A total of
"90 stranded, sunken or damaged ships"
have been located on the west coast of Corsica, a consequence of the violent storm which hit the island on August 18, killing five, according to a latest report from the maritime prefecture. .
During these violent and sudden storms, 110 operations were coordinated by the Regional Operational Center for Surveillance and Rescue of the Mediterranean (CrossMed) concerning
"disabled ships at sea, damaged or stranded"
, recall the maritime prefecture of the Mediterranean as well than the prefectures of Corse-du-Sud and Haute-Corse in a press release.
They had involved
"nearly 500 people"
, with a final toll of 12 people injured and two people who died at sea, they add.
Once these first rescue operations were carried out,
“numerous nautical, air and land resources were engaged to locate and identify the 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Among them, 62 have been refloated or withdrawn from the coast while 28 have yet to be taken care of, he specifies.
"The wreck of the professional fishing vessel
Georges II
, which 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.