He told the BBC: “It is unrealistic to think that the entirety of that coastline can be patrolled. Shadow home secretary Nick Thomas-Symonds said Wednesday’s loss of life must be the “most tragic of wake-up calls” to put a stop to crossings. He added: “…there is no doubt at all that the gangs concerned, unless they are shown that their business model won’t work, that they can’t simply get people over the Channel from France to the UK, they will continue to deceive people, to put people’s lives at risk and, as I say, to get away with murder.”
He said: “What this shows is that the gangs who are sending people to sea in these dangerous crafts will literally stop at nothing.” The Prime Minister said efforts to stem the flow of migrants crossing the Channel in small boats “haven’t been enough”. “But I also want to say that this disaster underscores how dangerous it is to cross the Channel in this way.” It’s an appalling thing that they have suffered. Mr Johnson said: “My thoughts and sympathies are first of all with the victims and their families. The emergency search was sparked when a fishing boat sounded the alarm earlier on Wednesday after spotting several people at sea off the coast of France. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he was “shocked, appalled and deeply saddened” about the “disaster” and hit out at people trafficking gangs who are “literally getting away with murder”.Ī rescue operation is under way in the Channel by air and sea as French and British authorities search for anyone still in the water. “What I have heard is that there are 30 people who have died, and about five or six who have been found.” Jean-Marc Puissesseau, president and chairman of the ports of Calais and Boulogne, told BBC News: “What I know is that there were 50 people on this boat. “We will carry on searching in the hours to come to see if there are any more people.”įrench prime minister Jean Castex called it a “tragedy” and said his thoughts were with “victims of criminal smugglers who exploit their distress and injury”. “We don’t have any more information with regards to those people. “Amongst the 31 dead, as far as we know five were women and one was a little girl. “There are two people who have been saved, and their days are numbered. Gerald Darmanin said in a press conference: “What happened today to our knowledge is that 31 people were drowned between Calais and Dunkirk. Meanwhile four people are said to be in custody following the incident. “1000 Ways to Die,” a scripted re-enactment series, is a wholly non-union production in its fourth season and has aired on Spike since 2008.French officials believe 33 people - including women and children - have died after a boat crossing the English Channel capsized earlier today.Ī search party will continue to look for any more survivors of a migrant boat that sank in the English Channel, the French interior minister has said. “This is about healthcare, this is about safety and dignity in the workplace, and it’s part of the IA’s ongoing campaign to support workers in all genres of TV,” said Mike Milller, IATSE International Vice President, Division Director Motion Picture and Television Production. 27th, IATSE and Teamster leaders, the LA County AFL-CIO and rank and file members of several production locals will join the union and non-union crew of “1000 Ways to Die” to walk the picket line in front of Original’s production facility at 2435 Naomi Street, Burbank, CA 91504. The production has been down for the past week.īegainning at 8:30 a.m. Original Productions, who also produce reality shows such as “Ice Road Truckers” and “Deadliest Catch” for Discovery, refused to recognize the IA as the bargaining unit and summarily fired the crew, numbering over 25 employees.
LOS ANGELES – Last Thursday, February 16, the crew of Spike Television’s series “1000 Ways to Die” voted unanimously to support the IATSE in securing them benefits, safe working conditions, and collective bargaining rights.