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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
George Lithgow

Overcrowded migrant dinghy pilot identified by distinctive Christmas jumper

Bol Chuol arriving on 22 March 2026 - (CPS)

A Sudanese man was identified as the pilot of an overcrowded migrant dinghy by the Christmas jumper he was wearing.

The boat driven by Bol Chuol, 27, was intercepted off the coast of Kent while attempting to cross the English Channel on March 22 with 71 people on board including an 11-month-old toddler.

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