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 123 in Hampshire some 140 miles away to assist with rescue corporation duties.

A Coastguard  Rescue Plane a piper PA31 Coastguard 23B  normally based at 123 and  Kingsdown 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 1.

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