{"id":111664,"date":"2021-02-06T12:55:39","date_gmt":"2021-02-06T12:55:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=111664"},"modified":"2021-02-06T12:55:39","modified_gmt":"2021-02-06T12:55:39","slug":"border-force-detain-six-migrants-at-dover-in-brand-new-boat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/border-force-detain-six-migrants-at-dover-in-brand-new-boat\/","title":{"rendered":"Border Force detain six migrants at Dover in &apos;brand new boat&apos;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Border Force detain six migrants at Dover after they crossed the Channel in &#8216;brand new boat&#8217; taking total arrivals this year to 242<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Six men,\u00a0thought to be African,\u00a0were picked up mid-channel at\u00a012.40am today<\/b><\/li>\n<li><strong>Border Force officers intercepted the men in a\u00a0 grey rigid hulled inflatable boat<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Group were picked up in calm and mild conditions after a treacherous crossing\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Six migrants were detained by Border Force officers overnight after crossing the Channel in what appeared to be a brand new boat.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The group of men, thought to be African, were\u00a0picked up mid-channel and taken on board the Border Force cutter before being brought into the port of Dover at around 12.40am this morning.<\/p>\n<p>Border Force officers intercepted the grey, yellow and blue rigid hulled inflatable boat (RHIB) in the channel in flat calm and mild conditions after it made the treacherous crossing.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2021\/02\/06\/08\/38951698-9230923-image-a-2_1612601469485.jpg\" height=\"458\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The group of men, thought to be African, were picked up mid-channel and brought into the port of Dover at around 12.40am this morning<\/p>\n<p>The RHIB was towed behind and tied up in the harbour.<\/p>\n<p>It comes after 13 migrants reached the UK today by boat on Friday as weather conditions eased after a week of strong winds and heavy seas.<\/p>\n<p>The French authorities intercepted another boat with 10 people on board who were returned to France on Friday.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2021\/02\/06\/11\/38951704-9230923-image-m-10_1612611391283.jpg\" height=\"395\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2021\/02\/06\/11\/38951706-9230923-sdc-a-11_1612611396638.jpg\" height=\"395\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>Two men are seen arriving at the Dover Marina, accompanied by Border Force officials (left and right)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2021\/02\/06\/08\/38951710-9230923-image-a-7_1612601494432.jpg\" height=\"618\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A man wraps himself in a blanket after being picked up in calm and mild conditions following the treacherous crossing<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2021\/02\/06\/08\/38951702-9230923-image-a-12_1612601537962.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The total number of migrants detained so far this year has risen to 242 although the Home Office is yet to confirm official figures<\/p>\n<p>The two groups used the small window in the weather to make the crossing as strong winds and bad weather are expected over the next few days.<\/p>\n<p>The latest arrivals takes the number who have been detained so far this year to 242 although the Home Office is yet to confirm official figures.<\/p>\n<p>January 9 was the busiest day so far when 103 people arrived in six boats.<\/p>\n<p>A record 8,410 migrants made the dangerous journey in 2020.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2021\/02\/06\/08\/38951696-9230923-image-a-6_1612601490777.jpg\" height=\"494\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The RHIB the men arrived in was towed behind and tied up in the harbour<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-9230923\/Border-Force-detain-six-migrants-Dover-crossed-Channel-brand-new-boat.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Border Force detain six migrants at Dover<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":111663,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23056],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Border Force detain six migrants at Dover in &amp;apos;brand new boat&amp;apos; 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