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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 ...
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.
The Channel Ports are seaports in southern England and northern France, which allow for short crossings of the English Channel. There is no formal definition, but there is a general understanding of the term. Some ferry companies divide their routes into "short" and "long" crossings.
Six 13 to 15-year-olds from Watford Swimming Club are to take on the 21-mile crossing. Teenagers eyeing glory as they take on English Channel crossing relay Skip to main content
The swim took place on Monday and was completed in under 10 hours. Teenagers triumph over jellyfish to complete English Channel crossing relay Skip to main content
The paddle steamer Defiance, Captain William Wager, was the first steamer to cross the Channel to Holland, arriving there on 9 May 1816. [72] On 10 June 1821, English-built paddle steamer Rob Roy was the first passenger ferry to cross channel.
The Lobourg strait, the deepest part the strait, runs its 6 km (4 mi)wide slash on a NNE–SSW axis. Nearer to the French coast than to the English, it borders the Varne sandbank (shoals) where it plunges to 68 m (223 ft) and further south, the Ridge bank (shoals) (French name "Colbart" [10]) with a maximum depth of 62 m (203 ft). [11]