In total, “90 ships stranded, sunk or damaged” were located on the west coast of Corsica, a consequence of the violent storm which hit the island on August 18, and which had killed five people.
During these violent and sudden storms, 110 operations were coordinated by the regional operational center for monitoring and rescue of the Mediterranean (CrossMed) concerning “ships disabled at sea, damaged or stranded”recall the maritime prefecture of the Mediterranean as well as the prefectures of Corse-du-Sud and Haute-Corse in a press release.
They had involved “nearly 500 people”with a balance sheet of twelve people injured and two people dead at sea, they add.
The wreck of the “George II” identified
Once these first rescue operations have been carried out, “numerous nautical, air and land resources have been used to locate and identify ships stranded and sunk on the coast”continues the press release.
A total of 90 ships “stranded, sunk or damaged on the west coast of Corsica”, mainly in Corse-du-Sud, could thus be located. Among them, 62 have been refloated or withdrawn from the coast, while 28 have yet to be taken care of, he said.
“The wreck of the professional fishing vessel the George IIwhich sank on August 18 in the Bay of Girolata » (Corse-du-Sud), could also be identified, according to the maritime prefecture.
The fisherman on board on August 18, a 62-year-old man, is one of the five victims of the violent weather on August 18. A kayaker also died at sea, while two other people were victims of falling trees in campsites and a third of the fall of the roof of a straw hut on his vehicle.