Following the revelations of Monde on the conditions of the sinking of migrants in November 2021, in which 27 people had perished in the Channel, the government is trying to temporize. “Of course, if these facts are proven, if these people were in French waters and if at any time there was a breach, an error, the sanctions will be taken”assured the Secretary of State for the Sea, Hervé Berville, Thursday, November 17 before the National Assembly.
Monday, The world revealed that the passengers of a makeshift boat which sank on the night of November 23 to 24, 2021 off Calais had called the French authorities fifteen times to ask for their help, in vain. French rescuers waited for them to pass through English waters and no means of rescue were sent to them.
“Like you, like our fellow citizens, reading this article has added dread to pain and tragedy”said to the deputies the Secretary of State, on the sidelines of the examination of a text of cooperation between France and the United Kingdom. “A judicial investigation is underway” et “The administration has also launched an internal investigation. There will also be lessons to be learned.”continued Mr. Berville.