CROSS of the presence of migrants at sea near La Huchette beach. The 'Minck' was again deployed by the CROSS to search for and monitor the boat. Shortly afterward, the vessel called 196 to occupants reported engine trouble and requested assistance. The 'Minck' then rescued all 81 occupants and disembarked them in Calais on the early morning of Dec 21, where they were taken into the care of the land authorities and rescue services. Over the course of the day and the night, the state resources and the SNSM rescued 151 people who attempted the crossing from France to the United Kingdom.

On the morning of Nov 6, multiple departures of migrant boats were reported to the CROSS Gris-Nez, which deployed the following resources: - The rescue vessel 'Minck', chartered by the French government; - The French Customs Coast Guard patrol boat 'Nordet'; - The French Navy intervention, assistance, and rescue tug 'Abeille Normandie'; - The French Maritime Gendarmerie's coastal maritime surveillance patrol boat 'Yser'; - The French Customs Coast Guard patrol boat 'DFP1-Jacques Oudart Fourmentin' (JOF); - The French patrol boat 'Jeanne Barret'; - The lifeboat 'SNS 077-Notre-Dame du Risban' from the SNSM station in Calais); - The Ouranos boat from the Calais gendarmerie's nautical brigade; - The Action Air Environnement aircraft chartered by the French government; - The Rondache boat from the Dunkirk Maritime and Port Security Platoon (PSMP); - The Maritime and Port Surveillance Vessels ESMP 03 and ESMP 04 from the PSMPs of Calais and Dunkirk. At 09:20, one of the boats, located approximately four nautical miles off Dunkirk, broke apart, and all of its occupants were thrown into the water. The CROSS Gris-Nez immediately issued a Mayday Relay message. The 'Minck' quickly made contact and was joined by a boat from the 'Abeille Normandie', the 'Notre-Dame des Flandres' and the ESMP 04. The MRCC in Dover offered the assistance of a British aircraft, which was integrated into the SAR operation as well as the French Navy's Dauphin helicopter based in Le Touquet- The 'Minck', assisted by the other resources, rescued all 94 people in the water and brought them on board for medical care. Three were suffering from hypothermia. The migrants were disembarked in Dunkirk for care by the state services on land.

Since Oct 17, everal assistance and rescue operations were coordinated by the CROSS Gris-Nez R to assist migrant boats. On the morning of Oct17, shore based patrols reported the departure of a migrant boat in the Baie de Somme. The CROSS engaged the 'Abeille Normandie' and the Action Air Environnement border police aircraft for an SAR operation. The 'Abeille Normandie' rescued all 81 people on board the boat. They were disembarked at the Quai de l'Europe in Boulogne-sur-Mer and taken into care by government services on land. At the same time, the CROSS was notified aobut the departure of a boat from Berck-sur-Mer and deployed the 'Garonne' of the rench Navy along with the border police's Action Air Environnement surveillance aircraft to conduct a visual surveillance of the boat. The boat, with 21 people on board, headed towards the Equihen-Plage, where it embarked more people. Due to engine damage, the migrants requested rescue by the 'Garonne', which retrieved all 80 people on board. They were dropped off during the mid-afternoon at the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer. where they were taken into care by government services. On the evening of Oct 17, the CROSS engaged the 'Minck' and the border police surveillance aircraft to locate a boat in the Slack dunes area. Once in the area, the 'Minck' monitored the boat. Following a request for assistance from some of the boat's occupant, the ship picked up 24 people on board. They were dropped off at the Paul Devot quay in Calais in the middle of the night. The remaining occupants of the boat, refusing the assistance offered by the 'Minck', continued on their way to the United Kingdom, On the morning of Oct 18, the CROSS Gris-Nez was notifired about the presence of a migrant boat in the Petit-Fort-Philippe area and deployed the 'Ridens' toi the area. Following the sudden deflation of the rubber boat, the 'Ridens' launched its operational rescue boat (EDO) and rescued 25 people. The remaining occupants refused the assistance offered by the 'Ridens', which remained nearby. Two of the rescued people on board required medical assistance. The CROSS engaged the Maritime and Port Security Vessel 'ESMP 03' of the Maritime Gendarmerie in Calais to transfer them from the 'Ridens' and bring them back to the dock at the Paul Devot pontoon in Calais, while the 'Ridens' continued its surveillance. It then also returned to Calais to disembark the remaining migrants, who were taken into care by the State emergency services.

