Suspected smugglers on trial over deadliest migrant tragedy in France
People protest outside the Home Office a day after 27 people drowned when their vessel sank in the English Channel in the deadliest crossing on record, in Westminster, London, on November 25, 2021 [Alberto Pezzali/AP]A UK inquiry published in February found that some of the deaths were avoidable and concluded that a French naval vessel failed to respond to an alert from the UK coastguard.
A French fishing vessel alerted authorities after reporting bodies floating in the Channel near the UK, according to a court document.
Despite dozens of distress calls made to the UK and French rescue services, it was nearly 12 hours before the boat was finally found.
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