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Channel Boat Capsize Claims Four Lives; Investigation Underway

4/9/2026

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A boat carrying about 30 migrants capsized in the English Channel near Equihen-Plage on April 9, killing four.
Local authorities launched a search-and-rescue operation.
The casualty count may increase as the situation remains under assessment.
The Boulogne prosecutor's office has opened an investigation.
UK government data show nearly 4,776 migrants crossed the Channel between January 1 and April 4.

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Story summary

A boat carrying about 30 migrants capsized in the English Channel near Equihen-Plage on April 9, killing four.
Local authorities launched a search-and-rescue operation.
The casualty count may increase as the situation remains under assessment.
The Boulogne prosecutor's office has opened an investigation.
UK government data show nearly 4,776 migrants crossed the Channel between January 1 and April 4.