While the body of a 16-year-old Sudanese migrant was found Wednesday morning on the beach of Sangatte, attempts to cross the Channel have been daily in recent weeks on the coast of Calaisis and Boulonnais. New example this Wednesday.
– 4:20 a.m. Fourteen migrants off Dunkirk
On Wednesday, at 4:20 am, the Gris-Nez CROSS was informed that a migrant boat was in difficulty off Dunkirk. The CROSS then hires the coastal maritime surveillance boat Escaut of the maritime gendarmerie to bring them assistance.
At 6:34 a.m., the 14 castaways in difficulty (ten men, a woman and three children) are picked up on board the Scheldt. One of them is recovered at sea and some seem hypothermic, specifies the maritime prefecture. An hour later, all are dropped off at the port of Dunkirk where they are taken care of by firefighters and border police.
– 5:05 am Six migrants off Calais
At 5:05 a.m., the Gris-Nez CROSS was informed by Delfet Seaways ferry the presence of a boat in difficulty off Calais. The CROSS then hires the Pluvier patrol boat of the French Navy, then on patrol, to assist the boat.
The six migrants are taken care of before being transferred to the Scheldt to be disembarked at the port of Calais around 11 am, where they are taken care of by the border police.
– 6:42 a.m. Seventeen migrants in the Dunkirk channel
At 6:42 a.m., the CROSS Gris-Nez was warned by a merchant ship of the presence of a migrant boat in the Dunkirk channel. The CROSS then hires the Pluvier patroller to bring them assistance.
At 9.45 a.m., the 17 castaways were taken care of and dropped off in Calais around 12:30 p.m., where they are picked up by the border police.
– 9:39 a.m. Four migrants off Wissant
At 9:39 a.m., the CROSS Gris-Nez was warned by a merchant vessel of the presence of a migrant boat off Wissant. The CROSS then engages the Nordet coast guard cruiser of the French customs to bring them assistance.
Four castaways are picked up on board and dropped off at the port of Boulogne-sur-Mershortly after noon, where they are taken care of by PAF 62.
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