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1969 WS The SR.N4 hovercraft hovering over Pegwell Bay on its maiden voyage across the Channel / Kent, England
1969 WS The SR.N4 hovercraft hovering over Pegwell Bay on its maiden voyage across the Channel / Kent, England
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1969 MONTAGE Media and journalist filming and snapping as the first passengers board the Ramsgate hovercraft / Kent, England
1969 MONTAGE Media and journalist filming and snapping as the first passengers board the Ramsgate hovercraft / Kent, England
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1969 MONTAGE Land Rover and workers distributing water markers along the beach on Pegwell Bay / Ramsgate, Kent, England
1969 MONTAGE Land Rover and workers distributing water markers along the beach on Pegwell Bay / Ramsgate, Kent, England
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1969 MONTAGE Cars being driven onto the cargo hold of the Ramsgate hovercraft for the Channel crossing / Kent, England
1969 MONTAGE Cars being driven onto the cargo hold of the Ramsgate hovercraft for the Channel crossing / Kent, England
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1969 MONTAGE Fishermen trapping worms to use as bait along the beach on Pegwell Bay / Kent, England
1969 MONTAGE Fishermen trapping worms to use as bait along the beach on Pegwell Bay / Kent, England
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1981 MONTAGE Tractor trailer rigs and lorries lining up and boarding the ferry across the Channel to Western Europe / United Kingdom
1981 MONTAGE Tractor trailer rigs and lorries lining up and boarding the ferry across the Channel to Western Europe / United Kingdom
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1969 MONTAGE Worker walking atop the Ramsgate Hoverport during trials of the SR.N4 Hoverlloyd prior to the opening in April / Kent, England
1969 MONTAGE Worker walking atop the Ramsgate Hoverport during trials of the SR.N4 Hoverlloyd prior to the opening in April / Kent, England
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1969 PAN Some of the first passengers of the Ramsgate Hovercraft walking outside of Lloyd's Bank at the Pegwell Bay hoverport / Kent, England
1969 PAN Some of the first passengers of the Ramsgate Hovercraft walking outside of Lloyd's Bank at the Pegwell Bay hoverport / Kent, England
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1969 AERIAL Coastline view on Pegwell Bay / Kent, England
1969 AERIAL Coastline view on Pegwell Bay / Kent, England
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1969 MONTAGE The SR.N4 hovercraft disembaring the Ramsgate Hoverport on the first Channel crossing / Kent, England
workers removing the entry ladders from the side of the SR.N4 / crew preparing for launch / hovercraft starting to hover and move / passengers looking out windows / hovercraft moving away
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Aerial view of the Cliffs of Dover
Aerial view of the Cliffs of Dover (BBC News 10pm bulletin 18/09/18 - ABSA627D)
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Shipping in the English Channel
CLEAN: Shows exterior shots shipping in the English Channel, including container ships, tankers and ferries going past Dover. A total of 69 migrants have been brought ashore in Dover today, after trying to reach Britain in freezing...
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Migrants arriving in Dover
CLEAN: Exterior shots of rescued migrants walking up footbridge upon arrival in Dover after their rescue from the English Channel, wearing face masks on 21 May 2020 in Dover, United Kingdom
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Migrants on board coastguard boat pulling into Dover
CLEAN: Exterior shots of a coastguard border force patrol boat towing several migrant dinghies into harbour, migrants sat on deck after rescue from English Channel on 21 May 2020 in Dover, United Kingdom
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RNLI lifeboat towing migrant dinghy into harbour
CLEAN: Exterior shots of an RNLI lifeboat towing a migrant dinghy into Dover Marina after it was rescued from the English Channel on 21 May 2020 in Dover, United Kingdom
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Migrants arrive in Dover as record number continue to cross the channel
Border Force cutter Seeker arrives back at the port of Dover, Kent on Friday as more migrants are brought ashore. The record number of migrants continuing to cross the Channel to UK shores shows the Home Office has "lost control", a...
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UK: UK Border Force Rescue Boat sailing in the English Channel.
CLEAN: Aerial views of a UK Border Force Rescue Boat on 10th August 2020 English Channel, United Kingdom.
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UK: UK Border Force Coastal patrol vessel sailing in the English Channel.
CLEAN: Aerial views of a UK Border Force Coastal patrol vessel on 10th August 2020 English Channel, United Kingdom.
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Priti Patel in Dover as Government face criticism over migrant crossing crisis
Home Secretary Priti Patel headed to Dover to meet Border Force staff and was spotted disembarking from a police boat that had been out in the Channel earlier on Monday morning. Last year, Ms Patel vowed the crossings would become an...
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UK: UK Boarder Force vessel intercepting a migrant boat in the English Channel
CLEAN: Aerial views of a UK Boarder Force vessel boarding a UKBF 42m Customs Cutter on 8th August 2020 English Channel, United Kingdom.
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UK: UK Boarder Force vessel intercepting a migrant boat in the English Channel
CLEAN: Aerial views of a UK Boarder Force vessel approaching a dinghy carrying migrants on 8th August 2020 English Channel, United Kingdom.
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UK: UK Boarder Force vessel intercepting a migrant boat in the English Channel
CLEAN: Aerial views of a UK Boarder Force vessel approaching a dinghy carrying migrants on 8th August 2020 English Channel, United Kingdom.
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UK: UK Boarder Force vessel intercepting a migrant boat in the English Channel
CLEAN: Aerial views of a UK Boarder Force vessel approaching a dinghy carrying migrants on 8th August 2020 English Channel, United Kingdom.
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UK: UK Boarder Force vessel intercepting a migrant boat in the English Channel
CLEAN: Aerial views of a UK Boarder Force vessel approaching a dinghy carrying migrants on 8th August 2020 English Channel, United Kingdom.