The French coastguard is trying to ban swimmers from trying to swim the English Channel (he probably said "La Manche").
Deputy director of the French Coastguard Jean-Christophe Burvingt told the BBC that he feared there could be an accident.
Mike Oram, of the Channel Swimming and Piloting Federation, claimed that the swim crossings were safe and well organised, despite the fact that as many as 500 vessels pass through the shipping lane each day.
It's the "nanny-state" again.
If Mr Oram and his organisation take as many precautions as they can (and, by all accounts, they do), then let us leave the swimmers alone. There is, after all, a risk in undertaking the challenge with or without ships passing by.
The trouble is, these days, there's too much mollycoddling to safety concerns where there is adventure and some risk. The swimmers know the risks.
Having said that, I wouldn't be too happy if a bunch of people decided that running across the M25 was a fair adventure.
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