A total of 70 migrants were taken care of by sea rescue in the Channel for the day on Monday.
A second migrant rescue operation on Monday in the Strait of Pas-de-Calais. Shortly after rescuing 35 people, the Regional Operational Center for Surveillance and Rescue is “informed that a second boat is in difficulty”, reports, in a press release, the maritime prefecture of the Channel and the North Sea. .
Once again, 35 people are taken care of using the French Navy’s Flamant public service patrol boat.
The migrants were dropped off at the port of Calais to be taken care of by the border police and the firefighters of Pas-de-Calais. “All are safe and sound,” the statement said.
Last weekend, 41 migrants were already rescued off Pas-de-Calais.
The maritime prefect again “warns anyone who plans to cross the Channel about the risks involved”. The sector is “one of the busiest areas in the world” and the weather conditions are often difficult.