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Migrant boat report published

Marine Accident Investigation Branch

August 15
09:00 2024

Today, we have published our accident investigation report into the loss of structural integrity and flooding of an inflatable boat during an attempt to cross the Dover Strait from France to the UK on 14 December 2022. An estimated forty-seven migrants entered the water, at least eight of whom subsequently lost their lives.

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