What we know about the journey of the Portsmouth migrant boat

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What we know about the journey of the Portsmouth migrant boat Protests in Portsmouth broke out after the arrival of migrants who had come from France on a small boat - after a much longer journey than usual. BBC Verify has been using ship-tracking websites to monitor activity in the English Channel at the time the migrant boat made its crossing on 6 September. BBC Verify correspondent Merlyn Thomas reports. Produced by Sophie Bott and Jenna Abaatouk. Graphics by Sally Nicholls. Verification by Barbara Metzler. Related topics - English ChannelUpdates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage. - UK immigrationUpdates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage.

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Part of: Anti-migrant protests in Dover and Portsmouth over small boat arrivals