Ep. 68 The deep blue
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A tragedy in the English Channel got Aaron Walawalkar thinking. How could it be that people were dying, their boats sinking in one of the busiest stretches of water in the world? This is how Liberty Investigates went to battle over FOI rejections, knocked on doors and analysed shipping data to reveal the shocking reality behind deaths at sea. Read all about it:  https://libertyinvestigates.org.uk/articles/coastguard-effectively-ignored-19-reports-of-small-boats-before-november-2021-tragedy/ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/29/uk-coastguard-left-channel-migrants-adrift-in-lead-up-to-mass-drowning  Hosted and produced: Maeve McClenaghan  Audio production support: Chloe Behrens Sound design and audio mixing: Alec Cowan Original music: Claudia Meza Theme music: Dice muse Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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