EU Sends Boats to English Channel to Help Tackle ‘Migration Crisis’
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- Frontex will deploy boats to the English Channel and North Sea to support migrant search-and-rescue operations.
- Two Spanish boats will operate from September to October, followed by one Lithuanian boat through January.
- The deployment follows talks between French and British leaders as migrants continue attempting dangerous Channel crossings.
European Union border agency Frontex will send boats into the English Channel and the North Sea to help search for and rescue migrants, officials said on Friday.
The agency will deploy two Spanish boats from September to October. One boat from Lithuania will then operate through January, joining French patrols in the area.
The move comes days after the leaders of France and Britain met to discuss migration. Authorities managing the area said the Channel is one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes, adding to the dangers facing small boats attempting the crossing.
Many migrants have died in the Channel’s strong currents while trying to travel from France to Britain. Human traffickers regularly overload dinghies, leaving them barely afloat.
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