UK inquiry further incriminates French rescue services in 2021 Channel shipwreck
- Posted on February 6, 2026
- By Le Monde
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UK inquiry further incriminates French rescue services in 2021 Channel shipwreck

The findings of a British public inquiry reveal that French rescue services on November 24, 2021, instructed an oil tanker to continue its course, even though it was likely the ship had located the distressed dinghy in which 31 people perished.