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Teen jailed for piloting dinghy across English Channel with 165 people on board

The Mirror UK News · 18 September 2026 at 13:30

Teen jailed for piloting dinghy across English Channel with 165 people on board

The craft, piloted by Chan Atak, 19, from South Sudan, was carrying 31 children among its passengers as young as 14

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Teen jailed for piloting dinghy across English Channel with 165 people on board

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