Berck-sur-Mer
- 40m ago
Record 230 migrants cross English Channel on single boat as smugglers shift to mega-dinghies
A 15-meter inflatable dinghy carrying 230 people reached Dover from France on Monday, setting a record for the most passengers on a single Channel crossing as smugglers adopt larger vessels to evade beach patrols.
- 3h ago
Record 230 migrants cross English Channel on single boat, surpassing July high of 165
A record 230 migrants, including more than 20 children, crossed the English Channel from France aboard a single boat in the night of 9-10 August, the SNSM rescue association reported, surpassing the previous high of 165 set in July.
