The Latest Breaking News on Channel crossing which left 27 dead to be investigated

A RECOVERY operation for a tugboat which capsized in the Firth of Clyde, resulting in the deaths of two people, got underway on Sunday.

The boat reported to be carrying 47 people had capsized 110 miles (176km) north-west of Benghazi, Libya resulting in the death of 30 passengers

The tugboat had been escorting the Hebridean Princess cruise ship into the harbour around 3.30pm on Friday, February 24 when the tragedy occurred, leading to the deaths of two men.

The vessel had been escorting the Hebridean Princess cruise ship into the harbour around 3.30pm on Friday, February 24.

The tug boat, operated by Clyde Marine Services, capsized off Custom House Quay in Greenock on Friday, February 24.

HM Coastguard said it was alerted to a fire on board the Isle of Innisfree ferry, which is now being tugged to Calais.

Rescuers scrambled lifeboats to the scene between Dover and Calais

Three lifeboats have been launched from the coast of Kent after a fire broke out on a ferry in the English Channel.

A rescue operation was launched on Friday afternoon.

Remains of wooden boat strewn along Calabrian coast alongside passengers’ belongings

WARNING: DISTRESSING IMAGES Around 30 bodies were seen floating in the rough seas off the southern coast of Italy this morning, with rescue officials saying they expect the death toll to rise through the day. The victims, who were from Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan, included a number of children, officials…