(BBC) About 30 suspected migrants have been rescued from a small boat “in difficulty” off the East Sussex coast.
The coastguard said a report was received that a vessel was in trouble 23 miles south of Beachy Head just after midday.
Eastbourne and Newhaven RNLI lifeboats, plus Bexhill, Eastbourne and Langdon Battery Coastguard Rescue Teams were sent to the scene.
The Home Office has been contacted for comment.
HM Coastguard confirmed earlier it was “coordinating a search and rescue response” after receiving a report the vessel “with approximately 30 people on board was in difficulty.”
