Overview
- On 6 November, roughly 610–621 people reached the UK on nine small boats, marking the first landings in two weeks.
- French authorities rescued 94 people after a dinghy broke apart about four nautical miles off Dunkirk, with three treated for hypothermia.
- Cross Gris-Nez coordinated the operation with French vessels and a Dauphin helicopter after Dover’s rescue center offered a UK aircraft.
- Home Office data show zero small-boat arrivals between 23 October and 5 November, a pause attributed to rough seas before conditions briefly improved.
- GB News reports the rebound has lifted arrivals to over 1,500 since Thursday, taking the 2025 total to about 38,450, above the 36,816 recorded in 2024.