![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/channel-incident-one-person-dies-as-50-rescued-after-boat-carrying-migrants-sinks/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/0_FILES-BRITAIN-POLITICS-IMMIGRATION.jpg&description=A rescue operation involving five French ships, one helicopter and two British ships was launched this morning after a migrant boat sank off the coast of Northern France One person has died and 50 have been rescued after a boat carrying migrants sank off in the English Channel on Saturday morning, French authorities have said. A rescue operation involving five French ships, one helicopter and two British ships was launched this morning after the boat sank off the coast of Northern France, a statement from France's Maritime Prefecture of the Channel and the North Sea said. The RNLI said a lifeboat crew was sent to the Channel at around 4am this morning. A number of people were seen being brought off a lifeboat on stretchers in Dover. A spokesperson for the French Coastguard said: "This Saturday, August 12 the regional operational center for surveillance and rescue (CROSS) Gris-Nez is informed by the public service patrol boat Cormoran that a migrant boat was sinking off Sangatte. The Cormorant then launched its semi-rigid to rescue the castaways. In parallel, the CROSS Gris Nez mobilized. "At this stage, under the coordination of the CROSS Gris Nez, about 50 people were rescued, some of them by British means. Unfortunately, six people were recovered in serious condition and one of them, evacuated by helicopter to the hospital in Calais was declared dead. An investigation was opened by the Boulogne public prosecutor's office." An HM Coastguard spokesman said: "HM Coastguard is currently assisting the French authorities, Gris Nez, in a search and rescue response to an incident involving a small boat in the Channel. Dover RNLI lifeboat has been sent as part of that assistance with Folkestone and Langdon Bay coastguard rescue teams. "South East Coast Ambulance has also been sent. HM Coastguard will continue to work with search and rescue partners to respond to those in distress around the seas and coastal areas of the UK." We'll be bringing you the very latest updates, p){kind=link}
A rescue operation involving five French ships, one helicopter and two British ships was launched this morning after a migrant boat sank off the coast of Northern France
One person has died and 50 have been rescued after a boat carrying migrants sank off in the English Channel on Saturday morning, French authorities have said.
A rescue operation involving five French ships, one helicopter and two British ships was launched this morning after the boat sank off the coast of Northern France, a statement from France’s Maritime Prefecture of the Channel and the North Sea said. The RNLI said a lifeboat crew was sent to the Channel at around 4am this morning.
A number of people were seen being brought off a lifeboat on stretchers in Dover. Six people were recovered in a serious condition, with one, who was evacuated by helicopter to hospital in Calais, later pronounced dead.
A spokesperson for the French Coastguard said: “This Saturday, August 12 the regional operational center for surveillance and rescue (CROSS) Gris-Nez is informed by the public service patrol boat Cormoran that a migrant boat was sinking off Sangatte. The Cormorant then launched its semi-rigid to rescue the castaways. In parallel, the CROSS Gris Nez mobilized.