French coastguard personnel rescued 119 migrants in three separate incidents in the English Channel over the weekend, including 106 people aboard a single vessel that broke down during the crossing. Authorities first responded on Saturday after seven passengers ran into difficulty boarding the boat near Wimereux (a coastal town in northern France), with one woman airlifted unconscious to safety; the remaining 106 were brought to Calais in the early hours of Sunday. The rescues come days after the UK and France signed a new £662 million agreement aimed at curbing small-boat crossings, under which riot-trained police will be deployed to northern French beaches and hundreds of migrants per year are expected to be removed and deported — part of a broader effort as Channel crossings in early 2026 have already fallen 37% compared to the same period last year.