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General · 10 hours ago

Sixty migrants reached Dover early Wednesday after 33 hours at sea

Sixty migrants reached Dover early Wednesday after 33 hours at sea

Around 60 migrants endured more than 33 hours in dangerous maritime conditions, declining assistance from the French coastguard. British rescue boats collected the passengers on Tuesday, transferring them to Border Security Command in Dover early on Wednesday morning. The dinghy departed from the Normandy coast on Monday morning, undertaking an unusually lengthy voyage.

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