Thirty-eight illegal immigrants have been rescued from the English Channel after their boat sank off the coast of southeast England, the UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) said on Sept. 15.
The illegal immigrants were trying to reach the UK coast in a dinghy, which deflated in UK waters at around 6:17 a.m. local time. The Coastguard began a search and rescue operation alongside the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), Royal Navy, Border Force, and police.
By around 7:07 a.m., all 38 illegal immigrants had been rescued. They were all checked, found to be in a safe and stable condition, and were taken to Dover for processing, the MoD said….