An 11 day lull in boat pickups ended last Wednesday with a flurry of arrivals that continued into the weekend. Among the pickups was a record number of boat colonists in a single vessel. On Thursday, an astonishing 165 colonists were brought ashore by the laughably named 'Border Force', having sailed into the Channel in a 40 ft long dinghy.
This figure obliterated the previous all time record, which was set just over a fortnight ago on 10 July. 128 colonists squeezed into that particular dinghly.
A 19-year-old Sudanese man is due to appear before magistrates on Monday, charged with endangering life at sea, in relation to last Thursday's record crossing.
Total = 881
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