French coastguards are accused of ignoring 15 calls for help as at least 27 migrants drowned in the Channel after their dinghy deflated.
Authorities are accused of ignoring as many as 15 calls for help while also neglecting to pass a warning to their British counterparts.
Out of the 34 passengers, 17 men, seven women , and three children died. Five are still missing and two survived the ordeal.Authorities on both sides of the Channel were accused of wasting precious time. Picture: Getty Images.It is alleged that French authorities mistakenly thought the migrants were already in British waters when they were calling for help, and so didn't venture out to assist them.
Several calls were made to coastguards on both sides of the Channel, with the first to France's Cross Gris-Nez regional office made at around 2am. It wasn't until the following afternoon that a fishing boat came across the dead bodies floating in the sea. New evidence of the treacherous journey were also revealed in an ITV documentary, The Crossing.
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