7 hours ago AS dozens of vessels descended on Jersey on Thursday morning, officials from four French ports demanded to speak to representatives from the Island’s government. Cyril Piraud, Camille Lecreuil, Guilmen Damien, Chris Le Masurier (Normandy Trader), Julien Mouton, Erhel Nicolas with Assistant Environment Minister Gregory Guida and Greg Morel, director of marine resources pictured during talks yesterday. Picture: JON GUEGAN. (30791467) And, as the tensions boiled over, one of the protesting fishermen, Cyril Piraud, from Granville, who has just spent three million euros on two new trawler vessels, said he could face bankruptcy if he was prevented from operating in the Island.