Overview
- The motorboat developed a water ingress during an afternoon fishing outing and sank in the rade de Brest, leaving one person trapped in the cabin.
- Rescuers and nearby boaters pulled the other passengers from the water and divers from the marins-pompiers and the Marine nationale extracted the trapped victim.
- The victim, reported by some outlets as a 78-year-old woman from Morbihan, was taken to Port du Tinduff and pronounced dead by a SMUR doctor.
- The Préfecture maritime de l'Atlantique secured the wreck to prevent navigation hazards, reported no pollution at the scene, and opened an inquiry into the accident.
- Reports differ on whether three or four people escaped before rescue, and the ongoing investigation and agency statements are expected to clarify the exact sequence and cause.