# Fourteen men go on trial in Paris over deadliest small-boat Channel crossing

https://mins.news/en/item/49577

- The Guardian, 2026-09-08 11:02 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/08/paris-trial-deadliest-channel-small-boat-crossing

> Fourteen men are on trial in Paris over the 2021 sinking of an inflatable boat in the Channel, which left 27 people confirmed dead and four missing, including a seven-year-old girl. Prosecutors accuse them of manslaughter and facilitating illegal immigration through organised smuggling networks; the defendants deny responsibility.

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