The English Channel's gray seas were comparatively calm, with small waves lapping the beach as people walked dogs on the sand. Still, the inflatable appeared to make slow headway.

Six people died after a boat carrying migrants sank in the English Channel, authorities say, while two people could still be missing. According to testimonies of survivors, 65 or 66 people were on ...

Pioneering English Channel swimmer celebrated in ‘Young Woman and the Sea’ By Rollo Ross May 18, 20248:13 AM PDTUpdated May 18, 2024 ...

She is now waiting for the go-ahead from the Channel Swimming Association, which co-ordinates crossings, for the swim from Dover to Wissant in France. Follow BBC Devon on X, Facebook and Instagram.

An overloaded boat carrying migrants capsized before dawn Saturday in the English Channel, killing at least six people and leaving more than 50 others to be rescued, according to French authorities.

Yellow Springs woman makes history, swims English Channel on 50th birthday by: Kelley King Posted: Jul 9, 2025 / 11:13 AM EDT Updated: Jul 9, 2025 / 11:20 AM EDT ...

Amy Wamsley tells people to live their dreams. She’s already swum from San Francisco to Alcatraz, and has eyed the English Channel since she was 12. A Yellow Springs woman is planning to swim ...

According to London, nearly 30,000 migrants crossed the Channel from mainland Europe to Britain in small boats in 2023, an annual drop of more than a third. Afghans, Iranians, Turks, Eritreans and ...

PARIS, France — One person has died after attempting to cross the English Channel from a beach in northern France, local authorities said on Saturday, bringing the death toll this year in the ...

On 6 August 1926, Ederle swam out into the English Channel again. This time she was wearing a swimsuit of her own design – a silk two piece, which left her midriff bare and allowed her to propel ...