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Dear Mr Chowdhury,

 

Thank you for contacting Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard
Agency.

 

Please be informed that your PAD request [PAD-2025-00373] constitutes a
request for information and was forwarded to the Communications Office for
further handling.

 

 1. Were drones and/or satellites used by EUROSUR in operations in the
area that this incident took place in? (Off the coast of Cap Gris Nez
in France)

No EUROSUR operated drones were deployed, nor were satellite images taken
when this incident took place.

 

 2. If the small boat was detected by EUROSUR or any other border
monitoring system, please also indicate the time at which it was first
spotted, and the time that it first became apparent that the small
boat was in distress

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 3. If Frontex was aware of the vessel or situation, did it inform the
French and/or UK authorities of it, and at what time?

Frontex was not aware nor involved in the mentioned case.

 

 4. If Frontex was not aware, or could not collect intelligence on the
situation, what are the reasons that led to the EUROSUR system not
detecting the small boat?

There may be some misconception about what EUROSUR is. EUROSUR is a system
for sharing information and coordinating operational cooperation, based on
shared responsibility between EU Member States and Frontex. remain
responsible for the surveillance of their external borders, and the
information they collect is added to both national and EU-wide situational
pictures.

 

One part of EUROSUR, called “fusion services,” is coordinated by Frontex
and can support a Member State if requested. Frontex itself can only
activate these services in the “pre-frontier area.”

 

In this case, the neighbouring Member State did not request or activate
these services in the area concerned.

 

 5. Has EUROSUR performed surveillance operations in, or overlooking,
English territories? (This final question is not strictly related to
the events of September 3rd, 2024.)

Never.

 

 

Kind regards,

Frontex Communications Office

 

[1]Frontex
European Border and Coast Guard Agency
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Tel: +48 22 205 9500 · Fax: +48 22 205 9501
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