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They Called 18 Times - 28 Drowned While Authorities Waited

They Called 18 Times - 28 Drowned While Authorities Waited

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They Called 18 Times - 28 Drowned While Authorities Waited

A terrifying certainty: thirty people were seven miles off Calais in November 2021 when their inflatable dinghy began to deflate and they made eighteen documented emergency calls - every one answered - yet twenty-eight drowned. Who knew what, when, and why no rescue arrived in time hangs over this episode: was it delay, deference, or something else?

In this episode, we lay out the official record and survivor testimony to show what unfolded that day, what the French inquiry concluded, and the gaps that remain unanswered. How did calls logged and positions noted still end with no vessel reaching them in time?

Date: 24 November 2021
Location: Seven miles off Calais, near Wimereux
Event: Dinghy deflation and mass drowning
Case: French official inquiry published November 2022
People: 30 aboard; 28 drowned, including two children

- 18 documented emergency calls were received during the hours the dinghy was sinking.
- 30 people were aboard the inflatable dinghy, carrying at least seven nationalities.
- 16 Iraqi Kurds were among the passengers: 10 men, 4 women, and 2 children.
- Between 15 and 20 large French fishing boats were operating off Calais around 13:00 on 24 November.
- The official inquiry found the dinghy was in French territorial waters when the calls were made.

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