Channel crossing tragedy: UK launches inquiry into 2021 mass drowning which left 27 dead
It follows the publication of a report by the Marine Accident Investigation Branch into the incident
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It follows the publication of a report by the Marine Accident Investigation Branch into the incident
It follows the publication of a report by the Marine Accident Investigation Branch into the incident.
Report identifies lack of aerial surveillance and personnel as contributing to deaths when small boat sank in 2021
LONDON: An inflatable migrant boat that capsized in the Channel causing at least 27 people to drown was “unsuitable and ill-equipped”, British investi...
Too few Coastguard staff, rescuers going to the wrong boat and poor coordination with the French all contributed to deaths of at least 27 people