{"id":315695,"date":"2026-02-06T00:00:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T00:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-27-people-lost-their-lives-in-channel-crossing-tragedy-itv-news\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T00:00:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T00:00:08","slug":"how-27-people-lost-their-lives-in-channel-crossing-tragedy-itv-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-27-people-lost-their-lives-in-channel-crossing-tragedy-itv-news\/","title":{"rendered":"How 27 people lost their lives in Channel crossing tragedy | ITV News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/hRkzoINYxw0\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"How 27 people lost their lives in Channel crossing tragedy | ITV News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hRkzoINYxw0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>An inquiry into the deadliest Channel crossing on record has concluded that the loss of life was avoidable.<\/p>\n<p>The Cranston Inquiry found systemic failures, missed opportunities, and inadequate resourcing undermined the UK\u2019s maritime search and rescue response on the night of the tragedy.<\/p>\n<p>At least 27 people &#8211; men, women and children &#8211; drowned when their dinghy capsized one night in November 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Four are still missing, and just two survived. The survivors were discovered in French waters nearly 12 hours after the first calls for help.<\/p>\n<p>More people could have survived the tragedy, the inquiry suggests, if HM Coastguard\u2019s search and rescue efforts had continued in daylight hours.<\/p>\n<p>Some individuals were likely still alive at sunrise, and a smaller number may have even survived until the early afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An inquiry into the deadliest Channel crossing on record has concluded that the loss of life was avoidable. 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