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- Sep 30
Paris court jails 13 smugglers for up to 10 years over 2021 English Channel migrant sinking
A Paris court sentenced 13 people to prison terms of up to 10 years on Wednesday over the November 2021 English Channel sinking that killed 31 migrants, convicting six of involuntary manslaughter.
- Sep 28
Three die in Channel crossing stampede on overcrowded boat off French coast
A 10-year-old child and two women died from crushing on an inflatable boat carrying 105 passengers off northern France, prompting rescue operations in Calais and a judicial inquiry.
- Aug 4
157 migrants rescued from burning boat in English Channel, one of the largest operations since 2018
French and British coastguard vessels took 152 people off an overloaded migrant boat whose engine caught fire, after five others had been evacuated overnight on the France-UK water border early Tuesday, in one of the largest Channel rescue operations since crossings began in 2018.
- Jun 16
France orders trial of 14 people over 2021 Channel drowning that killed 31 migrants
Fourteen people linked to smuggling networks will stand trial over the 2021 capsizing in the English Channel that left 31 migrants dead, the deadliest such incident on the route.