the english channel are dangerous and probably unlawful. priti patel said last week the tactic would help to deter smuggling gangs. one of the survivors of last week's capsizing, in which 27 people died, has spoken to the bbc about the tragedy. bbc persian's soran qurbani reports from the french port city of calais. this is a man who says he stared death in the face and survived. mohammad omar is one of the two survivors from wednesday's migrant boat disaster in the english channel. translation: we set out around 10pm the night before, _ and we were already sailing for three hours and half when water began to get into the boat. and in about 30 minutes, it started to sink. mohamed and the only other survivor from wednesday's disaster, an iraqi, swam for up to ten hours