Teen pleads guilty over Channel boat with 165 migrants
Summary
A 19-year-old man from South Sudan pleaded guilty to endangering people by steering a small boat carrying 165 migrants across the English Channel to the UK. This crossing set a record for the largest number of people on a dinghy at that time, and he will be sentenced in September.Key Facts
- The teenager’s name is Chan Mathok Atak.
- He admitted to the offence at Canterbury Crown Court.
- The dinghy carried 165 migrants, the largest number recorded then on one boat crossing.
- The crossing happened on July 23.
- The boat was about the length of a bus and started deflating during the crossing.
- Endangering at sea is a new law targeting people steering small boats across the Channel.
- Since then, a larger dinghy carrying 230 people arrived in the UK.
- Atak’s sentencing is scheduled for September 11.
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