French maritime authorities carried out 12 rescue operations on the northern coast France on Christmas Day, 107 people were working on boats trying to cross into the UK.
On Christmas morning, 30 passengers were rescued from a ship near Dunkirk, while other sailors wanted to continue their journey and were taken into British custody once they reached UK waters, French Channel and North Sea maritime service officials said.
Engine damage was spotted on another test ship later in the day, also near Dunkirk. Its passengers begged for help and all 51 people were rescued on board.
Later, 26 men were taken by boat near Caleta to experience the difficulty.
The weather conditions on Christmas Day meant that the waters of the Channel were relatively calmer with less wind, sparking the sunrise a dangerous attempt at crossing. Many departures were observed on the French north coast in what authorities called an “intense” day. Alms had warned of potential deaths at Christmas.
They were seen leaving Dieppe in the Seine-Maritime for Leffrinckoucke near Dunkirk, as the boats and boats continued to pass through. and a longer distance along the coast of northern Gaul.
The Office of the Maritime Superintendent stated that the Channel is “an extremely dangerous area, especially in winter in general for unsafe and laden ships”.
Charities in France have warned of increasing departures in the winter, when the sea seems calm but the temperature drops dangerously low and small inflatable boats pile up. Charity workers continued to be present on the north coast of France during the Christmas period, to provide assistance to people, often wet, injured or offended, stranded when small boats got into difficulty near the shore.
At least 73 people are trying to cross into Britain this year, according to the Pas-de-Calais authorities, who have released the largest number of crossings on record in 2024. In October, the boy died after the accumulated fleet began to sink off the French coast. The month of Sept. pregnant with six children among the dozen people who died after a boat carrying dozens of people “torn apart” in one of the worst Channel tragedies since the small boat crisis began.
Ten thousand He arrived in Britain in 2024 with a boatload of people, where he vowed to rule crack down on people smuggling gangs.
In November, the British prime minister, Keir Starmer, called for greater international cooperation against the gangs, which he called “a global security threat similar to terrorism.”