Small boat carrying at least 30 migrants is intercepted off the coast of Dover Daily Mail Online
A group of 34 migrants have been picked up off the Kent coast today after being found on one boat.
A lifeboat crew and a Border Force patrol vessel were called out to intercept the large rigid hulled inflatable with an enclosed cabin at the back of it.
One witness said he saw at least one child, a boy who looked about six years old and was accompanied by a woman.
According to local reports, the boat could have contained as many as 35 migrants.
An image from the Societe Nationale de Sauvetage en Mer SNSM shows British rescuers helping some 30 migrants make their way from France across the English Channel
Coastguard and Border Force officials have been working together to bring the group to shore
A lifeboat crew and a Border Force patrol vessel were called out to at least one boat with a cabin when they were found off the village of Kingsdown in Kent pictured
A women and a child are wrapped in orange blankets and helped by Border Force officials
Border Force was alerted to the boat heading to the UK coast at a 06:30pm.
Coastguard and Border Force officials have been working together to bring the group to shore before they are quizzed.
It is understood one group of people has been brought ashore, given blankets and put into vans by Border Force officials on the harbour at Dover, Kent.
Hundreds of migrants, mostly Iranian, have made perilous trips across the Channel in recent months.
The incident comes after 10 suspected migrants were picked up in a RHIB near Dover in the early hours on Friday.
That was the first time migrants are thought to have made the journey across the Channel since January 21, when a group of 23 were found in two separate incidents.
More than 300 migrants have now crossed the Channel to arrive in Britain since the beginning of November.
In December, Home Secretary Sajid Javid said the dramatic spike in migrants arriving on beaches in Kent was a major incident.
On Christmas Day alone, 40 people in five boats arrived at beaches near Dover, and a further 39 arrived over one weekend in January.
Large rigid hulled inflatable with an enclosed cabin at the back of it which had wet suits and extra fuel for the journey
Migrants are wrapped with blankets and helped by Border Force officials who bring them ashore
Footage from the scene shows Border Force officials helping to bring the migrants ashore
Scores of officers are at the scene off the Port of Dover, in Kent
It is understood one group of people has been brought ashore, given blankets and put into vans by Border Force officials
Border Force was alerted to the boat heading to the UK coast at a 06:30 GMT
Dover and Deal MP Charlie Elphicke said: This underlines yet again why we urgently need air surveillance day and night along the French coast to catch the traffickers long before they reach Dover.
If we fail to stop people attempting dangerous crossings in small craft we risk a tragedy in the English Channel.
A Coastguard spokeswoman said today: We are currently assisting Border Force with an incident off the Kent coast.
HM Coastguard is committed to safeguarding life around the seas and coastal areas of this country.
We are only concerned with preservation of life, rescuing those in trouble and bringing them safely back to shore, where they will be handed over to the relevant partner emergency services or authorities.
Dover and Deal MP Charlie Elphicke said: If we fail to stop people attempting dangerous crossings in small craft we risk a tragedy in the English Channel
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