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‘Mega Dinghy’ Carrying Record 165 Migrants at Once Crossed Channel to UK
Border Security Command towed the 13m boat into Dover after 165 people crossed, breaking the previous single-vessel record of 128, officials said.
- A record 165 migrants crossed the Channel in a single boat on Thursday, surpassing the previous record of 128 set in July, as Border Security Command intercepted the vessel.
- Following an 11-day hiatus due to wind, 366 people arrived on Thursday and 172 on Wednesday, marking the first arrivals since Prime Minister Andy Burnham took office.
- A Home Office spokesperson warned that "smuggling gangs are taking greater risks than ever" by cramming people into unseaworthy boats, with the vessel dubbed a "mega dinghy" arriving in Dover on Thursday.
- Press Association analysis of Government data shows 13,007 arrivals this year, 45% lower than last year and 18% down on 2024, with 77,183 total since Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer took office.
- Refugee charity Care4Calais argued that current enforcement makes routes "more and more dangerous," urging the Government to open safe routes and claiming prioritization of demonization ignores evidence that safe alternatives work.
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French authorities are investigating the deceased and are trying to determine whether his death is related to the departure of the boat that earlier picked up many people from the beach.
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More than 150 migrants smuggled across the English Channel aboard the same pneumatic boat on Thursday, a new record.
·London, United Kingdom
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