On Sep 28, the CROSS Gris-Nez was alerted to the departure of several boats carrying migrants from various points along the coasts of Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Seine-Maritime. The ''Laplace', the 'Flamant', the 'Minck' and 'Ridens', the 'Jacques Oudart Fourmentin', the 'SNS 7-034 Notre-Dame des Sables' the semi rigtid 'Quartier-maître Gilbert Vandenberghede'from the SNSM station in Cayeux-sur-Mer, the 'SNS 067 Mona Rigolet', the 'Maroni', the patrol vessel 'Géranium , the semi rigid 'Ouranos'', a Dauphin helicopter of the French Navy base in Le Touquet, and a S100 drone of the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) were deployed. During the night of Sep 27, a land patrol of the internal security forces reported a boat carrying migrants off the beach at Equihen. The 'Minck' was deployed by the CROSS,and arrived at the area. During the crossing, a propulsion failure forced the migrants to request assistance from the 'Minck', which immediately came to their assistance. The 50 occupants of the boat were taken aboarded by the 'Minck' and brought to Boulogne-sur-Mer, where they were taken care of by border police and civil protection teams. At around 4:30 a.m., the CROSS was alerted that a group of migrants were crossing by sea off the coast of Dieppe. The'SNS 067 Mona Rigolet' was engaged and relocated the boat with the support of the Dieppe signaling system. The RIB from the Cayeux-sur-Mer SNSM station, 'Quartermaster Gilbert Vandenberghe', and then the customs patrol boat took turns monitoring the boat as it sailed north along the coast. At 2:25 p.m., the boat headed north of Stella beach to take on board more migrants. After the boarding was completed, ther boat headed toward the UK waters, and the patrol boat announced that it had rescued one injured person. After a medical teleconference, the decision was made to evacuate the injured to Boulogne-sur-Mer for medical treatment. The patrol boat was relieved by the 'Géranium' and then by the 'Minck' to monitor the boat as it continued its journey. On Sep 28 at 6:20 a.m., a land patrol reported to the CROSS a boat carrying migrants that had just left Ecault beach and was experiencing navigational difficulties. The 'Jacques Oudart Fourmentin' was deployed by the CROSS. At 7:00 a.m., the gendarmerie's land patrol announced that the boat had just docked on the beach and dropped off 49 of its occupants. Numerous cases of hypothermia and one teenager found unconscious were treated by the firefighters of the SDIS 62. The teenager was later declared dead by the medical services. At 7:47 a.m., the lightened boat headed back out to sea. The Dauphin helicopter and the 'Maroni' were engaged by the CROSS and relocated it with the assistance of the Boulogne-sur-Mer semaphore station off Cap d'Alprec'h. The 'Maroni' monitored the boat until its occupants were rescued by the British authorities. Around 8:30 a.m., a boat was reported to the CROSS leaving from Leffrinckoucke beach. The Dunkirk semaphore spotted the boat heading towards the beach at Malo-les-Bains where a new group of migrants was waiting. The ' Ridens' was engaged by the CROSS. At 9:40 a.m., the boat headed towards the UK. The 'Ridens' signaled to the CROSS that around ten people had been dropped off on the Braek sea wall and that it had recovered one person suffering from hypothermia. At 2:30 p.m., the 'Ridens' went to the aid of the boat with engine failure and, in several rounds, recovered 66 people on board, among them 34 men, 28 women and four children, The dDisembarkation was planned at Calais and one injured person required medical treatment. The CROSS deployed the 'Flamant' to monitor the remaining occupants of the boat as they continued their journey to the UK.

