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What we know about the journey of the Portsmouth migrant boat

What we know about the journey of the Portsmouth migrant boat
BBC News Monday 07 September 2026, 17:57 UTC 1 min read
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BBC Verify used ship-tracking websites to follow UK and French vessels which monitored the migrant boat in the English Channel.

BBC Verify used ship-tracking websites to follow UK and French vessels which monitored the migrant boat in the English Channel.
Portsmouth (LOCATION) UK (LOCATION) French (ORG) the English Channel (EVENT)
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