Abstract: A ship comprising a hull at the bow of which an opening is formed, and on each side of said opening a recovery device designed to recover floating objects and guide them towards said opening, each recovering device comprising: a rigid vane having meshes sized so as to not allow the floating objects to pass but to allow water to pass, said vane being designed to adopt a stowed position in which it is out of the water, a collection position in which it is immersed and disposed in a plane substantially perpendicular to the direction of the advance of the ship and upstream of the opening, and a recovery position in which it is immersed and disposed in a plane substantially parallel to the direction of advance of the ship and upstream of the opening, and a control device mounted on the hull, and on which said vane is mounted, and which comprises means for ensuring the passage successively from the stowed position to the collection position and then to the recovery position and from the recovery position to the col