A dinghy carrying 173 people has capsized after its engine caught fire as it attempted to cross the Channel from France. UK vessels and a lifeboat are assisting.” View image in fullscreen The people rescued from the dinghy board a bus after disembarking from the French rescue ship. Smugglers are using increasingly dangerous techniques in response to successive UK government clampdowns to stop crossings. The government has put a number of deterrents in place to stop crossings, but desperate people continue to get into increasingly dangerous dinghies.