On Sep 27, 2025, the CROSS Gris-Nez was alerted to the departure of several boats carrying migrants from various points along the coasts of Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Seine-Maritime. The FS 'Laplace', the FS Flamant, the 'Minck' and 'Ridens', the 'Abeille Liberté', the 'Jacques Oudart Fourmentin', the 'SNS 7-034-Notre-Dame des Sables' from the Berck SNSM station and the 'SNS 067-Mona Rigolet' from the Dieppe SNSM station, the VCSM 'Maroni' the 'Ouranos', 'ESMP 03' and 04 semi-rigid boats of the French National Gendarmerie as well as an S100 drone of the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) were mobilized. At around 3:00 a.m., an aircraft of the Border Police reported to the CROSS the departure of a boat with66 people on board from the Hardelot Beach. The 'Jacques Oudart Fourmenti' was deployed to monitor the boat and, if necessary, rescue the occupants. At around 4:00 a.m., as the patrol boat arrived on the scene and launched its RIB, the boat stopped approximately 150 meters from the shore. It appeared to be having difficulty continuing its crossing. The people in the boat decided to reach the beach on their own and were rescued by the firefighters. Two women were reported in cardiorespiratory arrest and immediately treated by the firefighters. Five people, including a child, were identified as having minor injuries. The two people in cardiorespiratory arrest died, despite the efforts of emergency services to resuscitate them. At around 6:00 a.m., a gendarmerie land patrol reported to the CROSS the departure of a migrant boat in the Ault-Onival area. The Ault signal station managed to relocate the boat. The 'SNS 7-034-Notre-Dame des Sables' was initially engaged by the CROSS, before being relieved by the patrol boat. At 10:20 a.m., the boat stopped due to an engine failure. The patrol boat offered assistance to the boat's occupants, who only agreed to abandon their crossing plans at 4:30 p.m. All occupants was taken into care and disembarked at the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer on the evening. At around 7:00 a.m., the CROSS was notified of the departure of a boat with 16 people on board from the beach at Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer. The 'SNS 067-Mona Rigolet' and the customs patrol boat were deployed to assist them. Following several engine failures, the boat's occupants eventually requested assistance and were picked up by the lifeboat, which disembarked them at the port of Dieppe at 8:30 a.m. The migrants, who were suffering from mild hypothermia, were treated by the firefighters of the SDIS 76. At the same time, the 'SNS 7-034-Notre-Dame des Sables' detected another boat near Berck, heading towards three groups of migrants located south of Hardelot beach. The boarding phase lasted from 10:50 a.m. to 12:18 p.m. In total, the lifeboat rescued nine people in difficulty in the water and handed them over to the firefighters on the beach. The VCSM 'Maroni', followed by the 'Minck', relieved the lifeboat crew of monitoring the boat, which eventually reached the UK waters. At 2:40 p.m., another boat was detected in the L'Aa area. The 'Laplace' was engaged by the CROSS to assist it. At 7:40 p.m., the hydrographic survey vessel recovered 34 people and continued monitoring the boat, which was still en route to the UK waters. At around 2:00 a.m., the remaining occupants of the boat abandoned the crossing and boarded the 'Laplace' too. A total of 110 people disembarked in Calais during the night.

On the morning of Sep 19, the CROSS Gris-Nez was alerted due to the departure of several migrant boats off the coast of Pas-de-Calais. The "Nordet," the PSP 'Flamant', the 'Minck' and 'Ridens', the 'Abeille Liberté' the 'SNS 276-Notre Dame des Flandres' of the SNSM station Gravelines, the 'SNS 077-Notre Dame du Risban' of the SNSM station Calais and the 'Maroni' were mobilized. The 'Minck' and the 'Notre Dame des Flandres' rescued 23 people aboard from a boat off the coast of Gravelines and disembarked in Calais. The remaining people chose to continue their crossing, still under the surveillance of French resources, and coordinated by the CROSS.

