maritime

Local maritime officials also reported that two bodies had been found adrift off the city's coast.

French maritime authorities said 46 people have been rescued alive and a search and rescue operation remains ongoing.

German maritime surveillance aircraft will also periodically fly patrols of the North Atlantic from RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland.

The state's maritime authority said the balls were not highly toxic to humans but should not be touched or picked up.

Its maritime arm dispatched frigates and corvettes to patrol the coastal waters with little event.