Centres régionaux opérationnels de surveillance et de sauvetage

The Centres Régionaux Opérationnels de Surveillance et de Sauvetage (CROSS, "Regional Operational Centres for Monitoring and Rescue") are a network of stations on the litoral of France.

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 litoral 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 (MRSC)

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
• MRCC Polynésie française, in Papeete (Tahiti): Pacific Ocean
• 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

External links

• Les centres régionaux opérationnels de surveillance et de sauvetage (CROSS) at French Ministry of Transport website (French)