‘Small boat pilot’ charged after 4 migrants drowned in English Channel | EUROtoday

The alleged pilot of a small boat has been charged after 4 migrants drowned attempting to cross the English Channel.

Sudanese nationwide Alnour Mohamed Ali has been charged with endangering life after two males and two ladies died attempting to board a small boat crossing the English Channel on Thursday, the National Crime Agency mentioned.

The 27-year-old is alleged to have piloted the boat from France to the UK.

Two males and two ladies died as they tried to climb onto a so-called “taxi boat” at Equihen-Plage, close to Boulogne-sur-Mer, on Thursday morning.

Thirty-eight folks had been returned to the French shore after the incident south of Boulogne-sur-Mer close to Calais, however 74 migrants travelled on to the UK.

He will seem at Folkestone Magistrates’ Court on Saturday.