They were among dozens of people ferried to the Kent port aboard a Border Force patrol boat. Many were men, but border officials were also seen ushering at least six children up the gangway. There were also reports that the RNLI has recovered a jet-ski used to cross the Channel and towed it ashore in Dungeness.
On Thursday, 1,185 people reached the UK aboard small boats, a new record for a single day in the current crisis. More than 23,500 people have now reached the UK after crossing the English Channel on board small boats this year, according to data compiled by the PA news agency.
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