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Some 45,774 arrivals were reported across the whole of 2022: the highest for a calendar year since data on Channel crossings began in 2018. The total for 2023, 29,437, was more than a third (36% ...
The English Channel connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Southern part of the North Sea and is one of the busiest shipping areas in the world with ships going in numerous direction: some are passing through in transit from the Southwest to Northeast (or vice versa) and others serving the many ports around the English Channel, including ferries crossing the Channel.
On 14 January, five migrants trying to cross the channel were found dead on a beach on the channel coast of northern France. [56] On 28 February, the death of three migrants attempting to cross the channel from Cap Gris Nez was confirmed by French authorities. The number of Channel crossings is 32% lower than the total recorded at the same ...
With the topic of English Channel crossings high up the news agenda again after a flurry of arrivals, the PA news agency has looked at some of the key questions on the topic.
Arthur Charles Hubert Latham [1] (10 January 1883 [1] – 25 June 1912) was a French aviation pioneer. He was the first person to attempt to cross the English Channel in an aeroplane. Due to engine failure during his first of two attempts to cross the Channel, he became the first person to land an aeroplane on a body of water .
The number of migrants arriving in the UK in 2024 after crossing the English Channel in small boats was up by a quarter on the previous year, figures show. Some 36,816 people made the journey in ...
The French coastguard has rescued 68 migrants from a small boat off the Calais coast which was suffering engine failure, as another 183 people reach the UK by crossing the English Channel. The ...
6:57 First swimmer to cross the English Channel under 7 hours. [citation needed] England to France France Philippe Croizon: 2010 13:28 First quadruple amputee to swim the English Channel. [79] England to France to England to France to England United States Sarah Thomas: 2019 54:10 First person to swim the channel four ways non-stop. [80]