Max 曾报道过来自世界各地的各类新闻，涉及恐怖主义、贩毒、移民和反犹太主义等议题。 下午3:06 (GMT) 犯罪团伙正将偷渡客从荷兰运往英国，这是为躲避英吉利海峡巡逻艇而采取的新战术。
Max has covered a range of stories from across the world, including pieces on terrorism, drug trafficking, immigration and anti-Semitism 3:06pm GMT Criminal gangs are smuggling migrants into the UK from the Netherlands as part of new tactics to avoid patrol boats in the English Channel.
周六，一艘载有36名阿富汗偷渡客（包括6名男童）的充气小艇在荷兰沿海村庄卡兹安德附近被拦截，该地距离多佛约100英里。
An inflatable dinghy carrying 36 Afghan migrants, including six boys, was intercepted near the Dutch coastal village of Cadzand, approximately 100 miles from Dover, on Saturday.
荷兰检方证实，这艘小艇从荷兰出发，因发动机故障搁浅，由两名苏丹籍人士驾驶。检方表示，所有成年乘客均为男性，目前被暂时拘留。
Dutch prosecutors confirmed that the boat, which became stranded when its engine failed, had launched from the Netherlands and was piloted by two Sudanese nationals. They said all the adult passengers were men, who were being held in temporary custody.
多佛和迪尔选区工党议员迈克·塔普表示，这次偷渡展示了走私犯如何调整战术，在英吉利海峡小船偷渡大幅下降后，尝试从比利时和荷兰走更危险、更长的路线。
Mike Tapp, the Labour MP for Dover and Deal, said the crossing demonstrated how smugglers were adapting their tactics to try more perilous and longer routes from Belgium and the Netherlands following a sharp decline in Channel crossings.
今年1月1日至10月31日，共有22,128人乘坐小船从法国穿越英吉利海峡——较去年同期下降40%。
Between Jan 1 and Oct 31 this year, 22,128 people crossed the Channel by small boat from France – a 40 per cent decline from the same period last year.
英吉利海峡偷渡多发生在夏季，此时水温较高。偷渡艇通常从法国北部加莱和敦刻尔克的海滩出发，走最近的航线。
Channel crossings tend to occur most frequently during the summer, when water temperatures are warmer. They typically depart from the beaches of Calais and Dunkirk in northern France for the most direct route.
塔普曾在情报部队服役，是阿富汗战争和伊拉克战争的老兵。他说：“随着出发点受阻增多，犯罪团伙将会适应，其中一部分就是寻找新的出发地点和方式。这意味着我们的行动努力也必须灵活机动。
Mr Tapp, a former soldier in the Intelligence Corps and veteran of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, said: “As launch disruptions grow, the criminal gangs will adapt and a part of that will be finding new launch locations and methods. That means our operational efforts must also be agile.
“我们今年看到了偷渡人数大幅减少，但前路漫漫。” 荷兰红十字会一名发言人形容此次偷渡“罕见”，并表示发动机故障后，乘客曾处于生命垂危之中。
“We have seen a significant reduction in crossings this year, but we still have a long way to go.”A spokesman for the Netherlands Red Cross described the crossing as “unusual” and that the passengers had been in mortal peril after the dinghy’s engine failed.
巴斯蒂安·范·布洛克兰对英国广播公司（BBC）表示：“情况绝对非常危急，38人挤在一艘船上，双腿悬在船外，天气寒冷，船只没有引擎。看起来一点也不安全。
Bastiaan van Blokland told the BBC: “The situation definitely was dire, 38 people on a boat with legs dangling out of the boat, in the cold weather, without an engine. It didn’t look safe at all.
“我们对出现这种情况感到惊讶。我们不太熟悉这类活动，未来将保持警惕。”荷兰宪兵队表示，这艘充气艇于周六上午5点半至6点之间在布雷斯肯斯镇附近被发现，当时其引擎已失灵。
“We were surprised that this situation occurred. We are not very familiar with these kind of movements, and we will be alert for the future.”The Dutch gendarmerie said the inflatable boat was seen near Breskens town between 5.30am and 6am on Saturday after its engine failed.
应急服务部门将该橡皮艇拖至卡兹安德港，船上人员接受了医学检查。
Emergency services towed the dinghy to the harbour of Cadzand, where the occupants were medically examined.
两名苏丹籍乘客当天因涉嫌偷运人口被捕。他们目前被实施限制性羁押，即只能与其律师通信。
Two Sudanese passengers were arrested that same day on suspicion of human smuggling. They are being held in restricted custody, which means they can only communicate with their lawyer.