Migrant dinghy from Normandy heads towards UK waters

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 4 Oct, 16:42 · Archive

A dinghy carrying asylum seekers launched from western Normandy and is heading towards the Hampshire coast.

A migrant dinghy carrying dozens of asylum seekers has launched from a beach near Cherbourg in western Normandy and is heading towards the Hampshire coast. The vessel set off around 6am and is being escorted by a French border patrol ship and two French vessels. It is one of multiple dinghies making the crossing on Sunday.

GB News reports that criminal gangs have increasingly shifted their tactics to launch boats from around 150 miles further west than the more regular departure points near Dunkirk and Calais. The Independent notes that departures from as far west as Normandy have been rare in recent years.

How it is being reported

• Police 'preparing' for more small boat arrivals after dinghy heading for the south coast seen in the English ChannelDaily Mail · 4 Oct, 16:40
• UK authorities prepare as migrant dinghy heads for south coast from NormandyThe Independent · 4 Oct, 16:19
• Migrant dinghy carrying dozens of asylum seekers heading for UK waters after launching from Normandy beachGB News · 4 Oct, 11:30

In this story: UK · Normandy · Hampshire · Cherbourg · France · Dunkirk · Calais

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