As many as 950 small boat migrants arrived in Dover this weekend, GB News can reveal. TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say One small boat made it to within a couple of miles of the Kent coast before being intercepted. French authorities said 173 people were rescued by French vessels, helped by two British Border Security Command boats and an RNLI lifeboat. “This incident underlines the terrible dangers of small boat crossings. UK vessels and a lifeboat are assisting.”