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What we know about the journey of the Portsmouth migrant boat
Protests in Portsmouth erupted following the arrival of migrants who had traversed from France aboard a small boat—a route significantly longer than usual.
BBC Verify has leveraged ship-tracking websites to monitor activity in the English Channel around the time the migrant boat made its crossing on September 6th. BBC Verify correspondent Merlyn Thomas provides insights.
Produced by Sophie Bott and Jenna Abaatouk.
Graphics by Sally Nicholls.
Verification by Barbara Metzler.
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- BBC Verify
- English Channel
- UK immigration
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