Event Brief
France sends 14 people to trial over Channel sinking
Filed: Jun 16, 2026 at 8:09 AM ET
Summary: France ordered 14 people to stand trial over deaths from a November 24, 2021 English Channel immigrant boat sinking.
WHO: France’s national organised crime prosecutor’s office
WHAT: Ordered 14 people linked to people-smuggling networks to stand trial over the deaths in an English Channel sinking.
WHEN: Jun 16, 2026 at 7:14 AM ET
WHERE: Calais, France
WHY: They face charges including manslaughter and criminal conspiracy over alleged roles in the November 24, 2021 capsizing off the coast of Calais.
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