Six men have been held by police and Border Force officials after an abandoned inflatable boat was found on the Kent coast this morning.
The rigid-hulled vessel was found deserted on a remote beach at Dungeness on Romney Marsh, with six life jackets and fuel, just after 8am this morning.
Police and HM Coastguard have been called to the scene and a search is being carried out in the area.
Soon three men were being held alongside the Lydd to Dungeness road while another three were caught by police in a nearby residential area.
A spokesman for the Maritime and Coastguard Agency said: ' HM Coastguard has been coordinating a search at Dungeness in Kent after an empty RHIB was found on the shore around 8.10am today (7 January).
These three men were given foil blankets to combat the cold after they were found this morning
Another three were held by Border Force officials on the road between Lydd and Dungeness
The boat containing six life jackets and fuel has been found by Border Force Police at Dungeness Beach at 8am this morning
Police and HM Coastguard have been called to the scene and a search is being carried out in the area. Extra fuel and life jackets (pictured) were found on the vessel
'Dungeness Coastguard Rescue Team led the beach search and Kent Police has been informed.
'Following an extensive search of the area, HM Coastguard was satisfied that there were no maritime casualties and the search team was stood down.
'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.'
Border Force crews of British Coastal Patrol vessels position their craft in Ramsgate harbour on January 4, 2019
There has been a recent spike in the number of illegal crossings which has prompted Britain to clamp down on the issue.
A British navy ship was patrolling the Channel on Friday in addition to other French and British coastguard boats which watch over the 21 miles of sea that separate France and Britain at its narrowest point.
Two cutters - HMC Valiant and HMC Protector - are due to be returning to the Channel from the Mediterranean for patrols.
A total of 504 people, the vast majority in the last two months, attempted to cross the Channel to Britain in 2018, with 276 successful reaching the UK.
Since Christmas Day 123 migrants have tried to enter Britain in 17 different attempts.
MailOnline have contacted the Home Office for comment.
Revealed: 123 migrants have tried to enter Britain in 17 bids to cross the Channel
There have been at least 16 attempts by migrants trying to get to Britain since Christmas Day in the Channel
1) Dec 25, unknown time – Dover – five migrants sail into Dover port and light a fire on the beach before handing themselves in to police
2) Dec 25, 2.40am – Folkestone – a girl is one of eight migrants found after arriving on a boat
3) Dec 25, 4.30am – off the coast of Deal, Kent – 13 migrants, including one child, rescued in the Channel
4) Dec 25, 5.50am – Channel – dinghy travelling towards the UK with seven men and a woman intercepted
5) Dec 25, unknown time – French side of Channel – nine migrants rescued by French officials after engine failed but transferred to English authorities
6) Dec 25, 9.20am – eight miles off coast of Dover – two migrants in a rowing boat are rescued
7) Dec 26, 12.30am – ten miles off France in Channel – three migrants intercepted and taken to Dover
8) Dec 26, 1.45am – off the coast of Sangatte, near Calais - 11 migrants intercepted and returned to Boulogne
9) Dec 27, 12,30am – off Battery Point, Folkestone – nine migrants including three children intercepted after dinghy came ashore
10) Dec 27, 8.30am – Shakespeare Beach, Dover – six Iranian men found after coming ashore
11) Dec 27, 8.45am – off the coast of Dover – eight Iranian men rescued from a rib and taken to Dover
12) Dec 27, 11.30pm – off the coast of Calais – 11 adult men, including five in a state of hypothermia, rescued and taken to Boulogne
13) Dec 28, 3am – off coast of Dover – one Syrian and three Iranian men found in rib
14) Dec 28, 9am – in the Channel – eight Iranian men rescued from a small boat and taken to Dover
15) Dec 30, 7.30am – Kingsdown beach near Dover – six Iranian men land in a dingy
16) Dec 31, 8am - Greatstone, near Lydd-on-Sea – 12 people arrive and are detained
17) Jan 7, 8am- Dungeness on Romney Marsh- up to six people are thought to have landed after an abandoned vessel with life jackets and fuel was found
https://hienalouca.com/2019/01/07/police-launch-hunt-for-migrants-after-abandoned-inflatable-boat-found/
Main photo article Six men have been held by police and Border Force officials after an abandoned inflatable boat was found on the Kent coast this morning.
The rigid-hulled vessel was found deserted on a remote beach at Dungeness on Romney Marsh, with six life jackets and fuel, just after 8am this morning.
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