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Dover 247 Britains Busiest Port S01E02
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00:00Nestled beneath the famous white cliffs is the port of Dover.
00:06Morning. Bonjour. Just need your passports, please.
00:11Ten million passengers and a third of the UK's entire trade with Europe
00:16pass through this international gateway every year.
00:21This is the captain speaking. Very shortly, we shall believe in the bird.
00:26Dover works around the clock. That keeps breaking down.
00:30Mayhem. To keep goods on the supermarket shelves and passengers moving.
00:35Ready for a holiday. Just where the blue flags are.
00:38Absolutely loved it. We booked again next year.
00:41Making split-second decisions that impact the entire country.
00:45Get to the eastern entrance at 6.35, please.
00:50From battling storms. Waterproof at the ready.
00:53To keeping everyone safe. Will you calm down, sir?
00:57Everyone is in the same vibe.
00:59It's right there. Show me your hands. Do it now.
01:01You have a gun. We go behind the scenes for the very first time.
01:05I've never had this. Not when everything's gone down.
01:07Time for a tea. No, we ain't got time for tea.
01:11As the team faces its toughest summer yet.
01:13This morning is not going well. What are you doing there?
01:16You're gonna be late.
01:17It's getting worse. Why are you carrying pigeons?
01:20Let's ride each other night. Keeping Britain's busiest port.
01:25Open for business.
01:26Everybody's ready? Let's go.
01:34Travellers are being warned of disruption as Storm Lillian sweeps the UK.
01:38Flights are being affected as forecasters predict gusts of up to 80 miles per hour.
01:43The yellow warning has been issued for rain across southeast England tomorrow morning.
01:47It might be the height of summer, but Dover's weather has turned distinctly unseasonal.
02:02Storm Lillian has descended on the port, causing major disruption.
02:06Hiya. You okay? Stay on the red line, you guys, okay? Go steady.
02:13With ferries cancelled or behind schedule, travellers face up to an hour of delays.
02:19We're all gonna get a bit soggy round the edges today.
02:22Waterproofs and over trousers at the ready.
02:25How long have you been here? In the port?
02:28Tracey's pulled the short straw, directing the traffic through the wind and rain.
02:34We're currently experiencing about 800 cars an hour,
02:38which is a massive number for the border to cope with.
02:43I used to be a pub landlady, so I have dealt with, you know,
02:47volatile situations in pubs and clubs.
02:50I can put a facade on for the public, but if I'm away, I can go,
02:54oh, my God, that was so stressful.
02:56All of the signage in the port is above you, so just keep looking up.
03:01This is my wand, TC number six.
03:06You've got to make the noise, though, haven't you?
03:10But aren't the red ones for the baddies?
03:13I'm not a baddie.
03:16Good morning. Got your passports?
03:18While the delays are frustrating for passengers waiting in their cars,
03:27at sea, the high winds and pouring rain are making ferry operations hazardous.
03:33It's pretty windy all day and tomorrow.
03:44I mean, we're blowing southwesterly 40 knots at the moment, so it's pretty strong.
03:48It's about a force eight, but I like it when it's like this.
03:53I'm not out there.
03:54Ferries are high-sided vessels easily caught by strong winds.
04:04Previous storms have shut down the port and even put lives in danger.
04:09With the winds at gale force nine in the English Channel,
04:12the ports of Dover and Calais were closed to shipping.
04:15I see there were scores of injuries as furniture and glass tumbled about
04:19as the ferries rode the swell.
04:21One cross-channel ferry is aground off Thugsnail.
04:24Another is stranded at sea with 150 passengers aboard.
04:30Many lessons have been learned from the past,
04:33and today, VTS has actioned a plan to keep the ships running safely and on time.
04:40This is a day for the tugs.
04:49Tug captain Linda and her crew are on shift.
04:58But I can see your wild hair.
04:59All good.
05:00We just started.
05:02The other crew has been out for the whole night,
05:05and yesterday we had a busy night as well.
05:07So now we're going on the truck, and they help most of the ferries coming in.
05:13With 5,000 horsepower, tugs are incredibly strong and maneuverable boats.
05:21Their power and nimble size allows them to push and pull ferries in and out of the docks.
05:27So the wind speed at the moment is around 35-40 knots gusting sometimes,
05:32depending when the swell comes through or not.
05:36Yeah, nice summer day.
05:37Linda will be on board Tug Doughty for the next 12 hours,
05:45to assist any ships that may need help in the storms.
05:48Hello, Linda.
05:50I am good. How are you?
05:54Thanks. We'll be ready.
