Asylum seeker with home-made boat sentenced after four migrants die in Channel
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Asylum seeker with home-made boat sentenced after four migrants die in Channel

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Ibrahima Bah was found guilty of killing four migrants when he piloted an “unseaworthy” boat between France and the UK on 14 December 2022. “What happened is an utter tragedy for those who died and for their families.” open image in gallery The boat in which four passengers drowned in the English Channel During the trial, jurors were told that the home-built, low-quality inflatable should have had no more than 20 people on board but carried at least 43 people in the English Channel that night. Following the verdict on Monday, Captain Support UK, a solidarity platform for those accused of driving boats to Europe, said Bah’s conviction was a “violent escalation in the persecution of migrants to ‘Stop the Boats’”. However, Illegal Immigration Minister Michael Tomlinson said on X: “Ibrahima Bah put dozens of lives in extreme danger by taking charge of a perilous and illegal small boat crossing.

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27 African migrants die, dozens rescued after boats sink off Tunisia coast
1 week ago

27 African migrants die, dozens rescued after boats sink off Tunisia coast

Hindustan Times  

Tunisia's coast guard has recovered the bodies of 27 African migrants after two boats they were attempting to cross the Mediterranean in sank off the coast, the national guard said on Thursday. Tunisia's coast guard has recovered the bodies of 27 African migrants after boats sank near their coast The boats sank in waters off the city of Sfax, a …

Three migrants die attempting English Channel crossing, 76 casualties this year
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1 week, 4 days ago

Three migrants die attempting English Channel crossing, 76 casualties this year

Hindustan Times  

Three migrants died on Sunday in an attempt to cross the English Channel from France to Britain, taking this year's casualty toll from failed clandestine crossings to a confirmed 76. The boat that was to take the migrants ran into trouble near Bleriot-Plage, a public beach in Sangatte close to the French Channel port of Calais, at around 6:00 am, …

Asylum seeker boat pilot loses appeal over deadly sinking in English Channel
4 weeks, 2 days ago

Asylum seeker boat pilot loses appeal over deadly sinking in English Channel

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy An asylum seeker found guilty …

Illegal Iraqi migrant who arrived in UK by small boat avoids deportation after saying he had lost his ID documents
2 months, 1 week ago

Illegal Iraqi migrant who arrived in UK by small boat avoids deportation after saying he had lost his ID documents

Daily Mail  

An illegal migrant who arrived in the UK on a small boat has avoided deportation after claiming he'd lost his ID documents. An illegal migrant who arrived in the UK on a small boat has avoided deportation after he claimed he lost his ID documents Migrants disembark an RNLI lifeboat today. The Iraqi migrant, who remains unnamed, crossed the Channel …

More dead as migrant boat goes down in Channel
3 months, 3 weeks ago

More dead as migrant boat goes down in Channel

China Daily  

Migrants on an inflatable dinghy attempt to cross the English Channel to reach Britain, on the beach of the Slack dunes in Wimereux, France on Sept 4, 2024. French officials say at least eight people died on Saturday night when a boat sank off the coast of the Pas-de-Calais region in the north of France, attempting to cross the English …

4 migrants die while attempting to cross the English Channel from northern France
5 months, 4 weeks ago

4 migrants die while attempting to cross the English Channel from northern France

Associated Press  

PARIS — Four migrants have died while trying to cross the English Channel on an inflatable boat from France to the U.K., French authorities said Friday. Migrants trying to reach the U.K. risk drowning as they try to cross the busy English Channel, often aboard crowded, unseaworthy boats. “Setting sail in an overloaded boat, with particularly unfavourable weather conditions like …

Some of the five migrants killed trying to get to Britain were CRUSHED to death on board the tiny boat: French investigators say some victims suffocated while others drowned
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Some of the five migrants killed trying to get to Britain were CRUSHED to death on board the tiny boat: French investigators say some victims suffocated while others drowned

Daily Mail  

Five migrants trying to get to Britain on a small boat suffocated due to the mass of people already on board, French investigators have said. The scene in northern France as migrants try to board boats Once the migrants were in the boat, the officers said there was nothing more they could do A dingy crammed with migrants was seen …

