From crossing the Aegean to crossing the English Channel

[holepuncture]

Have the smugglers moved closer to the immigrants targets?

 

http://news.sky.com/story/1678475/migrants-picked-up-from-a-dinghy-off-dover

 

A mile or two across to a Greek island is a little different to navigating the busiest shipping route in the world, it would be a disaster waiting to happen.

 

Some intent on coming to Britain are quoted five-figure sums to make the trip by air, while others are even believed to have spent as much as £12,000 to travel from France in inflatable boats.

 

Are smugglers flying immigrants over in small aircraft or something?

 

£12K for a dinghy, that is so ridiculous it can't possibly be true.

[CB Saint]

£12k for a dinghy?

 

Jeez, I will sailing a flotilla over on Saturday.

[Kingsland Codger]

Has anyone any ideas about the international rules on shipping? If a ship from, say, South Korea spots a dinghy in distress in mid-Channel is it duty bound to help? If so, does that mean those in the dinghy are the responsibility of South Korea? And if the SK ship ignores the distressed dinghy is it liable for any neglect?

 

I say 'mid-Channel' but does the same question apply should the spotting happen in French or UK waters?

[Nolan]

Migrants have already died trying to swim the English Channel.

 

http://www.dagbladet.no/spesial/vatdraktmysteriet/eng/

[Batman]

Has anyone any ideas about the international rules on shipping? If a ship from, say, South Korea spots a dinghy in distress in mid-Channel is it duty bound to help? If so, does that mean those in the dinghy are the responsibility of South Korea? And if the SK ship ignores the distressed dinghy is it liable for any neglect?

 

I say 'mid-Channel' but does the same question apply should the spotting happen in French or UK waters?

 

if you respond to a MAYDAY call, no matter where you are...you are bound by law to assist

[suewhistle]

Yeah, but if you're in a massive tanker with a stopping distancve of who knows what or a vessel limited in its ability to manoeuvre you might just do a Mayday Relay and pass the message on to someone who might be able to help..

[Batman]

Yeah, but if you're in a massive tanker with a stopping distancve of who knows what or a vessel limited in its ability to manoeuvre you might just do a Mayday Relay and pass the message on to someone who might be able to help..

 

Good point. Only if the distress call remains unanswered. To bring it back to the OP, I suspect these big rubber rings with migrants on board will have a hand held radio at best and do not leave sea area A1 maybe?

[holepuncture]

Migrants have already died trying to swim the English Channel.

 

http://www.dagbladet.no/spesial/vatdraktmysteriet/eng/

 

That is a sad read. What a mess.

 

The piece indicates there are smugglers in Calais who may be using small boats, but nothing concrete.

 

Britain and France need to act swiftly to make sure smugglers don't start profiteering the Channel, otherwise it could be the next Aegean or Mediterranean disaster:

 

http://news.sky.com/story/1680677/confusion-over-migrant-deaths-claim

[Batman]

That is a sad read. What a mess.

 

The piece indicates there are smugglers in Calais who may be using small boats, but nothing concrete.

 

Britain and France need to act swiftly to make sure smugglers don't start profiteering the Channel, otherwise it could be the next Aegean or Mediterranean disaster:

 

http://news.sky.com/story/1680677/confusion-over-migrant-deaths-claim

thing is, we wont. what needs to be done is to completely turn away boats carrying migrants and remove them from the border.

 

 

that will never happen

[Goatboy]

That is a sad read. What a mess.

 

The piece indicates there are smugglers in Calais who may be using small boats, but nothing concrete.

 

Britain and France need to act swiftly to make sure smugglers don't start profiteering the Channel, otherwise it could be the next Aegean or Mediterranean disaster:

 

http://news.sky.com/story/1680677/confusion-over-migrant-deaths-claim

 

Thank goodness for that. Can't see them getting very far.

[Tokyo-Saint]

That went down like a lead balloon GBoy.

[hutch]

Just like all those steel ships. As if they're going to float.

[holepuncture]

£12k for a dinghy?

 

Jeez, I will sailing a flotilla over on Saturday.

 

you joke, but it's clearly happening:

 

http://news.sky.com/story/1703817/fears-over-migrants-crossing-channel-by-boat

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-36410828

 

[Horley CTFC Saint]

That went down like a lead balloon GBoy.

Possibly because there have been any number of concrete boats built over the years...not sure about lead balloons though. Could be worth trying to fly one across the Channel, at least if it doesn't get off the ground they wont drown

[holepuncture]

Looks like this is already a prominent issue:

 

http://news.sky.com/story/1704972/people-smugglers-find-new-route-into-britain

 

What on earth is going on over there, that all these people are taking such huge risks to escape the persecution of the French?

 

Euro 2016 kicks off next week, and yet people are fleeing the country, surely this cannot be right?

[Batman]

Albanians ffs, should be immediately deported

[scotty]

Yeah, but if you're in a massive tanker with a stopping distancve of who knows what or a vessel limited in its ability to manoeuvre you might just do a Mayday Relay and pass the message on to someone who might be able to help..

 

Sadly, that doesn't always work. I wish I could elaborate on that.

[Hatch]

Surely this is nothing new and has been happening for decades.