05:56Oi.
05:56Dover Seaways, VTS, Tug Doughty, waiting for you in the bay.
06:07Dover Seaways, Tug Doughty, good afternoon.
06:10Channel 6-9, please.
06:11Sir, 6-9.
06:12VTS, Tug Doughty for the Seaways, star blanket down, 1-0.
06:16Right.
06:19It's not long before Linda is called to her first mission.
06:22A ship from Dunkirk is struggling because of the strong winds.
06:28Well, let's go.
06:29What have we got?
06:30Uh, ferry Doughty-Rick Seaways first and Pioneer after.
06:35But they're waiting for birds to be free, so...
06:39The ferries can easily get thrown off course, or even worse,
06:43they can be blown onto their parking spot or berth,
06:47causing millions of pounds worth of damage.
06:49So we are southwest to the wind at the moment, um, make fast forward sight.
06:55To help the ferry navigate the wind, the tug attaches herself to the ship
07:01and moves alongside with a tight line to keep the ferry safe.
07:05Thank you, opening.
07:07The tugs are so powerful, one wrong move could knock the ferry even further off course.
07:28Keep on coming.
07:34Doughty, don't care. May thanks for your assistance.
07:36No worries. Have a good one.
07:43Thanks, sir. Nice one.
07:46With Linda's expertise and the power of the tug,
07:50the ferry has safely docked and all the passengers can disembark.
07:54Doughty, VTS.
07:56Doughty. Doughty, VTS.
07:58Doughty, I've finished with the Doge Seaways.
08:01Yeah, if you want to make your way up to the Isle of Inishmoor in the bay, please.
08:06Yeah, it's pretty busy at the moment. A bit of juggling.
08:10Doughty, VTS. Don't go to the seaway, starboard anchor home.
08:14Don't go to the seaway, starboard anchor home. Thank you.
08:19The wind is getting stronger and has changed direction, so some of the ferry berths have been
08:25shut down, as it's now too dangerous for ships to dock.
08:29Your commission would like to depart the marina and head back round for the ship.
08:33They're cleared to depart the marina. I don't know if you can see on the radar.
08:37So there's two ferries there. They've called us up, they've given ETA,
08:42but they're going to have no berth to go to at the moment, so they'll be waiting outside
08:47until these vessels go. Not all these ferries fit on all our berths, so they've got to wait for the
08:54appropriate berth. It's the job of Vessel Traffic Services to look out for all ships near the harbour,
09:02but in bad weather, this bird's eye view also offers a vantage point for the police.
09:08There's two guys standing down the base of the Tipgate area. They've got large holders or something.
09:15They're in a very dangerous place.
09:19Dover's iconic white cliffs greet every visitor, but their beauty hides their peril.
09:26The rocks are fragile, especially in high winds, and often collapse on the land and into the sea below.
09:34The two people Ian has spotted could be in serious danger.
09:386-1, I'm on route from BTS.
09:46We're just going to get me onto these guys. They're in such a dangerous location,
09:50we want to get down there quick. There's a chance of a cliff fall at any time in this area,
09:55so we're just going to get down there and wait for the other poles to turn up.
10:066-1, I'm on route from the airport.
10:10Morning. How's your trip down?
10:13Is it OK?
10:14Yeah, wet.
10:15Despite being the height of summer, Dover is experiencing some of the year's worst weather.
10:21Just so you know, we're currently looking at a delay just due to the wind at the moment.
10:24The wind and rain is severely affecting the port's operation.
10:31In vessel traffic services, controllers are trying to bring in the cross-channel ferries safely.
10:37Yeah, are you talking about you birthing on seven?
10:40Yeah, that's the one.
10:41In this occasion, it would be OK with the wind restriction.
10:45And police officer Ian has just spotted two men acting suspiciously at the base of Dover's White Cliffs.
10:55What do you think BTS?
11:00One of them's just thrown something down there, a bit of paper.
11:04So we turned up, I don't know if it's...
11:05They've got large holes.
11:06All I've seen is one male, he's white, he's got a black t-shirt.
11:11The two men are climbing over the rocks,
11:13and the police need to find out why they are putting themselves in such danger.
11:18The weird thing is, whether they've seen us turn up, and whether it's a coincidence,
11:24he was stood there looking out to sea, gesturing at someone else,
11:28and then as soon as we turned up...
11:29Yeah, there's another guy standing around the corner, he's under a ledge.
11:32They can't go anywhere, can they?
11:33No.
11:34If you look on the cliff, you've got cracks on the cliff that if it comes down, they're not going to survive.
