Fears small boat migrants used decoy emergency call to distract Border Force and arrive undetected
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Small boat migrants have been accused of using a decoy emergency call to distract Border Force agents and arrive in Dover undetected.Fears surrounding unheeded illegal arrivals have skyrocketed this week as several boats have ducked authorities.Fishermen, who claimed to be near an inflatable dinghy carrying 30 migrants, said they dialled 999 and said they were sinking.
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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say As a result, the alleged decoy call could have distracted the officials while the migrant-laden boat reached Samphire Hoe in Kent on Tuesday.Around 9.38am on Tuesday, French authorities raised the alarm over a "sinking migrant boat" but no location was disclosed at the time, The Telegraph reported.They sent a signal to nearby ships to kickstart a search and rescue operation across the Channel - but to no avail.Just after midday, the Dover coastguard sent out an alert and said the emergency operation had ended.They...
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