LONDON—Nineteen nautical miles wide, a couple of hundred feet deep, and carrying 400 ships a day, the English Channel is the bane of traffickers and migrant hopefuls congregating on the eastern coast of France with their sights set on the UK.
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The 'White Scanner' boat used by people smugglers based in Kent, England, pictured during a rescue by a HM Coastguard helicopter, a Border Force cutter, and the Royal National Lifeboats Institute about five miles off the English coast on May 28, 2016. NCA
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
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Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
Simon Veazey is a UK-based journalist who has reported for The Epoch Times since 2006 on various beats, from in-depth coverage of British and European politics to web-based writing on breaking news.
