Centres régionaux opérationnels de surveillance et de sauvetage
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The Centres Régionaux Opérationnels de Surveillance et de Sauvetage (CROSS, "Regional Operational Centres for Monitoring and Rescue") are a network of stations on the French coast.
Their missions are
- Search and rescue
- Monitoring of sea traffic
- Monitoring of pollution
- Monitoring of fishing operations
- Broadcasting of maritime safety information
- Alert management and information broadcast of maritime security
Locations[]
The continental littoral counts six stations:
- CROSS Gris-Nez, in Wissant: Eastern English Channel - Pas-de-Calais
- CROSS Jobourg: Central Channel
- CROSS Corsen, in Plouarzel: Western Channel
- CROSS Étel: Bay of Biscay
- CROSS La Garde: North-western Mediterranean Sea
- Sous CROSS Corse (aka CROSS-MED) in Ajaccio, a secondary station
Two centres, and five secondary stations and SAR stations are located in the Overseas departments and territories of France:
- CROSS Antilles-Guyane in Fort-de-France: Caribbean Sea
- CROSS de la Réunion: Southern Indian Ocean
- Polynésie française, in Papeete (Tahiti): Pacific Ocean = fusion des MRCC (Maritime) and ARCC (Air)[1]
- MRCC of French Guiana in Cayenne
- MRCC Nouvelle-Calédonie in Nouméa: Pacific Ocean
- SAR station of Mayotte, Indian Ocean
- SAR station of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon: North-western Atlantic Ocean
References[]
- ^ "Bienevenue Sur Le Site du JRCC Tahiti". jrcc.pf. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
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Categories:
- Installations of the French Navy
- Maritime safety in France
- Sea rescue organizations