Captain Haddock- Location: Marlinspike Hall
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Calais - it's a jungle out there!
No it isn't because we got rid of the 'Jungle'. This is a completely different migrant camp. Honestly.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/12/04/inside-calais-camp-raided-armed-police-migrants-say-crackdown/'If no one went no faster than what I do there'd be a sight less trouble in this world'
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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never ending isn't it.
Captain Haddock- Location: Marlinspike Hall
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Here's report of today's sailings (so far). No reports at all on line from any media sources. So regular it's no longer 'news'?
'If no one went no faster than what I do there'd be a sight less trouble in this world'
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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saw the coastguard helicopter 0735 this morning flying around shakspere bay.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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scare mongering again H
Bob Whysman- Registered: 23 Aug 2013
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Brian Dixon wrote:scare mongering again H
I don’t think so Brian.....just inflating the issue and rubbering it in.!
Do nothing and nothing happens.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Rather inevitable crossing the channel with the temperature the way it is that hypothermia would play a part, lucky we have a local hospital.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-46554034Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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depends which local hospital youe talking about howard, ashford or calias.
Captain Haddock- Location: Marlinspike Hall
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This map presents the current migratory situation in Europe. Each circle represents one of the main migratory routes into the EU. Click on a circle or one of the countries of origin to see more details.
https://frontex.europa.eu/along-eu-borders/migratory-map/'If no one went no faster than what I do there'd be a sight less trouble in this world'
Captain Haddock- Location: Marlinspike Hall
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Far and few, far and few,
Are the lands where Iranians live;
Their heads are green, and their hands are blue,
And they went to sea in a Sieve.
'If no one went no faster than what I do there'd be a sight less trouble in this world'
Captain Haddock- Location: Marlinspike Hall
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Today's lot were off Dunkirk.
'If no one went no faster than what I do there'd be a sight less trouble in this world'
Captain Haddock- Location: Marlinspike Hall
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'If no one went no faster than what I do there'd be a sight less trouble in this world'
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Update on the situation - walking the plank springs to mind.
Dover Strait Shipping
Grande Tema Update.
The vessel continues to maintain station off the North Kent coast this evening. With four pirates aboard, each of whom are fundamentally holding the crew, master and company to ransom, one truly hopes the situation can be rapidly brought to a satisfactory conclusion.
I have received many messages and phone calls today since breaking this story this morning. One thing is certain, by definition, this is an act of piracy. It should not be presented to or dressed up to the general public as anything other than that.
My thoughts this evening is with the crew and all those responding to this unprecedented incident.
Life at sea is tough enough. There is only one appropriate and adequate conclusion to this situation.
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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send in a troop of sas to sort them out.
Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
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Just been reading the original post which had a Daily Mail link where the police commented........"'We are not currently treating this as either a hostage, piracy or terror-related incident.'
So what are the police treating it as, a schoolboy prank or some other little misdemeanour?
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6520617/Stowaways-threaten-crew-container-ship-heading-Essex.html?fbclid=IwAR0ZmrpcV62pvkvD_1V83fJqPEjat_xccAvRWqT-AbeJuZrCdNL88BYJ-bw-----------------------------------------------------------------------
I try to be neutral and polite but it is hard and getting even more difficult at times.
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Captain Haddock- Location: Marlinspike Hall
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Today's shipping news:-
'If no one went no faster than what I do there'd be a sight less trouble in this world'
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Most impressive effort yet and I understand none in the first dinghy were wearing a life jacket.
https://www.kentonline.co.uk/dover/news/forty-migrants-cross-channel-on-christmas-day-195962/Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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yes howard, they poped over for a free Christmas lunch
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