Dozens of migrants arrive in Dover after 33 hours at sea ‘in precarious conditions’

• A boat carrying 51 migrants arrived in Dover after spending more than 30 hours at sea, having refused assistance from the French coastguard.
• The vessel was initially expected to disembark in Gosport, prompting hundreds of anti-migrant protesters to gather near the marina.
• Hampshire police arrested six people in Gosport on Tuesday evening after demonstrators turned hostile towards officers.
• Passengers were met by British rescue boats and transferred to the Border Security Command upon arrival in Dover early on Wednesday morning.
• The incident follows another recent Channel crossing where a migrant boat reached Folkestone undetected, prompting a Home Office investigation.

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Hundreds of anti-migrant protesters gather in Gosport believing small boat was due to disembark there