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If anyone from out there among the stars looks for clues in order to invade Earth, look no further than
the English Channel. The degradation of the British knows no bounds.

Migrant boat forces Dunkirk flotilla to divert

'A flotilla of “Little Ships” crossing the English Channel to commemorate the Dunkirk evacuation was
forced to divert so Border Force could escort a migrant boat.

The fleet of 66 boats set sail from Ramsgate, Kent, to Dunkirk at 6am on Wednesday to commemorate
the 85th anniversary of Operation Dynamo. It was intended as a “poignant tribute to the bravery and
sacrifice” of the Dunkirk evacuations, where 1,000 British pleasure boats were used in the rescue of
more than 300,000 Allied soldiers from the Nazi advance.


The PC Flotilla.

But the commemorations were disrupted when Border Force and the French navy demanded that the
flotilla be diverted to provide a one-nautical mile exclusion zone for a migrant boat. The small boat,
which had been launched from northern France earlier on Wednesday, was being escorted across
the Channel by the French navy and UK Border Force.

Marine traffic audio heard by The Telegraph revealed that the “Little Ships” were told: “There is a
[French] warship on our head with a migrant [boat] close by. And we’ve been requested to give
one nautical mile distance from that vessel, over.”

A French voice, believed to be from the French navy, was then heard saying: “Thank you, sir.
Thank you very much.” One observer said: “They have asked the British ships to get out of the
way. It is one of the most important days in history and they are shoving them out of the way.”

Marine traffic maps showed a French warship and the French navy vessel Oyapock in the vicinity
of the flotilla as it crossed the Channel. The Association of Dunkirk Little Ships (ADLS), which
organised the voyage, had said it would ensure “the legacy of the Dunkirk little ships continues
to inspire future generations”.

This year’s crossing marks the first time the little ships have made the journey since 2015.
The flotilla was being escorted by ships from the Royal Navy and the Royal National Lifeboat
Institution (RNLI).

‘Sacrificed lives’
Chris Bannister, who owns a boat that served as a tug during the Dunkirk evacuation, said: “If we
don’t carry out the commemoration like we are today, then the people who have sacrificed their
lives many years ago, the memory of them, will stop.”

The rerouting of the flotilla came after two migrants died trying to cross the English Channel
overnight, according to the French coastguard. A rescue operation was launched after the pair
became unconscious on a boat carrying nearly 80 migrants, which left the shore from Gravelines,
northern France.

A French navy ship set out to make contact with the boat to recover the two people and 10
others who needed help. Crew from the vessel performed first aid on the two people, but a
medical team later confirmed their deaths.

All those rescued were taken to Calais, while the remaining migrants on the boat continued
their journey towards British waters under French navy surveillance.

Churchill’s speech
The “Little Ships” were volunteered to or requisitioned by the Government to be used in the
evacuations and crewed predominantly by Royal Navy personnel. Soldiers from Britain, the
Empire, France, Belgium, Poland and the Netherlands were evacuated across the Channel.
The operation prompted Winston Churchill’s “We shall fight on the beaches” speech in the
House of Commons as the evacuation was completed on June 4 1940.
The Home Office was approached for comment...'

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