A record group of 165 migrants crosses the English Channel to the UK in a single overcrowded vessel described as a “mega dinghy,” according to multiple reports. The crossing takes place when the small boat—estimated by one outlet to be about 13 metres (around 42 feet) long, roughly comparable to the length of a standard bus—arrives in UK waters carrying the large number of people. The accounts characterize the journey as an unusually large mass crossing compared with typical Channel crossings, which often involve smaller numbers of passengers per boat. All sources refer to the same incident and the same approximate capacity figure, citing the boat’s size and the unusually high number of migrants onboard. Details such as the migrants’ nationalities, the exact landing location, and the timing of departures are not included in the provided excerpts.