Migrant boat launches from furthest point EVER in attempt to cross Channel as Border Force rushes to intercept

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A migrant boat has launched from the furthest point ever in an attempt to cross the English Channel while Border Force rushes to intercept.The ambitious journey began from Veulettes-sur-Mer, meaning the journey ahead of the migrants aboard is 65-miles-long.However, the standard distance usually taken by illegal arrivals, from Dover to Calais, is only 27 miles.The last record for the longest distance travelled by a dinghy was back on May 26, when a migrant dinghy was spotted after it launched off the shore south of the port of Dieppe in Normandy early in the morning.A recovery boat and officials from Border Force are rushing from Eastbourne to intervene, GB News's Home and Security Editor Mark White revealed.MORE TO FOLLOW...

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