On Sep 9, several assistance and rescue operations were coordinated by the CROSS Gris-Nez to assist migrant boats. On the early morning, the CROSS was informed of the departure of a migrant boat from Gravelines beach and engaged the 'Oyapock' to make contact with the overloaded boat. Later that night, the gendarmerie boat was relieved by the 'Abeille Normandie'. Several people on board the boat requested assistance, and the emergenvy tug rescued 24 people and disembarked them in Boulogne-sur-Mer. The remaining occupants continued on their way. The same morning, the CROSS was alerted to the departure of a boat off Fort Mahon. Several resources were deployed in turn by the CROSS to monitor the boat, among them the 'SNS7-034 Notre Dame des Sables' from the SNSM station in Berck-sur-Mer, the 'Oyapock', the 'Ouranos' from the nautical brigade of the Calais gendarmerie, the PSP 'Flamant' and the ''Jacques Oudart Fourmentin'. The occupants refused the assistance offered by French resources. A few hours after the boat's departure, the SNSM-lifeboat rescued a person who had fallen overboard and was then taken into care by the SDIS 62. Still on the morning. the departure of a boat was reported off the coast of Dieppe. The CROSS immediately engaged the a'SNS 091 Sainte-Anne-des-Flots' from the Dieppe SNSM station. Other resources were then deployed to take turns monitoring the boat as it progressed along the coastt, among them the 'Jacques Oudart Fourmentin', the semi-rigid inflatable boat 'SNS 6-016 Entre deux Baies' from the Fort-Mahon SNSM station and the 'Flamant'. The boat refused the assistance offered by French resources. At the end of the day, while still monitoring the boat, the 'Flamant' deployed its EDO to get as close as possible to the boat. Shortly after, 10 people were rescued by the EDO and taken to the beach at Equihen by the fire department. The other occupants of the boat continued their voyage. Several hours later, during the night, all migrants aboard the boat requested assistance. They were thus rescued in their entirety by the 'Flamant'. In total, 125 people were rescued by the patrol boat, including 10 taken ashore and 115 disembarked at the quay in Boulogne-sur-Mer. On the evening of Sep 9, a migrant boat was reported leaving Hardelo. Several migrants attempted to return to shore with difficulty. The gendarmes then entered the water and rescued an unconscious man, whom they managed to revive. The CROSS deployed the 'Jacques Oudart Fourmentin' to monitor the boat, and the 'Minck' and an aircraft to search for and, if necessary, rescue potential shipwrecked persons during the boarding phase. The firefighters and ground security forces present on site, along with the civil defense, took charge of a group of migrants on the beach. The boat refused any further assistance and resumed its voyage under the surveillance of the'Jacques Oudart Fourmentin'. Parallel searches conducted in the area using nautical and aerial means did not result in any new shipwrecked persons. During the night of Sep 9, the 'Abeille Normandie' was engaged by the CROSS to search for an overloaded boat. Once on site, the occupants requested assistance. 44 people were rescued by the tug's crew, including three unresponsive people. A conference call was established with the Maritime Medical Coordination Emergency Medical Service in Le Havre to establish a medical assessment prior to the deployment of a team from the Maritime Mobile Emergency and Resuscitation Unit (SMUR) in Boulogne-sur-Mer using the French Navy's Dauphin helicopter based in Le Touquet. Once on board, the SMUR doctor pronounced the three people dead.

On Aug 24, three rescue operations took place off the coast of Pas-de-Calais. On the early morning, a migrant boat was reported to the CROSS Gris Nez off the coast of Le Portel. The 'Minck' was deployed to locate the boat and discovered that it had suffered an engine failure. The crew offered assistance to the people on board, four of whom requested to be rescued. In the middle of the day, another boat was detected by the Wissant beach station. During the boarding phase, 18 people, who were in difficulty and had not managed to reach the boat, were rescued by the 'Abeille Normandie' and were disembarked at the port of Calais. On the late afternoon, the CROSS was informed by the SAMU 62 that another migrant boat was in difficulty in the Calais area. The PSP 'Pluvier' was deployed and offered assistance,. Nine people were rescued and taken on board on board. The patrol boat continued its surveillance and then disembarked the rescued people at the port of Calais. Thus a total of 31 people were rescued in the Strait of Dover.

On Aug 10, several assistance and rescue operations were conducted by the CROSS Gris-Nez to assist migrant boats. On the early morning, theCROSS was alerted that a migrant boat had suffered an engine failure in the Leffrinckoucke area and depliyed the 'Ridens' to monitor the boat. A few hours later, some migrants reported that the boat had broken down and requested assistance. The 'Ridens'rescued 59 people. Several people still on board the boat refused the assistance offered by French resources and continued on their way. The people rescued by the 'Ridens' were then dropped off at the quay in Calais. On the same morning, two people were rescued aboard two different boats following requests for assistance. The first person, rescued by the intervention, 'Abeille Normandie', was dropped off at the quayside in Calais. The other person, rescued by the 'Minck', was dropped off at Gravelines. Later, another migrant boat was reported leaving the Bay of Somme. The CROSS then engaged the patrol boat 'Entre deux baies' from the SNSM station in Fort-Mahon-Plage to monitor the boat, which then suffered an engine failure. With the support of the 'SNS-511-Sainte-Blaise' from the SNSM station in Cayeux-sur-Mer, all 22 occupants of the boat were brought ashore in Cayeux-sur-Mer to be taken care of by land-based services. A total of 83 people were rescued by the State emergency services.

