France will charter two additional ships in the English Channel to carry out rescue operations on this maritime route taken by a record number of migrants wishing to reach the English coast, the General Secretariat for the Sea announced on Wednesday November 30.
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The Prime Minister has decided to strengthen the sea rescue system in the coming weeks
", which "
is based first of all on the chartering of two additional ships specifically dedicated to this mission
", indicated this organization placed under the authority of Matignon.