At least eight people died during a failed attempt to cross the English Channel from northern France, French maritime authorities said Sunday. The tragedy occurred Saturday just before midnight when ...

Migrants were detected crossing the English Channel to the UK for the first time in 2026 on Monday, according to UK Home Office figures. Data released Tuesday showed that 32 people reached the UK in a ...

At least 12 people are dead after a boat carrying dozens of migrants capsized in the English Channel off the coast of northern France, Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said Tuesday. Darmanin said ...

Maya Merhige made quite a splash with her latest swimming accomplishment! On Saturday, July 13, the 16-year-old girl swam across the English Channel, which spans 20.5 miles, in 11 hours and 39 minutes ...

A day after 12 migrants died when their small inflatable ripped apart on a failed effort to cross the English Channel, several dozen others made another crossing attempt on a crowded vessel from ...

GRAVELINES, France — By the time the French police arrived, the migrants were already in waist-deep, numbing waters, clambering onto an overcrowded dinghy that arrived by sea. But the boat was too ...

Katie Pumphrey, a Baltimore open-water ultra-marathon swimmer, is preparing for another long-distance challenge, her third English Channel crossing. Pumphrey completed a six-hour swim on Thursday in ...

ENGLAND — A local woman is preparing to swim the English Channel this week. Amy Wamsley is from Yellow Springs and, according to her social media, went to England earlier this month. Wamsley is ...

YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio (WDTN) — A Yellow Springs woman has made history becoming only the second woman in Ohio to ever complete a solo English Channel swim. Yellow Springs native Amy Wamsley has ...

Maya Merhige swam the English Channel in 11 hours and 39 minutes on Saturday, July 13 Chris Merhige and Kelly Gentry for Swim Across America Maya Merhige made quite a splash with her latest swimming ...