On Aug 12, several assistance and rescue operations were coordinated by the CROSS Gris-Nez. Early in the night, theCROSS was alerted to the departure of a boat from the beach at Malo-les-Bains and deployed the 'SNS 087-Jean Bart II' from the Dunkirk SNSM station, which made contact and noted that the boat was heavily laden. The CROSS also engaged the 'Minck' to relieve the lifeboat. During the surveillance, the 'Minck' discovered that the boat had an engine failure. The CROSS also engaged the 'Ridens' to support the Minck. Shortly after, several people on board the boat requested assistance. The 'Minck' then picked up 52 people and disembarked them at the dock in Calais. The remaining occupants continued on their way. Shortly after, the 'Ridens' informed the CROSS that a new request for assistance had been made by all the boat's occupants. The ship then picked up 39 people on board and also disembarked them at the dock in Calais. Early in the morning, the CROSS Gris-Nez was alerted to the departure of another migrant boat in the Veules-les-Roses area.The CROSS engaged the 'SNS 209-Président J.C. Fortini' from the SNSM station in Le Tréport and the patrol boat 'Maroni' to monitor the boat. Shortly after, the CROSS engaged the 'Abeille Normandie' and the Calais National Gendarmerie's nautical brigade Ouranos to relieve the lifeboat and the patrol boat. During a migrant boarding on the beach, the 'Abeille Normandie' reported having rescued three people who had fallen into the water. They were then transferred to the RIB at the Hardelot beach station and disembarked directly onto the beach for treatment by the SDIS 62 rescue teams. Once the boat was underway, one person requested assistance and was picked up aboard the 'Abeille Normandie'. They were later disembarked at the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer. The rest of the boat's occupants continued their journey under the supervision of the emergency tug. In the morning, the CROSS Gris-Nez was alerted to the presence of a migrant boat off Sainte-Cécile and deployed the 'Maroni' to monitor the boat, followed by the PSP 'Cormoran' to relieve the 'Maroni'. The Calais National Gendarmerie's Ouranos nautical brigade, which was near the boat during a migrant boarding on the beach, reported having rescued six people from the water and then transferred them to a nearby firefighting vessel. The firefighters rescued 10 people. The remaining occupants continued on their way. A total of 111 people were rescued by the State rescue services.

On the night of July 29, the CROSS Gris-Nez was notified about the departure of several migrant boats from the coasts of Nord and Pas-de-Calais. First, a boat was reported leaving the Aa Canal in the middle of the night. The 'Minck' was deployed to monitor the boat. Once on site, the 'Minck' launched its operational drom boat (EDO). During the surveillance, several people on board the boat requested assistance. On the morning, the 'Minck's crew rescued a total of 33 people. The remaining occupants refused the offered assistance and continued on their way. On the foremidday, the rescued people were taken to the port of Calais and taken into care by the land authorities. At 3:00 a.m., another boat was reported departing from Dunkerque. The 'Abeille Normandie' was deployed by the CROSS to monitor the boat. Following an engine problem, several people from the boat requested assistance. The crew of the emergency tug launched an inflatable boat and rescued 23 people. The remaining occupants of the boat refused the offered assistance and continued on their way. All rescued people were taken to the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer. Finally, on the morning, a third boat was spotted off the coast of Le Touquet. The CROSS deployed the 'ESMP 03' for surveillance. The 'ESMP 03' reported that the boat was taking on water and began rescuing the people. The CROSS broadcast a Mayday relay and engaged a Dauphin helicopter of the Navy base in Le Touquet as well as the lifeboat 'SNS076-Président Jacques Huret' from the Boulogne-sur-Mer SNSM station. A total of 36 people were rescued, including one with minor injuries. All rescued were immediately dropped off by the 'ESMP 03' on the beach at Dannes for treatment by the firefighters. The remaining occupants of the boat refused the offered assistance and continued on their way. During other coordinated operations throughout the day, two people were also rescued by the RIB 'SNS 7-034-Notre Dame des Sables' of the Berck-sur-Mer SNSM statio and the RIB 'Ouranos' of the Calais Gendarmerie. A total of 94 people were rescued and cared for by French maritime assistance and rescue resources.

