Teen denies record Channel migrant dinghy crossing
In June, two men were the first to be jailed for the crime, each receiving sentences of more than two years.The previous record arrival in a single vessel was 128 people. Home Office figures show that while the overall number of arrivals this year is down by about 45% on 2025, the number of migrants per boat has gone up.Follow BBC Kent on Facebook, external, X, external, and Instagram, external, and listen to BBC Radio Kent on Sounds.
- ▪In June, two men were the first to be jailed for the crime, each receiving sentences of more than two years.The previous record arrival in a single vessel was 128 people.
- ▪Home Office figures show that while the overall number of arrivals this year is down by about 45% on 2025, the number of migrants per boat has gone up.Follow BBC Kent on Facebook, external, X, external, and Instagram, external, and listen t
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Teen denies record Channel migrant dinghy crossingImage source, PA MediaImage caption, Border Security Command was pictured towing a dinghy - estimated to be about the same size as a standard busByDominic Casciani , Reporting fromMargate and Nathan Bevan , South East Published17 minutes agoA teenager accused of endangering the lives of more than 160 migrants by allegedly piloting a record-breaking dinghy crossing of the English Channel is to stand trial.Chan Mathok Atak, 19, originally of Sudan, appeared at Margate Magistrates Court earlier, where he denied endangering lives at sea during the attempt which set off from France last Thursday.He appeared with the aid of an Arabic interpreter and when asked how he wished to plea, denied having piloted the dinghy.Atak was then remanded into…
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