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    caught a bit on the news that the french coastguard want a ban on the above practice, they say that increased shipping and a dramatic rise in swims means that a collision is inevitable.
    dover coastguard disagrees saying that the pilot vessels carry state of the art equipment to ensure that ships and swimmers do not cross paths.
    since the inception of this hobby in 1875 there have been over 700 crossings but another 200 in the last year.
    it seems that this has been fulled by charity swimmers that are following the lead of the comedian david walliams that crossed in one of the faster times.
    i may have the full facts wrong so it may be worthwhile tuning into "inside story" on bbc1 at 7.30 p.m.

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