On July 17, the departure of a migrant boat was reported to the CROSS Gris-Nez at the mouth of the Authie River. The patrol boat 'Flamant';and the tug 'Abeille Normandie' as well as a Dauphin helicopter of the Navy base in Le Touquet were deployed and made contact with the boat. The 'Flamant' launched an operational docking boat (EDO) to monitor the migrant boat. On the evening it suffered an engine failure and requested assistance. The crew of the 'Flamant' took on board the 44 people and dropped them off at the port of Calais, where they were taken into care by government services. During the mid-afternoon, the 'Abeille Normandie' and the Dauphin helicopter were deployed to search the area for migrants stranded by the tide. The five were hoisted by the helicopter and taken nto care by the Departmental Fire and Rescue Service and the National Gendarmerie. Already late on July 18, 2025, the cROSS Gris-Nez was alerted to the departure of a migrant boat in the Equihen-Plage area. The 'Minck' and the lifeboat 'SNS 4013' from the Equihen Beach SNSM station were deployed to locate the boat. The 'Minck' launched its RIB to monitor the boat, which requested assistance. The 'Minck's crew took on board the 58 people, who were taken to the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer and taken into care by government services.

On the night of July 11, numerous migrant boat departures were reported to the CROSS Gris-Nez. First, the Action Air Environnement anti-illegal immigration aircraft reported a migrant boat in the Camiers/Sainte-Cécile area. The CROSS deployed the 'Minck' to locate the boat. Once on site, the Minck launched its operational drom boat (EDO) to make contact and monitor the boat. On the morning of July 12, in response to a request for assistance from migrants, the 'Minck' recovered three people and continued to monitor the boat, which continued its journey towards British waters, with the remaining occupants having refused assistance. The three rescued migrants were disembarked in Boulogne-sur-Mer on the early afternoon, where they were taken in by rescue services on land. At the same time, another migrant boat was reported departing in the Dunkirkarea. The CROSS Gris-Nez then deployed the PSP ' Cormoran'. It turned out that the boat was a taxi boat, which was taking on board migrants waiting on the beach at Malo-les-Bains (59). The 'Cormoran' launched its two EDOs to monitor the embarkation and ensure that no one remained in the water before the migrant boat headed out to sea. The patrol boat continued its surveillance of migrants who had entered the waters of the traffic separation scheme. At midday, the 'Cormoran' rescued a dozen migrants requesting assistance, and 31 more people requesting rescue were picked up by the 'Cormoran' at the end of the day. The remaining migrants, refusing all assistance, continued on their way. The 43 migrants rescued by the PSP 'Cormoran' were disembarked in Calais on the vening. In total, 46 people were rescued and taken into care by state resources.

On June 30 at 1:30 a.m., the CROSS Gris-Nez was alerted to the departure of a migrant boat in the Malo-les-Bains area. The 'Minck' was deployed to locate the boat. Once on site,the crew launched its RHIB and discovered that the boat had suffered an engine failure. A total of 81 people were rescued at sea and taken aboard the 'Minck', which dropped them off on the early morning in the port of Calais, where they were treated by shore based rescue services.

From the night of June 20, 2025, to June 21, numerous migrant boat departures were reported to the CROSS Gris-Nez. First, the departure of a boat was reported to the CROSS in the Cayeux-sur-Mer area. The "SNS 708 - Quartier Maître Gilbert Vandenberghe" from the Cayeux-sur-Mer SNSM station was deployed aling with the semi-rigid boat "SNS 7-034 Notre Dame des Sables" from the Berck-sur-Mer SNSM station. The 'Abeille Normandie' took over from the 'SNS 7-034' and monitored the boat. Once on site, the tug launched its RHIB to assist the boat during a migrant boarding phase along the beach. The RHIB rescued one person from the water and delivered him at the beach at Cayeux-sur-Mer. Later on June 20, the CROSS Gris-Nez engaged the 'Minck' to assist another migrant boat that had left from the beach at Hardelot. Once on site, the 'Minck' started monitoring the boat, which was heavily laden and in poor condition. In response to a request for assistance from people on board the boat, the 'Minck' recovered 20 people and continued to monitor the boat, which continued its voyage towards British waters, with the remaining occupants having refused assistance. Once the migrants on board the boat had been taken into care by British assets, the 'Minck' headed for Boulogne-sur-Mer to drop off the 20 people. On the morning of June 21, more migrant boat departures were reported to the cROSS Gris-Nez, starting with a boat from the port of Dunkirk West. The CROSS successively engaged the "SNS 276 - Notre Dame des Flandres" from the Gravelines SNSM station and the 'Oyapock' of the Maritime Gendarmerie and later the 'Ridens' as a relief to monitor the boat. Once on site, the 'Ridens' reported a request for assistance from some of the boat's occupants following an engine damage. During an initial recovery phase, the boat began to break up, and some of its migrants fell into the water. The CROSS Gris-Nez then again engaged the SNS 276,' the 'Oyapock' and an RHIB of the patrol boat 'Flamant' to assist the 'Minck' in recovering the castaways. 38 people were recovered and transferred aboard the 'Minck'. The remaining occupants of the boat were taken into care by British resources. The 'Minck' then headed to the port of Calais, where the rescued people could be taken into care by the land authorities. At the same time, the departure of a boat was reported to the CROSS from the Bay of Wissant. The CROSS deployed the 'Abeille Normandi' to locate it and monitor the boat. Once on site, the tug reported the poor condition of the boat, which was beginning to break up, and launched its two rubber boats, which recovered all 77 people from the boat. The castaways were dropped off at the port of Boulogne-sur-Me, where they were taken into care by the land authorities. In total, during these operations, 136 people were rescued and taken into care by state resources.

