Olahraga · Channel crossing record · Arsip230 on One Dinghy: Record Channel Crossing Packs 15-Metre Boat to LimitDitulis 7 September 2026 pukul 21.22 UTCTontonTranskrip0:00230 people arrived in the United Kingdom0:02on a single 15-m inflatable dinghy on0:04Monday the 10th of August after an0:06overnight crossing of the English0:07Channel. It is the largest number ever0:10recorded on one channel boat with the0:12Monday arrival and the overnight0:13crossing describing the same movement.0:15All 230 were on one inflatable built for0:18a fraction of that load crossing at0:20night where the margin for survival0:21shrinks to minutes. The scale is a step0:23change. The previous single boat record0:26last month was 1650:28with 173 sighted about 2 weeks ago and0:31last month's average was 72 people per0:33boat. The 15-m dinghy was buckling under0:36the weight. 30 people cut off by the0:38tide were rescued on the French side0:40during the same movement and last week0:42173 people were rescued after a dinghy0:45caught fire. That record overload sits0:47against a falling annual total. Total0:49crossings up to August 9th stand at0:5115,2420:53down 43% year-on-year. July has been put0:56at the lowest number for 6 years, but0:59that comes from an unidentified speaker1:01with limited sourcing.1:02The decision to suspend the right for1:04refugees to bring over spouses and1:06children is described only as a1:07possibility that could be having an1:09effect with no established causal1:11finding. And this account draws on a1:13single broadcast transcript not yet1:15independently confirmed more broadly.1:17The corridor is the English Channel1:18between northern France and the United1:20Kingdom where interception at sea and1:23action on French beaches determine1:24whether an overfilled boat launches. The1:27United Kingdom-France arrangement is1:28described as a controversial1:30one-in-one-out deal supported by a 6601:33million pound deal that has put 40% more1:35boots on French beaches. The political1:37response sharpens the contradiction. The1:39Reform UK leader calls the situation1:41completely out of control while also1:43acknowledging overall numbers have1:44fallen significantly this year.1:52He says the numbers are still horrendous1:54and should not be celebrated even as1:56totals fall. With boats getting bigger1:57even as yearly totals fall, the1:59unresolved question is whether2:00interception, the one-in-one-out deal,2:02and restrictions on family reunion can2:04reduce the danger of record overcrowding2:06before the next overfilled dinghy is2:07launched.2:08For more stories that matter, like and2:11subscribe.Baca artikelKronologi ceritaHeyDexVideo singkat ↗
