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How to buy a ‘mega-dinghy’: the perilous new model of Channel crossing

Steady2 outlets reported this in 2 reports over 2 days
Wed, 12 August 2026Sat, 15 August 2026

What it is about

Britanska vladaundercover Guardian reporterChinese companyChannel crossingwestern Europe

Who published it, and when

original reportfirst to report
Vecernji list (Croatia)1 original report
The Guardian World1 original report
12 Aug, 11:19over 3 days15 Aug, 12:00

How it spread - 2 original reports

  1. Wed, 12 August 2026

    1 report
  2. Sat, 15 August 2026

    1 report
    • The Guardian World12:00

      Boats carrying hundreds of people are a clear and alarming trend. But where do such large vessels come from? Providing a large dinghy for use in the choppy seas of western Europe was not a problem, as long as the order was for more than 20 vessels, they said. The sales manager at the Chinese company even had an online brochure for an undercover Guardian reporter, posing as a prospective client, to peruse. They had a production capacity of 500 boats a month and, yes, it was possible to get even...

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