Five Migrants Die Attempting Channel Crossing From France To Britain
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Five Migrants Die Attempting Channel Crossing From France To Britain

News 18  

At least five migrants, including a child, died overnight trying to cross the Channel from France to Britain on their overcrowded small boat, local authorities said. On March 3, a seven-year-old Iraqi girl named Rola drowned in the capsizing of an overcrowded migrant boat in the Aa canal, around 30 kilometres inland from France’s northern coast. British officials processed 5,373 …

Hundreds of small boat migrants charged with illegal entry to UK after new powers come into force
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Hundreds of small boat migrants charged with illegal entry to UK after new powers come into force

The Independent  

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At least 13 Sudanese asylum seekers killed after boat capsizes off Tunisia
11 months ago

At least 13 Sudanese asylum seekers killed after boat capsizes off Tunisia

Al Jazeera  

Officials said an investigation was launched as the search was ongoing for 27 missing people. At least 13 Sudanese asylum seekers have died after their boat capsized off the coast of Tunisia. A Tunisian judicial official said on Thursday that 27 people were still missing after their boat sank on Wednesday, having set off from Jebiniana, a town near the …

Six dead after refugee boat capsizes in English Channel
1 year, 4 months ago

Six dead after refugee boat capsizes in English Channel

Al Jazeera  

Authorities say dozens rescued after boat carrying asylum seekers to the UK sank in the English Channel early Saturday. Six people have died after a boat carrying asylum seekers heading to the United Kingdom sank in the English Channel, French maritime officials said, as a search continued to find those still missing. French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne said Junior Maritime …

Ibrahima Bah charged with manslaughter after migrants drowned crossing channel in small boat
1 year, 8 months ago

Ibrahima Bah charged with manslaughter after migrants drowned crossing channel in small boat

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A migrant has been charged …

At least four dead after boat carrying migrants capsizes in English Channel
2 years ago

At least four dead after boat carrying migrants capsizes in English Channel

ABC  

At least four people were killed when a small boat carrying migrants heading for British shores from France capsized in the freezing waters of the English Channel early on Wednesday local time, the British government says. Key points: Authorities were alerted to a small boat in distress in the English Channel Four people are confirmed dead and there are reports …

4 confirmed dead as migrant boat capsizes in English Channel
2 years ago

4 confirmed dead as migrant boat capsizes in English Channel

Associated Press  

LONDON — A small boat laden with migrants capsized in the dark in the English Channel Wednesday, killing four and increasing calls on the British government to do more to prevent people from risking their lives trying to cross one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes. “This is a truly tragic incident.” The British government has been under pressure to …

Migrant Boat Capsizes in English Channel, At Least 27 Dead; British and French Officials Trade Blame
3 years, 1 month ago

Migrant Boat Capsizes in English Channel, At Least 27 Dead; British and French Officials Trade Blame

News 18  

British and French officials traded blame on Wednesday at least 27 migrants died when their dinghy deflated as they made a perilous crossing of the English Channel. French President Emmanuel Macron said the EU’s border agency Frontex should get more financial means to protect the bloc’s external borders, thereby helping prevent migrants from gathering on France’s northern shores. Darmanin said …

Migrant boat capsizes in English Channel; at least 31 dead
3 years, 1 month ago

Migrant boat capsizes in English Channel; at least 31 dead

Associated Press  

CALAIS, France — At least 31 migrants bound for Britain died Wednesday when their boat sank in the English Channel, in what France’s interior minister called the biggest migration tragedy on the dangerous crossing to date. Darmanin called for coordination with the U.K., saying “the response must also come from Great Britain.” British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and French President …

Channel migrants: At least 27 dead after boat capsizes near Calais
3 years, 1 month ago

Channel migrants: At least 27 dead after boat capsizes near Calais

The Telegraph  

At least 27 migrants have died after their boat sank while crossing the Channel from France to the UK, in the deadliest single disaster on the busy route. An emergency search was sparked when a fishing boat sounded the alarm after spotting several people in the sea off the coast of France. The toll was originally recorded as 31 but …

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