A flotilla of boats crossing the Channel to mark the 85th anniversary of the Allied evacuation of Dunkirk was forced to divert so that Border Force could escort a migrant boat coming the other way.

Two people have died after falling unconscious on a boat trying to cross the English Channel, the French coastguard has said. An emergency operation was launched to help the two people and 10 ...

FILE - A boat thought to carry migrants is escorted by a vessel from the French Gendarmerie Nationale in the English Channel off Wimereux beach, France, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Nicolas ...

1 person dies, 1 missing, when a boat overloaded with migrants sinks in the English Channel By: The Associated Press Posted: 5:55 AM CDT Monday, May. 19, 2025 Last Modified: 11:26 AM CDT Monday ...

An irregular migrant died and 61 others were rescued after their boat sank while attempting to cross the English Channel, French media reported Monday morning. The irregular migrant died when the ...

PARIS (AP) — One person died and another is missing after a boat overloaded with migrants broke apart during an attempted overnight crossing of the English Channel, French maritime authorities ...

A migrant has died after a boat crossing the English Channel to the UK got into difficulty, according to French authorities. The Maritime Prefect of the Channel and the North Sea said 62 people ...

One person has died and 61 others have been rescued after an overloaded migrant boat disintegrated in the English Channel during an attempted crossing overnight, according to French maritime ...

A person has died after a small boat sank while attempting to cross the English Channel A person has died after a small "overloaded" boat sank while attempting to cross the English Channel ...

The Maritime Prefect of the Channel and the North Sea reported that the “overloaded boat” carrying dozens of migrants disintegrated in the water, prompting a large-scale rescue operation.

PARIS (AP) — One person died when a boat overloaded with migrants broke up during an attempted overnight crossing of the English Channel, the 12th migrant killed so far this year in the ...