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1September 2021
1 September 2021 - Dover strait recovery operations
Since 2018, the Dover strait has become a maritime crossing point for many people in distress who attempt to cross to England on makeshift boats. The Prefet Maritime de la Manche is responsible for the safety of those attempting the crossing. He has various means at his disposal, including the Abeille Languedoc, which is very […]
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11August 2021
11 August 2021 - Fire fighting and pollution response off Hyeres islands
On Wednesday 11 August 2021, at around 04:30, a fire broke out on the yacht Reine d’Azur (British flag) while it was at anchor west of Port-Cros. Ten people (four crew members and six passengers) were quickly evacuated and taken to safety. Under the orders of the French authorities, several teams were mobilized on fire-fighting […]
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11June 2021
11 June 2021 - Pollution response operation East Corsica
Friday June 11 around noon pollution is spotted in eastern Corsica. The maritime prefecture immediately dispatched the appropriate resources to the area, including the BSAA Jason, while the Prefect of Haute Corse launched the POLMAR Land plan. Once in the area, the Jason crew uses CEPPOL pumping resources – see our partners – to treat […]
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3May 2021
3 May 2021 - Towage of the Varzuga
On the evening of May 3, in difficult sea conditions, the hull of the Russian tanker Varzuga dating from 1971 found itself adrift in the English Channel between English and French waters. The Greek tugboat Christos XXIV, which was towing it from Murmansk to a Turkish demolition site, broke its trailer. The Abeille Liberté and […]
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19August 2020
19 August 2020 - Assistance to the Huntetal
On Thursday 19 August, the 88-metre long cargo ship Huntetal, flag of Antigua & Barbuda and carrying railway rails, suffered mechanical damage some thirty miles south-west of the Pointe du Raz. The cargo ship left the Spanish port of Gijon on the evening of Tuesday 17 August and was bound for the Finnish port of […]
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18December 2016
18 December 2016 - Assistance to the bulk carrier Citius
The Citius, a bulk carrier 287 m long and 45 m wide, with a draft of 10.70 meters, carrying 76,000 tonnes of coal, from Rotterdam ran aground in the Seine river on December 18, 2016 at the fire of the Lillebonne dock. While navigation is stopped on the river, many means of intervention are deployed […]
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2March 2016
2 March 2016 - Assistance to the Liztrix
On Wednesday 2 March at around 06:00, the container ship Lizrix, flying the UK flag with 8 people onboard, reported to the CROSS Gris-Nez that her propulsion system had been damaged while she was in the upstream rail of the Pas de Calais traffic separation scheme (DST), approximately 9 nautical miles from Calais. The vessel […]
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10February 2014
10 February 2014 - Assistance to the Just Mariiam
During the night of 10 to 11 February 2014 at around midnight, the Etel Cross was alerted that the cargo ship Just Mariiam was in total electrical damage and adrift, 19 nautical miles southwest of Belle-Ile-en-mer. The 71-metre long cargo ship, flying the Moldavian flag, with eight crew members on board, was heading for Lebanon. […]
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5February 2014
5 February 2014 - Wreck removal of the Luno
On February 5, 2014 in heavy seas, the Luno fell into black-out at the exit of the Amour river. The hull of the empty cargo broke in two on the jetty. The crew was rescued by the helicopter from the Cazaux air base in very difficult conditions. The Luno wreck will be removed on site […]
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5January 2012
5 January 2012 - Assistance to Federal Miramichi
This 190 m bulk carrier loaded with 22,800 tonnes of urea was drifting dangerously towards the Cotentin coast in a North-West storm. Without the rapid intervention of the Abeille Liberté, the ship would have ran aground on the rocks of Guernsey, spilling her cargo and above all nearly 800 tonnes of heavy fuel oil. This […]
