By Hope James
Just a day after 12 migrants died in a failed effort to cross the English Channel aboard a small inflatable, another boat carrying several dozen people appears to be making another crossing attempt from the coast of northern France on Wednesday, seemingly trying to head toward Britain, Edum News reports.
Associated Press journalists on a beach in Wimereux, on the northern French coastline and close to the site of Tuesday’s deadly sinking, broadcasted live video of an inflatable boat crowded with people, seemingly migrants, out at sea.
They noted that the boat is so laden that some of those aboard, crammed side-by-side on the inflatable tubes, have their legs over the sides.
The French maritime agency that oversees that stretch of the channel confirmed to the AP that an operation was underway to monitor the inflatable, in case it runs into difficulty or the people aboard request assistance. The agency said that the Armoise was involved in that operation, accompanied by its own smaller boat that it carries with it.
Recall that a boat carrying migrants ripped apart in the English Channel as they attempted to reach Britain from northern France on Tuesday, plunging dozens into the treacherous waterway and leaving 12 dead.
