2024-04-14 10:24:40
They had left France and wanted to cross the Channel. The emergency services tried to force the boat to turn around but the passengers refused to do so. The boat is now escorted to the British border.
“For safety reasons, we cannot intervene without putting these people in danger,” explains Peter Van Camp of the Maritime and Coastal Services Agency. “An inflatable boat carrying 38 people can capsize. Therefore it was decided to escort the ship to the British border. The British Coast Guard will then take care of it. »
The governor of West Flanders, Carl Decaluwé, says that more migrants were supposed to board the inflatable boat but that around 15 people remained in Koksijde because the boat was already too full. “We see that human trafficking is becoming more and more common in West Flanders,” he laments. “Additional federal support is needed to combat traffickers. »
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