Highest number of small boat migrant crossings this year recorded
Some 872 people crossed on 15 small vessels, according to the latest provisional Government data, suggesting an average of around 58 people per boat.
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Government under fresh pressure to tackle Channel crossings after six die
Campaigners described the incident as an ‘appalling and preventable tragedy’ while MPs called for action to stop criminal gangs facilitating the boats.
Six dead and more than 50 rescued after migrant boat sinks in Channel
Two British ships and several French vessels have been involved in a search and rescue operation.