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French Navy

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Chef d'État-Major de La Marine, CEMM Christophe Prazuck
Major Général de La MarineAmiral Denis Béraud
ColorBlue, white, red
HelicopterNH90
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Lynx
MottoHonneur, patrie, valeur, discipline; ("Honour, homeland, valour, discipline")
ShipCurrent fleet
InsigniaRanks in the French Navy
RoleNaval warfare
Util helicoptAlouette III
FighterRafale M
Founders Cardinal Richelieu
Founded2022-04-02 16:24:00
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The French Navy, informally La Royale, is the maritime arm of the French Armed Forces and one of the five military service branches of France. It is among the largest and most powerful naval forces in the world, ranking seventh in combined fleet tonnage and fifth in number of naval vessels.

OceanGate: Owner of Titan submersible suspends exploration

OceanGate: Owner of Titan submersible suspends exploration
Jul 6,2023 4:40 pm

... OceanGate s CEO Stockton Rush, 61, died on board the Titan alongside the four other passengers: British-Pakistani businessman Shahzada Dawood, 48, and his son Suleman, 19, British businessman Hamish Harding, 58, and Paul-Henry Nargeolet, 77, a former French Navy diver...

Léon Gautier: Last French D-Day fighter dies aged 100

Léon Gautier: Last French D-Day fighter dies aged 100
Jul 3,2023 1:40 pm

... Gautier was born in Rennes, in France s north-western Brittany region, and enlisted in the French Navy as a teenager soon after World War Two began, as he was too young to enter the army...

Teenager on sub took Rubik's Cube to break record, mother tells BBC

Teenager on sub took Rubik's Cube to break record, mother tells BBC
Jun 25,2023 6:20 pm

... As well as Suleman and his father Shahzada Dawood, three other people died on board: Stockton Rush, the 61-year-old CEO of OceanGate which owned the Titan, British businessman Hamish Harding, 58, and Paul-Henry Nargeolet, 77, a former French Navy diver and renowned explorer...

Titanic sub search: What happens next

Titanic sub search: What happens next
Jun 23,2023 1:11 am

... OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush was also part of the crew, alongside former French Navy diver Paul-Henry Nargeolet...

All five people on missing Titan sub are dead - Coast Guard

All five people on missing Titan sub are dead - Coast Guard
Jun 22,2023 3:31 pm

... The fifth man on board, Paul-Henry Nargeolet, was a 77-year-old former French Navy diver and renowned explorer...

Titanic sub: OceanGate co-founder fears there was an 'instantaneous implosion'

Titanic sub: OceanGate co-founder fears there was an 'instantaneous implosion'
Jun 22,2023 2:31 pm

... Also onboard the 22-foot vessel is British businessman Hamish Harding, British-Pakistani businessman Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman, and former French Navy diver Paul-Henry Nargeolet...

Missing Titanic sub search in critical phase amid fears over oxygen levels

Missing Titanic sub search in critical phase amid fears over oxygen levels
Jun 22,2023 7:21 am

... is British businessman Hamish Harding, British-Pakistani businessman Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman, former French Navy diver Paul-Henry Nargeolet and the CEO of OceanGate - which operates the submersible - Stockton Rush...

Charity swimmer Iain Hughes missing in English Channel

Charity swimmer Iain Hughes missing in English Channel
Jun 21,2023 5:21 pm

... It sent helicopters from the French and Belgian navies, as well as a French Navy patrol boat, to join the search...

Channel migrants: Searches on Kent coast as eight held

Jun 21,2023 5:11 pm

Eight Men were detained by police After Landing on the Kent coast

Searches are under way for several dinghies in the English Channel after eight Migrants were detained on the Kent coast.

An operation is ongoing in response to a "number of incidents", the Maritime and Coastguard Agency said.

Eight Men were passed to immigration officers after being held by police in Kingsdown at about 08:00 BST.

A dinghy carrying 13 men was also returned to Calais earlier after it was spotted by a French Navy helicopter.

More Than 1,000 people have crossed the Channel in small boats this year, with at least 270 in August Alone .

A French Navy helicopter spotted 13 men in a dinghy off the coast of Calais at about 04:30 BST

Paramedics have been sent to The Scene in Kent. HM Coastguard added: "We have sent Folkestone and Deal Coastguard Rescue Teams to Assist . "

Home Secretary Priti Patel met her French counterpart Christophe Castaner In Paris on Thursday to discuss a joint response to The Rise in crossings.

The pair agreed to develop an "enhanced action plan" to stop vessels leaving the French coast.

Police said on Thursday the on 9 August has been found, while The Body of an Iraqi migrant, who is believed to have drowned while trying to swim to the UK, on 23 August.

A note on terminology: The BBC uses the term migrant to refer to all people on The Move who have yet to complete the legal process of claiming asylum. This group includes people fleeing war-torn countries, who are likely to be granted refugee status, as well as people who are seeking jobs and better lives, who governments are likely to rule are economic Migrants .



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Source of news: bbc.com

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