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New Channel chaos: Investigation launched after 18 migrants disappear from quiet Cornish harbour after arriving by yacht in middle of the night

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Affairs, D. B. H. (2026, September 28). New Channel chaos: Investigation launched after 18 migrants disappear from quiet Cornish harbour after arriving by yacht in middle of the night. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16166327/New-Channel-chaos-Investigation-launched-18-migrants-disappear-quiet-Cornish-harbour-arriving-yacht-middle-night.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Illegal migrants are suspected of evading authorities after arriving undetected at Mylor harbor in Cornwall early Sunday morning via a yacht. Local residents reported that 18 individuals fled into the night following their arrival, while two Albanian men were arrested and others left in a van. Devon and Cornwall Police confirmed receiving a call around 3 AM on September 27th regarding the incident; Immigration Enforcement is now leading an investigation into the disappearance of these migrants. This event follows other recent undetected arrivals along the south coast and highlights ongoing concerns over border security and detection capabilities.

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On September 27, 18 migrants arrived undetected in Mylor harbor, near Falmouth, Cornwall, aboard a yacht in the early hours of the morning. Two Albanian men were arrested on suspicion of immigration offenses, while others were driven away in a van and vanished into the night. Devon and Cornwall Police received a report shortly before 3am and responded to the scene. The Home Office’s Immigration Enforcement agency is leading an investigation into the incident, which comes after two small boats reached UK shores undetected by Border Force the previous week. Local witnesses reported seeing at least seven migrants disembark from a boat near Folkestone, further east, days earlier. This event highlights growing concerns about illegal migration via small vessels along the British coast.

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- See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source Illegal migrants are feared to be on the run from the authorities after arriving undetected in a sleepy Cornish harbour. Locals at Mylor, near Falmouth, said 18 migrants fled into the darkness after arriving aboard a yacht in the early hours of Sunday. asserted

migrants → see → Sunday

Two Albanian men were arrested at the scene, police said. asserted

police → arrest → scene

But others were driven away in a van. asserted

others → drive → van

It comes after two small boats reached UK shores without being intercepted by Border Force last week. asserted

boats → come → shores

A spokesman for Devon and Cornwall Police said: ‘We were called shortly before 3am on Sunday September 27 following a report of a number of individuals exiting a boat at Mylor harbour, entering a van and then leaving the area. asserted

number → say → area

‘Officers attended and arrested two Albanian nationals on suspicion of immigration offences. ‘ asserted

Officers → attend → offences

[The Home Office agency] Immigration Enforcement is leading the investigation.’ asserted

Enforcement → lead → investigation

A spokesman for HM Coastguard confirmed it had assisted police response to the incident. asserted

it → confirm → incident

Home Office officials are leading an investigation into 18 migrants reported to have landed at Mylor harbour, pictured, in Cornwall before getting into a van and disappearing into the night Last Monday witnesses said a small boat carrying at least seven migrants landed just off the Warren nature reserve, east of Folkestone. asserted

boat → lead → Folkestone

The following day up to 30 people arrived on Samphire Hoe between Dover and Folkestone. asserted

people → follow → Dover

Cabinet minister Lucy Powell admitted last week that the Government ‘can’t stop everything all of the time’ as she was grilled over a week of chaos. asserted

she → admit → chaos

It came after a Border Force union warned last week that migrant boats were ‘definitely’ arriving on British shores completely undetected along the full length of the south coast. asserted

boats → come → coast

The ISU union’s Lucy Moreton said: ‘It’s absolutely, definitely happening. asserted

It → say → ?

‘If no-one sees them, no-one sees them. asserted

one → see → them

‘But we know that we’ve had abandoned vessels, we’ve had reports of uncontrolled landings all the way down to Falmouth. asserted

we → know → Falmouth

‘Ultimately, we do not know how many are not identified, or how many are lost at sea, because we just don’t have that monitoring that we do from the beaches around the Calais area.’ asserted

we → know → area

Ms Moreton accused the Home Office of taking a position of: ‘If we don’t look for it, we don’t know it’s happening. asserted

it → accuse → it

We don’t know it’s happening, we don’t have to deal with it.’ asserted

we → know → it

The latest development came as three more migrants, including a child, tragically died in the Channel. A 10-year-old child and two women were confirmed dead after their boat got into difficulty in the Channel. asserted

boat → come → Channel

French authorities said 105 people on board the migrant dinghy were rescued after calling for assistance. asserted

people → say → assistance

A medical team was transported to the rescue boat by helicopter to help the survivors, but the child and two women could not be saved. uncertain

child → transport → survivors

The accident happened after the dinghy had left Bleriot Plage, near Calais, on Monday morning, with ship tracking data showing rescue boats still in the area. asserted

data → happen → area

New Channel chaos: Investigation launched after 18 migrants disappear from quiet Cornish harbour after arriving by yacht in middle of the night

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