A French Navy ship rescued a boat with 59 migrants on board off the coast of the Somme this Tuesday, January 21, 2025. All the people on the boat were able to be taken care of.
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In a press release, the maritime prefecture of the Channel and the North Sea indicates that it has rescued a boat with 59 migrants on board. On the morning of Tuesday January 21, 2025, a boat left from the Bay of Somme. It was quickly reported to the regional operational surveillance and rescue center (CROSS).
After a few hours of searching by a French Navy ship, the boat was spotted and placed under close surveillance. “Following a series of breakdowns, all passengers were recovered (…) responding to the request for assistance made by the boat“, explains the press release.
-It is therefore a particularly dangerous sector, especially in the middle of winter.
Maritime Prefecture of the Channel and the North Sea
The French Navy boat then headed towards Boulogne-sur-Mer. The 59 people were dropped off at the end of the evening and taken care of.
The Manche and North Sea prefecture reminds that: “This maritime sector is one of the busiest areas in the world, with more than 600 commercial ships passing through it per day and the weather conditions are often difficult. It is therefore a particularly dangerous sector, particularly in the middle of winter for precarious and overloaded boats. “.
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