Alert of Sunday November 24, 2024 at 09H33: The dinghy SNS077 was put on alert following the report of a French trawler with propeller engaged in the middle of the strait near the buoy MPC.
The Abeille Normandie carried out the tow to Dunkirk, where the dinghy SNS087 took over for entry into port.
Weather conditions in the area: wind SSW 41 knots, gusting to 58 knots force 8 to 9, heavy seas, waves 3 to 4 meters.
From SNSM by Nicolas Sivan
Sauveteurs en Mer rescued the four crew members of a 200-ton French trawler caught in a storm, its propeller blocked by a fishing net.
Trawler towed by SNSM lifeboat.
Volunteers from the Calais and Dunkirk stations assisted the French trawler in heavy seas. SNSM Calais
Winds gusted to over 100 km/h, causing waves of up to four meters.
Trawler towed by SNSM lifeboat.
Volunteers from the Calais and Dunkirk stations assisted the French trawler in heavy seas. SNSM Calais
Winds gusted to over 100 km/h, causing waves of up to four meters.
Sunday morning, November 24, was a stormy day in the Pas de Calais area.
Caught in the storm in the middle of the Channel Strait, the four crew members of the Chant du loup had the misfortune to entangle a fishing net in the propeller of their trawler.
With no means of propulsion, the captain of the 200-ton French vessel called for help.
The Centre régional opérationnel de surveillance et de sauvetage (CROSS) Gris-Nez immediately engaged the intervention, assistance and salvage tug (RIAS) Abeille Normandie to carry out the tow, as well as the SNS 077 Notre Dame du Risban from the Calais station (Pas-de-Calais) to secure the operation.
Arriving on site, the Abeille Normandie managed to pass a trailer to tow the trawler. However, it soon gave way under the force of the elements.
The Centre régional opérationnel de surveillance et de sauvetage (CROSS) Gris-Nez immediately engaged the intervention, assistance and salvage tug (RIAS) Abeille Normandie to carry out the tow, as well as the SNS 077 Notre Dame du Risban from the Calais station (Pas-de-Calais) to secure the operation.
Arriving on site, the Abeille Normandie managed to pass a trailer to tow the trawler. However, it soon gave way under the force of the elements.
On the second attempt, the convoy set off for Dunkirk (Nord) at slow speed.
The three vessels arrived at the entrance to the Dunkirk harbor channel during the night.
The three vessels arrived at the entrance to the Dunkirk harbor channel during the night.
The station's dinghy SNS 087 Jean Bart II came on board to tow the trawler instead of the Abeille Normandie.
The trailer gave way once again, but the volunteers managed to pull a new one through.
They finally managed to bring the trawler and its four crew members back to quay in the early hours of the morning.
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