Every summer, the safety of the beaches of La Govelle and Valentin, in Batz-sur-Mer (Loire-Atlantique), is entrusted to the lifeguards of the SNSM within the framework of an annual convention. In order for the season to run as smoothly as possible, several rules have been renewed or adapted to ensure the safety of summer visitors and […]
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A silent march in tribute to the victims of the tragedy of the sea will take place Monday 10th June. A call for solidarity has been launched to help families. To pay tribute to the rescuers at sea who lost their lives in the sinking of SNSM Patron Jack Morisseau on Friday 7th June, SNSM station Sables-d’Olonne and the municipality organize a silent […]
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HEROES: “Those who have agreed to take all risks to ensure the safety of others, to save one of their compatriots, are heroes of the Nation,” said the Elysee in a statement Emmanuel Macron announced this Saturday in a statement that he named, posthumously, knights in the national order of the Legion of Honor the three rescuers […]
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ACCIDENT: An SNSM lifeboat capsized at 800m off Les Sables-d’Olonne, killing three sailors during storm Miguel While the storm Miguel sweeps the West of France with strong gusts of wind, a fatal accident occurred this Friday morning on the Vendée coasts. According to the prefecture, a shuttle of the association of sea rescuers SNSM capsized at 800m off Les Sables […]
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On Thursday morning, a boat with three people on board has sunk off the Birochère beach, about 4 kilometers from the coast of Pornic. This morning, a little before 10 am, the fishing boat “Aumelie II” sank off the Birochère beach, 4 kilometers off the coast of Pornic. On board: three persons. Their fishing net is believed to […]
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