Fourteen people are going on trial in connection with the deadliest disaster involving small boats in the English Channel, after at least 30 men, women and children drowned when their dinghy capsized.
The incident happened on 24 November 2021. The victims were travelling in the dinghy when it overturned, causing the loss of at least 30 lives.
The trial marks the latest development in the case surrounding the disaster. Fourteen people are facing proceedings, although the information available does not specify the charges against them or provide details about their individual roles.
The incident involved men, women and children and resulted in one of the deadliest small-boat tragedies in the Channel. The number of people who died is reported as at least 30.
At this stage, no further details about the trial, the defendants or the circumstances leading to the capsizing are available. What is known is that 14 people are on trial following the 24 November 2021 disaster, in which at least 30 people drowned.
