Published: 3:59 am December 3, 2023
Updated: 11:18 am October 8, 2025
Cold Night Rescue: UK Lifeboats Aid Migrants in Standoff with French Warships
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In the coldest night of the year, UK lifeboats were called to a critical rescue operation involving four migrant vessels in a standoff with two French warships. Migrants threatened to jump into the icy waters to avoid being stopped from crossing into English waters, leading to a dramatic rescue mission by lifeboats from Dungeness and Eastbourne and two Border Force Vessels. 

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