00:00French and British teams rescued 157 migrants attempting to cross the Channel
00:07from the Channel after the engine of his boat caught fire, they reported
00:12French maritime authorities.
00:14According to the Associated Press, on Tuesday morning, while the vessel was still
00:20In the French search and rescue zone, near British waters, its engine caught fire.
00:26and began to disintegrate rapidly, the Maritime Prefecture said in a statement
00:31English Channel and the North Sea.
00:34French authorities deployed two rescue ships, a Navy helicopter and
00:40medical personnel.
00:41The UK's National Lifeboat Institute (RNLI) and the British Border Force
00:48They also responded to the emergency.
00:50The rescue operation brought 157 people to safety, 103 of whom were rescued by
00:58French vessels and 54 by British vessels.
01:02They were all to be disembarked at the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer, in northern France,
01:08to receive medical evaluation and assistance.
01:11The vessel had initially set sail on Monday from the coast of Normandy and was
01:16being monitored by French rescue ships.
01:19During the night, five people on board required assistance and were transferred
01:25to land in Boulogne-sur-Mer, while the rest of the passengers refused help
01:30from the French rescuers, according to the statement.
01:33French maritime authorities indicated that migrants attempting the crossing
01:38In makeshift and overloaded boats, they often refuse rescue unless confronted.
01:44to an imminent danger.
01:45Rescue teams do not force people to abandon boats due to the risk
01:51the statement specified that the rollover would endanger their lives.
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