Incident is 11th such death in crossings so far this year
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Incident is 11th such death in crossings so far this year
Incident is 11th such death in crossings so far this year
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A boat heading for English shores turned back towards Equihen beach in northern France on Saturday morning following the medical…

A boat attempting to reach English shores turned back towards Equihen beach in northern France on Saturday morning.

The disaster unfolded at around 3am on Monday following a Mayday call to the Gris-Nez rescue centre on France's northern coast.

The two men and two women were swept away by the current near the northern village of Equihen-Plage, while another person was…

France’s interior ministry says 18 people have died trying to reach the UK by sea since January.

First fatal incident this year occurred hours after £16.2m ‘stop the boats’ deal agreed between Britain and France

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