Fourteen men go on trial in Paris over deadliest small-boat Channel crossing

September 8, 2026 · 11:02 am 3 sources

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• Fourteen men go on trial in Paris over deadliest small-boat Channel crossing
  The Guardian · September 8, 2026 11:02
  Sinking of inflatable dinghy in 2021 resulted in 31 people dead or missing, including a seven-year-old child Fourteen men will go on trial in Paris on Tuesday over the deaths of at least 31 people in the worst mass drowning from a small-boat crossing in the Channel on record. The accused men,…
• Fourteen go on trial over deadliest Channel small boats disaster
  BBC News · September 8, 2026 17:24
  At least 30 men, women and children drowned when their dinghy capsized on 24 November 2021.

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  Al Jazeera · September 8, 2026 20:17
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