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They Called 18 Times - 28 Drowned While Authorities Waited
They Called 18 Times - 28 Drowned While Authorities Waited
A terrifying certainty: thirty people were seven miles off Calais in November 2021 when their inflatable dinghy began to deflate and they made eighteen documented emergency calls - every one answered - yet twenty-eight drowned. Who knew what, when, and why no rescue arrived in time hangs over this episode: was it delay, deference, or something else?
In this episode, we lay out the official record and survivor testimony to show what unfolded that day, what the French inquiry concluded, and the gaps that remain unanswered. How did calls…
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