Migrants play Lifeboat roulette in the Channel as Dover Coastguard operation centre is pushed to breaking point in the early hours of Thursday morning. With one Woman onboard rescued diffing in and out of consciousness
The Dungeness lifeboat arriving at Tug Haven in Dover with a further 30 1 picked up between Dover and Folkestone at around 5am on Thursday very cold.
Seven Migrants vessels have been reported in thick fog carrying approx 35 -40 people onboard. At one point the 123 had to urgently seek fuel from Southend as it was called upon to monitor a total of Seven reported sightings with a total of 300 migrants aboard making attempts to seek refuse of the UK simultaneously. The spotter plane had to also fly at a lower altitude due to the cloud base.
The RNLI Lifeboat based at 123 by the coast guard rescue aeronautical operations centre
This is the fifth day in a row where migrants have made attempts to cross the channel.
A Third Rescue involving the Dungeness Lifeboat picked up approx 35 people between Dover and 123 near Deal.
The crossing have continued to be to undeterred despite, last November 24, were 27 people drowned. when their dinghy capsized.
The previous preferred method had been hiding in the backs of lorries coming from the Continent to England.
