An incident of a “exceptional gravity”. It is with these words that the president of the Hauts-de-France Regional Council, Xavier Bertrand, describes the events which took place during the night from Tuesday to Wednesday in the Channel of the Channel. In the middle of the night, the French trawler Rose de Cascia was net fishing when a British-flagged vessel decided to attack it, reports Nord here, this Friday, January 17. The perfidious Albion's boat turned off its geolocation system and silently approached the French trawler. Arriving nearby, the British sailors suddenly launched a grappling hook on the tricolor ship.
The treacherous Albion boat turned off its geolocation system and silently approached the French trawler
The grappling hook caught on the cable that connected the boat to its net, severing the latter. The English ship then pulled on the cable, dragging the less powerful French boat along. Fortunately, the cable eventually broke, freeing the French boat which set sail. No injuries were reported. “It happened between half past midnight and 2 a.m., can you imagine the boat turning over? Well you lose the crew, that’s six people dead”the French shipowner was indignant to Here north. A complaint was filed on Friday.
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A complaint has been filed
Immediately informed, Xavier Bertrand wrote a letter addressed to Agnès Pannier-Runacher, Minister of Ecological Transition, Biodiversity, Forests, Sea and Fisheries. “ The facts reported are alarming and there is great concern among shipowners, declared the elected official in a press release. The heavyweight of the Republicans also asks the immediate opening of an in-depth investigation, the hearing of the crew members of the English ship in question (the “Henk Senior”) and the firm and exemplary condemnation of those responsible for these actions.”
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Tensions in the Channel
This clash took place in a very specific context. Since the signing of Brexit, strong tensions have existed between French and British fishermen who practice their trade in the inlet. The French sailors, fewer in number and more artisanal, denounce the industrial way in which the English practice fishing, and accuse them to steal their fish.
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