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French authorities reported two incidents involving migrant boats over Sunday night and morning, resulting in two deaths and several injuries from hypothermia and fuel contact. In one incident near Berck, three other passengers required medical treatment among the approximately 90 on board; another boat with around 80 migrants ran aground at Camiers earlier that day. The Maritime Prefecture warned about the dangers of crossing in flimsy boats and urged potential migrants to abandon their plans. Additionally, a separate incident off Gosport involved a boat with 149 migrants being escorted by French vessels until meeting UK rescue teams; this brought the total Sunday arrivals to 418 people, adding up to 19,869 for the year so far.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-05,
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Story summary
On Sunday night, French authorities reported two separate incidents involving migrant boats attempting to cross from France to the UK, resulting in two fatalities. One boat departed from Berck with approximately 90 migrants, leading to one death and another man needing treatment due to prolonged contact with fuel on board. Around 80 migrants were also aboard a second vessel that ran aground at Camiers earlier that morning; most swam back to shore but 11 required rescue for hypothermia.
The Maritime Prefecture of the English Channel and the North Sea issued warnings about the dangers posed by "flimsy inflatable boats" used in such crossings, emphasizing their vulnerability in the busy sea lanes between France and the UK. They urged potential migrants to abandon illegal crossing plans regardless of weather conditions. An investigation into the deaths was initiated by the Boulogne-sur-Mer public prosecutor's office.
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French authorities said the men, one thought to be in his 30s and the other in his 40s, died after leaving the coast at Berck on Sunday night.
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Three other people among the 90 on board the vessel also needed treatment after prolonged contact with fuel in the boat, the local maritime prefecture said.
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According to a translation of the prefecture’s statement, a separate incident on Sunday morning saw a boat containing around 80 migrants run aground at Camiers.
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Most of the migrants waded back to the beach but 11 people were rescued suffering from hypothermia.
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The Maritime Prefecture of the English Channel and the North Sea warned that the “flimsy inflatable boats used for such crossings are unsuitable and particularly vulnerable” to the conditions in the busy sea lanes between France and the UK.
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“The maritime prefecture therefore calls on anyone planning to cross the Channel illegally to abandon their plan, regardless of the apparent weather and navigation conditions,” the statement said.
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A spokesman for the Pas-de-Calais prefecture said: “An investigation has been opened by the Boulogne-sur-Mer public prosecutor’s office to determine the circumstances surrounding the deaths.
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“François-Xavier Lauch, Prefect of Pas-de-Calais, thanks all the services involved, particularly the firefighters, for their intervention and commitment during this operation.”
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A number of people were seen arriving at a marina in Gosport, having been transported aboard two RNLI boats late on Sunday evening.
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Their dinghy was being shadowed by French rescue vessels until it was met by the RNLI boats in English waters, according to ship tracking data.
The Home Office said 149 migrants were believed to be on board the boat.
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The vessel is the latest to use a route between Normandy and Hampshire rather than the shorter but more heavily policed crossing from the Calais region.
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Twelve people were arrested for offences including assaulting a police officer following the Gosport protest.
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Hampshire Police said around 350 people left Haslar Road near the marina at around 2am on Monday after the migrants were brought ashore by coastguard, lifeboat and border security staff.
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The force imposed conditions under the Public Order Act as well as powers prohibiting the wearing of face coverings.
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The Gosport arrivals were among 418 migrants who came to the UK on Sunday in five separate boats, taking the total for the year to 19,869.
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The Prime Minister’s official spokesman said: “Crossings are down significantly – 44% on last year – and this summer saw the lowest number of small boat arrivals in six years.
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“We’ve removed more than 80,000 people with no right to be here since the election, an increase of 52%.”
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