French navy held responsible as inquiry brands Channel disaster that killed 27 migrants ‘avoidable’

THE French navy has been partly blamed for failing to stop Britain’s deadliest small boat tragedy on record.  An independent inquiry found the deaths of 27 men, women, and children — plus the disappearance of four others — was “avoidable”.  And it highlighted that a French patrol vessel close to the sinking dinghy failed to respond to a mayday...


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