The boat had been spotted by French police and was tracked by the French authorities before British rescuers took responsibility for those onboard. An urgent call came 10 days later when Kent ...

A French vessel had been monitoring the small boat after it departed from Calais. Towards the end of the night, the boat began taking on water, prompting an immediate response from rescue crews.

French navy officers refused to rescue 60 distressed migrants on a cramped boat filled with water in its territory - and instead asked Border Force for help. French officials spent hours this ...

The French coastguard said that after the rescue, they had continued to monitor the boat's journey towards the UK. French authorities say numerous departures of migrant boats were reported to its ...