French coastguard says 67 people were aboard boat near Boulogne-sur-Mer and 63 were rescued after operation involving four ships and one helicopter
A UK Border Force vessel brings people to Dover, Kent, after a small boat incident in the Channel on 8 July.A UK Border Force vessel brings people to Dover, Kent, after a small boat incident in the Channel on 8 July.The people drowned off Boulogne-sur-Mer on France’s northern coast while trying to cross to the UK.
Maritime police told AFP that a navy patrol boat went to the site after being alerted and that four people taken out of the water by helicopter were dead.Reuters cited a French coast guard spokesperson as saying that a total of 67 people were aboard the boat and that 63 of them were rescued by an operation involving four ships and one helicopter., the caretaker prime minister and an ally of Emmanuel Macron, has formalised his candidacy to lead the Renaissance group in the national assembly.
Maritime police told AFP that a navy patrol boat went to the site after being alerted and that four people taken out of the water by helicopter were dead.Reuters cited a French coast guard spokesperson as saying that a total of 67 people were aboard the boat and that 63 of them were rescued by an operation involving four ships and one helicopter.
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