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Overloaded migrant boat rescue leaves 20 stranded off Berck

By Drooid · Oct 5, 2026, 3:33 PM UTC · How we work

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France’s sea rescue service reported two men died during a migrant boat rescue off Berck.
The overloaded vessel carried at least 80 people, smelled of gasoline, and left about 20 migrants stranded in the water.
Two Somali women, 20 and 26, suffered burns and were taken to Rang-du-Fliers hospital.
The UK Home Office rescued 149 migrants to Gosport, where demonstrators set off flares and clashed with police.

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France’s sea rescue service reported two men died during a migrant boat rescue off Berck.
The overloaded vessel carried at least 80 people, smelled of gasoline, and left about 20 migrants stranded in the water.
Two Somali women, 20 and 26, suffered burns and were taken to Rang-du-Fliers hospital.
The UK Home Office rescued 149 migrants to Gosport, where demonstrators set off flares and clashed with police.