English Channel shipwreck inquiry: French rescuers give conflicting accounts of 2021 tragedy

Five years after 31 migrants drowned in the English Channel, a French judicial inquiry has exposed irreconcilable accounts from the duty officer and sea rescue center operator over the November 2021 response. The blame-shifting highlights systemic coordination failures between French and British authorities. The case underscores unresolved accountability for one of the deadliest migrant incidents in the Channel.