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The UK is spending over $1 million annually to rent high-speed RIBs to rescue migrants in the Channel, with additional contracts for boat repairs and even bigger catamarans costing $30 million. These boats, often used for underwater cable work, are deployed around the clock to recover people from flimsy dinghies, especially as crossings surge during better weather. With nearly 1,000 migrants arriving over a recent weekend alone, the fleet must handle at least 20 rescued individuals per trip, track moving boats, and reach speeds up to 40 knots — though key rescue details in the contracts remain redacted. Since the crisis began eight years ago, over 200,000 people have arrived, yet only a tiny fraction are actually deported.

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