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Failures revealed over rescues of migrants in the English channel
Migrants try to start an outboard engine after boarding a smuggler's boat on the beach of Gravelines, near Dunkirk, northern France Source: Getty / SAMEER AL-DOUMY
There’s growing evidence that the French coastguard failed to respond adequately to the migrant boat that sank in the English Channel a year ago. 27 people died when the boat sank - only two passengers survived. It's alleged that French operators repeatedly told passengers to call the UK, despite evidence they were sometimes in French waters.
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