A man has died onboard a small boat attempting to reach the UK, French authorities have confirmed. Those on the boat had been trying to cross the English Channel, but turned back towards Equihen ...

Nearly 37,000 people successfully crossed the English Channel last year, the second-highest figure on record — attributable in part to smugglers who have developed new tactics to exploit a ...

Migrants push an inflatable boat into the English Channel from a beach near the town of Wimereux, on the far northern French coast - one of the narrowest points between France and the southern ...

“At the English Channel's shortest crossing, between Dover and Calais (18.2 nautical miles), persons found in the water in need of assistance would be in French or UK search and rescue areas.” ...

Nearly 36,000 people trying to reach Britain were the subject of search-and-rescue operations in the English Channel in 2023, according to a report by the French maritime authorities, down from ...

The English Channel is one of the world’s busiest waterways and crossing on small boats is extremely dangerous. Human traffickers typically overload vessels and deaths are common in the choppy seas.

Some 190 migrants have been rescued off the Calais coast in northern France since Friday night while trying to cross the English Channel on dinghies to reach Britain, local French authorities said ...

The number of migrants setting off into the English Channel by boat has soared in recent months. The deaths Wednesday of at least 27 people trying to make the crossing illustrate how dangerous it is.

The English Channel, a waterway just over 20 miles (32 km) at its narrowest between Britain and France, is one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world.

More than 900 migrants have crossed the Channel in recent weeks, Sky News reported. The ill-fated trip came a week after the Ministry of Defense said 254 people arrived on the English coast in ...

Europe At the English Channel, plans and prayers before perilous final leg in migrants’ long journeys November 27, 2021 More than 3 years ago ...