Record 230 people cross Channel to UK as smugglers turn to ‘mega-dinghies’
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- Le Monde Englishseen 1 Sept, 07:44headline rewritten
Five years after deadly migrant shipwreck in the English Channel, rescuers blame each other: 'It's too easy to say we didn't know'Five years after deadly migrant shipwreck in English Channel, rescuers blame each other: 'It's too easy to say we didn't know'
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Mon, 10 August 2026
8 reports- Index.hr (Croatia)10:32first to report
REKORDAN broj od 230 migranata prešao je La Manche u jednom čamcu. Iako je ukupan broj prelazaka ove godine u padu, vlasti upozoravaju na sve opasnije taktike krijumčara i pretrpanost plovila.
- The Guardian World10:55
Crossing in larger vessel highlights changing tactics despite increased enforcement on French coast UK politics live – latest updates Europe live – latest updates A dinghy carrying a record 230 people has arrived in the UK after crossing the Channel in the early hours of Monday. It is the clearest indication yet that people smugglers in northern France are adapting their business model and escalating their so-called taxi boat strategy to evade enforcement by UK and French authorities. Continue...
- Novinky (Czechia)11:42
Velká Británie zaznamenala v pondělí rekord. Do ostrovního království se přes Lamanšský průliv dostal rekordní počet 230 migrantů na jednom velkém člunu. „Mega člun“ opustil Francii v noci a do Doveru dorazil brzo ráno. Pondělní počet migrantů překonal předchozí rekord z července, kdy se do Británie úspěšně přes Lamanšský průliv dostalo 165 lidí.
- Le Figaro (France)13:05
L’antenne de la SNSM de Berck-sur-Mer a fait état d’une opération d’assistance «hors norme» menée auprès d’un canot.
- Anadolu Agency (AA)13:34
New number breaks previous record from July when 165 people made crossing on single boat
- Al Jazeera English14:02
The government has accused people smugglers of 'cramming' migrants onto 'unseaworthy vessels' and putting lives at risk.
- France Info (France)14:38
Des embarcations de plus en plus grandes et chargées de candidats à l'exil sont utilisées pour traverser la Manche depuis les côtes françaises.
- RMF24 (Poland)20:33
Niechlubny rekord La Manche. Tylu migrantów zmieściło się na jednym pontonie
Tue, 11 August 2026
4 reports- smh.com.au05:30
People smugglers are taking extreme measures to ferry migrants across the English Channel, filling 13 metre-long Chinese-made vessels to the brim for the dangerous passage.
- France Info (France)06:25
Un nombre record de 230 migrants a traversé la Manche depuis les côtes françaises sur une seule embarcation dans la nuit de dimanche à lundi.
- lynnnews.co.uk14:25
The Prime Minister also said the Government would be’“relentless’ in chasing down the gangs who are facilitating the dangerous Channel crossings.
- express.co.uk15:54
The rise of the so-called 'Burnham boats' shows the Channel migrant crisis is getting worse, critics warned.
Mon, 17 August 2026
1 report- Le Monde (France)03:30
Depuis début 2026, le nombre de tentatives de passages en Angleterre est en nette diminution. Mais des embarcations plus grosses posent d’importants problèmes de sécurité. En outre, deux départs de feu, attribués par certains aux migrants, même si la justice n’en a pas tranché la cause, attisent la colère d’une partie de la population.
Thu, 20 August 2026
1 report- Bloomberg Politics21:30
French police stopped more than 4,300 migrants from reaching UK shores aboard small boats in the first three months of a new deal between the two countries, the Home Office said, as it seeks to demonstrate headway in cracking down on irregular crossings.
Fri, 21 August 2026
3 reports- The Guardian World08:05
Film emerges as France says it has stopped 185 small boat ‘events’ in three months since new £660m deal with UK Footage has captured the moment French police officers clashed with people on a beach in northern France as the authorities tried to intercept a dinghy attempting to reach the UK. Men wearing lifejackets appear to throw objects at the police to try to keep them away from their dinghy. The officers then use Pava spray before slashing the inflatable boat with a knife. Continue reading...
- Anadolu Agency (AA)14:51
Authorities prevent 185 small boat crossing events between April 27 and Aug. 2, UK Home Office says, citing French data
- Al Jazeera English16:58
French border police clashed with migrants in northern France on Friday, as they intercepted a small boat.
Mon, 24 August 2026
2 reports- ČT24 (Czechia)04:30
Britská pobřežní stráž varuje, že úmrtí migrantů, kteří se snaží nelegálně překročit kanál La Manche, bude přibývat. Gangy nasadily větší čluny a přepravují více lidí. Londýn přitom hlásí, že boj proti pašerákům se vyplácí, pomáhá například nová dohoda s Francií. Počty uprchlíků, kteří se dostanou na druhý břeh, pomalu klesají. Od začátku roku cestu přes kanál dokončilo 15 897 lidí, což je o 43 procent méně než za stejnou dobu během loňského roku a o osmnáct procent méně oproti stavu z roku...
- The Guardian World13:00
NGO criticises ‘human cost’ of UK-funded crackdown on attempts to set off from French beaches in small boats People trying to cross the Channel to the UK have reported an increase in French police use of violence on beaches to prevent them from getting into dinghies, according to a French NGO. Utopia 56, which works on beaches from where migrants attempt Channel crossings, says so far this year 2,720 people have reported being victims of French police violence, compared with 1,954 over the same...
Fri, 28 August 2026
1 report- Anadolu Agency (AA)19:09
Nearly 16,400 migrants crossed English Channel so far this year, down 43% from same period in 2025
Mon, 31 August 2026
1 report- Le Figaro (France)21:51
Le nombre total des migrants ayant traversé la Manche de la France vers le Royaume-Uni en juin, juillet et août a chuté à son niveau le plus bas en sept ans, a affirmé le ministère britannique de l’Intérieur.
Tue, 1 September 2026
2 reports- Le Monde English02:03edited after publishing
previously
Five years after deadly migrant shipwreck in the English Channel, rescuers blame each other: 'It's too easy to say we didn't know'During a confrontation before an investigating judge in June, the duty officer and the operator at the maritime rescue center presented irreconcilable accounts of the events of November 24, 2021. That night, 31 people drowned between French and British waters.
- Anadolu Agency (AA)13:38
French enforcement officers prevented 185 small boat events, 4,300 crossing attempts between April 27 and Aug. 2
Thu, 3 September 2026
2 reports- BBC News World05:00
Once-rival criminal groups are being forced to work together because of a shortage of small boats, a BBC investigation has found.
- Novinky (Czechia)15:19
Pašeráci lidí, kteří přepravují migranty přes Lamanšský průliv, se kvůli zásahu britských a francouzských úřadů potýkají s nedostatkem člunů. Přešli proto na výrobu obrovských nafukovacích člunů, na kterých můžou během jediné plavby do Velké Británie dopravit stovky lidí.