They were among 132 people rescued from a number of small boats that put out SOS messages on Thursday evening, according to a spokesperson for the Channel and North Sea prefecture in France.
NAWILIWILI — Commodore Larry Richardson, of the Kauai Sea Scouts, said the scouts aboard the USS Decisive “saved the day” on Wednesday at the Nawiliwili Small Boat Harbor.
At least 45 people have lost their lives trying to cross the Channel so far this year, making it one of the deadliest on record since the small boat crisis began in 2018. One of the new ...