Vice-Admiral Marc-Antoine de Saint Germain poses before attending his official inauguration ceremony as prefect France's Maritime Prefect for the Atlantic and Commander of the Atlantic Maritime Zone and District, in Brest, Brittany, on September 2, 2026. Marc-Antoine de Saint Germain is maritime prefect, France's representative at sea, since August 1, 2026. (Photo by Fred TANNEAU / AFP via Getty Images)