A fishing boat overturns, the body of a sailor fished out at sea

A fishing boat overturns, the body of a sailor fished out at sea

Although wintry, the weather was not particularly bad until around 5:30 this morning, when a small fishing boat was shipwreck near the coast of the island of Oléron, in Charente-Maritime. The searches launched in the area made it possible to recover the lifeless body of a young 22-year-old sailor at 12:30 p.m., putting an end … Read more

Morocco: nearly 70 missing including 25 Malians in the sinking of a migrant boat

Morocco: nearly 70 missing including 25 Malians in the sinking of a migrant boat

The sinking of a migrant boat en route to Spain left nearly 70 people missing, including 25 Malians, in Moroccan waters on December 19, the Malian government announced Thursday evening, December 26. “The passengers on the boat heading to Spain numbered 80 people initially” et “25 young Malians are unfortunately identified among the victims”indicated the … Read more

Shipwreck in the Red Sea off the coast of Egypt, sixteen passengers missing

Shipwreck in the Red Sea off the coast of Egypt, sixteen passengers missing

A cruise ship carrying 31 passengers of various nationalities and 13 crew members capsized Monday morning off the coast of Egypt in the Red Sea. Authorities in the Red Sea governorate announced that 16 people, including 12 foreigners and 4 Egyptians, were still missing. At the same time, 28 survivors were rescued, according to an … Read more

Pierre Palmade, the shipwreck of a comedian trapped in drug addiction

Pierre Palmade, the shipwreck of a comedian trapped in drug addiction

Comedian Pierre Palmade, sentenced to five years in prison, two of which are closed on Wednesday, became a pariah after the serious car accident caused under the influence of drugs. On February 10, 2023, getting behind the wheel after three days of using drugs without sleeping, the actor, then aged 54, crashed into a car … Read more

Deadly shipwreck: in Calais, a tribute paid “with a lump in my stomach”

Deadly shipwreck: in Calais, a tribute paid “with a lump in my stomach”

The day after a shipwreck which left three people dead a few kilometers away, around a hundred people paid tribute to them on Thursday in Calais, “the lump in the stomach” for fear of “meet again next week”. Two men and a woman lost their lives on Wednesday morning, 2 kilometers from Blériot-Plage near Calais, … Read more

Justice links smugglers and rescuers in the deaths of 27 migrants in the Channel

Justice links smugglers and rescuers in the deaths of 27 migrants in the Channel

They were Kurds, Somalis, Ethiopians, Afghans and Egyptians. On November 24, 2021, 27 migrants, including seven women, a 16-year-old teenager and a 7-year-old child, died in the Channel. In this drama, the Paris Court of Appeal recently ruled that the facts attributed to the alleged smugglers were “inseparable” from those which were accused of the … Read more

The father of a baby who died in a shipwreck in the English Channel testifies

The father of a baby who died in a shipwreck in the English Channel testifies

Born while traveling, Maryam Bahez died before arriving at her destination. The infant, from a family from Iraqi Kurdistan who were crossing Europe in the hope of settling in Britain, was unable to be resuscitated by rescuers after an overloaded boat sank while trying to cross the Channel on Thursday evening. She was only 40 … Read more

Infant dies in shipwreck in the English Channel

Infant dies in shipwreck in the English Channel

An infant died Thursday evening off the coast of Wissant (Pas-de-Calais) in the sinking of a boat overloaded with people trying to reach England clandestinely, the Channel and North Sea maritime prefecture said in a statement. AFP on Friday. During an operation to recover migrants who had fallen into the water, “sixty-five people were recovered … Read more