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Dinghy with 230 migrants crammed on ‘originally had 260 before nearly sinking’… as 3k arrive in Burnham’s first 22 days

thesun.co.uk · 5hShare

SOME 260 migrants crammed onto the "mega-dinghy" as it left French shores - but 30 were flung into the Channel as the vessel nearly sunk. Despite this, a record-breaking 230 passengers reached the UK - bringing the total crossings to more than 3,000 since Andy Burnham became PM. The 49ft craft carried more passengers than an average EasyJet flight...

First report: Egyptian who made £173,000 trying to smuggle 173 migrants to UK on mega-dinghy that burst into flames is jailed for just one year — dailymail.co.uk, 3d