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<p>Border Force constantly review their maritime capabilities and currently have two
coastal patrol vessels and one cutter available for the English Channel. In light
of recent events they have stepped up deployments along the South-East coast.</p><p>Clandestine
entry to the UK is not an issue that can be solved by coastal patrols alone, so Border
Force cooperate closely with their French counterparts to counter clandestine activity
at source and continue to encourage maritime communities to report suspicious activity
in the English Channel.</p>
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