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French police nab 14 migrants at Channel port harbour | |
2019-01-03 | |
It was the latest in a string of incidents in which "Those seeking to help them on their way were busy breaking into the trawler" to let them aboard when harbour authorities called police, Pascal Marconville told AFP. The Police were still looking for two people they suspected of being the people smugglers involved in the incident, Marconville added. In mid-November, a fishing vessel stolen from the harbour was intercepted with A second stolen vessel was stopped with 16 Britannia and La Belle France have agreed to boost cooperation to try to stop the increase in numbers, which began in October, the Britannia's Home Office said Sunday. They plan to increase Channel patrols and increase awareness of the dangers of trying to cross what is one of the world's busiest shipping lanes. In December, around 230 people have tried to make the 21-mile (33-kilometre) journey from La Belle France to Britannia, according to Britannia's interior minister Sajid Javid. French or British vessels have rescued about 100 British authorities found 43 people in English waters on Christmas Day and December 26. On Thursday, British border officials found 23 Iranians in three locations in Kent on England's southeast coast, hours after French maritime authorities intercepted 11 And on Sunday, authorities intercepted six Iranians near Kingsdown beach in Dover. Britannia said Monday it would deploy two border patrol ships in the Channel in response to the increase in Malta opens waters to German NGO rescue boats beset by seasickness closer to shore [DW] Berlin-based Sea-Watch said conditions on the boats had become dangerous, with | |
Posted by:trailing wife |
#1 French or British vessels have |
Posted by: Frank G 2019-01-03 09:03 |