On May 11, several migrant boat departures were reported to the CROSS Gris-Nez Regional in the Strait of Dover (62). The CROSS deployed several rescue resources to monitor all the boats. Shortly after the departures, several boats encountered difficulties and requested assistance. Initially, in the morning, a boat was reported in the Malo-Les-Bains area. The CROSS initially deployed the BSAM 'Rhône' for surveillance. Some of the migrants on the overloaded boat requested assistance, and some jumped overboard. The CROSS then engaged the 'VB Puissant' and the Dunkirk Maritime and Port Security boat 'ESMP 04' for the rescue. The 'VB Puissant' rescued 22 people, including several injured, and the 'Rhône', with the assistance of the maritime gendarmerie boat, assisted 23 migrants. The remaining people on the migrant boat refused assistance and continued on their way. Once dropped off at the dock in Dunkirk, the 45 migrants were taken into care by the land authorities. At the same time, a second boat was reported in the Dunkirk area. The CROSS engaged the 'Minck' for surveillance. Once on site, 23 people requested assistance. The remaining occupants of the migrant boat refused all assistance and continued on their way. Once dropped off at the dock in Calais, the 23 people were taken into care by rescue services on land. During the night of May 11, a boat departing from Hardelot was monitored by the patrol vessel 'Thémis'. During the surveillance, the boat broke up following the loss of the transom where the engine was attached. The CROSS also deployed the ''Abeille Normandie' and a Dauphin helicopter, along with a medical team from the Boulogne-sur-Mer maritime emergency medical service. 13 people were rescued by the 'Thémis', including one person declared dead by the SMUR doctor. The 'Abeille Normandie' recovered the remaining people from the boat. A total of 68 people (including several injured) were taken to the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer. During the night, all occupants from another boat requested assistance and were picked up by the 'Ridens'. The 56 rescued people were taken to Boulogne. A total of 192 people were rescued and cared for by government resources. Among them, one person died. On May 1, 2025, the CROSS Gris-Nez coordinated assistance after a boat carrying 45 people was reported by the 'ESMP 04' departing from the port of Dunkirk. The 'Abeille Normandie' was engaged by the CROSS, then relieved by the 'Jacques Oudart Fourmentin' Three of the boat's occupants were rescued and brought ashore in Boulogne-sur-Mer by the patrol boat. At the same time, a second boat carrying 76 people was reported departing from Dunkirk at around 6:00 a.m. The 'Minck' notified the CROSS of the need to monitor the overloaded boat. The lifeboat 'SNS276-Notre-Dame des Flandres' was then engaged by the CROSS and was relieved by the 'Armoise' of the Maritime Gendarmerie. which rescued all occupants of the boat following an engine failure. The patrol boat reported one person requiring medical assistance among those rescued. A conference call was then established with the Maritime Medical Coordination Emergency Medical Service in Le Havre. Once docked in Calais, the 76 people were taken care of by land authorities and the injured person by firefighters. Finally, a boat carrying 68 people was reported at 6 a.m. off the coast of Gravelines by the 'Notre Dame de Flandres' of the Gravelines SNSM station at around 10:30 a.m- The 'Abeille Normandie', which was monitoring the boat, informed the CROSS Gris-Nez that the boat was taking on water and was sinking, immediately went to the aid of the victims and recovered all of them, thanks in particular to the rapid launching of its EDO boat- There were two injured people on board. Once docked in Boulogne-sur-Mer, all boat people were taken care of by the land authorities and the two injured by rescue teams. A total of 147 people were rescued during the day.