11:41The size of that crack is absolutely massive if you have a look up there.
11:46And that's right above them.
11:48Yeah.
11:49You can see the recent cliff fall that's happened over there,
11:52because it's so powdery white.
11:53Yeah.
11:54The police control room have turned their CCTV cameras onto the cliffs,
11:59and information comes in to suggest the men's activities are not suspicious.
12:04They have now both donned wetsuits.
12:07So, um, can only assume that they are having to enter the water at some stage.
12:14They both have fair sports with them,
12:16and they are literally on the point of being in the water now.
12:21It appears the men have chosen to go surfing on one of the worst days of the year.
12:26While not breaking any laws, Ian knows if anything goes wrong,
12:30it'll be the police that will have to rescue them.
12:33They're now swimming out underneath us here,
12:36on their one's a paddleboard or something, or a surfboard,
12:39and the other's a bodyboard.
12:40Look at how dangerous that is.
12:45It might be great for them, but they're in such a dangerous place.
12:49Are you all right?
12:52Lovely.
12:53Are you aware of the tide?
12:55Yeah, mate.
12:57All we want to be sure of is that you know the risks with the tide.
13:02Yeah, it knows the tide.
13:03Yeah.
13:04And the cliff.
13:04What do you do?
13:08They've had an opportunity to have a chat.
13:10They don't want to have a chat.
13:11They want to have a surf.
13:11Yeah.
13:12We haven't got any power to stop doing that.
13:13All we can do is advise, isn't it?
13:14I was just concerned if anything from the cliff came down on them.
13:18That was my main concern.
13:22Let's go.
13:2428 years of work here.
13:26I've never seen people that have gone there just so they can go surfboarding.
13:32The area is so dangerous.
13:33You can have a cliff at any time.
13:36These two guys are totally blasé about it.
13:39They're in for the rough water and they're happy.
13:42We've advised them.
13:42They fully understand the risks that they've put themselves into.
13:47So that's all we can do.
13:49We can't stop them from pursuing their extreme sport.
13:52While the two surfers enjoy the stormy weather,
13:55everyone else across the port battles the wind and rain for the rest of the day
13:59to keep the port open and running.
14:09Dover relies on all sorts of computerised systems to keep road and sea traffic moving smoothly.
14:22But the real success of the port is down to the human touch.
14:31The men and women who keep the port running every day.
14:35My full name is Pasqualino Di Chico and everyone calls me Lino because it's a lot easier.
14:42And so I've got Italian parents. I was born over here.
14:45Lino is one of Dover's operational responders.
14:48The first person on the scene to sort anything out.
14:52We are here, there and everywhere.
14:55Wherever there's cones needed, we're there.
14:57Wherever this is needed, we're there.
15:01And no job is too big or small.
15:04The door, you know the emergency locker door, is falling off.
15:07You need to bring it around the back of the docks, please, mate.
15:21That's there for when they come and decide what they're going to do with it.
15:26Later today, Lino will be welcoming a special group of visitors.
15:31Lino, from the call.
15:33Yeah, go ahead.
15:34It could be about 30 minutes, mate, until they arrive.
15:37Today, I've got to escort, I think it's about 80 cyclists,
15:42from the front of the port down to their lane, through passport control,
15:48to make sure they get on the vessel.
15:50The challenge of this is to make sure they all get there in one piece
15:54and to make sure no vehicles cut them up and have any accidents, basically.
16:04Every year, the Royal British Legion, the country's largest armed forces charity,
16:09organises a sponsored bike ride from London to Paris, a distance of more than 300 miles.
16:15Have your passport, please, ready.
16:18All departments across the port have been drafted in to help.
16:21Yeah, so the bikes really hurt my bar.
16:25It's padded shorts, it's the way forward, honestly.
16:28It just hurts.
16:29I think I've been on a bike for maybe 10 minutes in the last five years,
16:33and I won't be doing it again.
16:37I take my hat off to these people, they're going to be cycling for days,
16:42and you've got to be made of tough stuff to do that.
16:46Not for me.
16:48Both my parents met in the forces.
16:51Sister-in-law was in the Navy, and so it's just anything to sort of raise some money for them.
16:59But I think the elements have tried to challenge us a bit today.
17:05Right, we're going to make our way up to the crossing, so have a safe ride, everybody, all right?
17:09Take care, bye-bye.
17:10Safe ride, guys. See you later. Take care.
17:23As well as looking after their two-wheeled visitors,
17:26the police are always busy checking on more conventional traffic.
17:34Just going to have to follow the signs, mate.
17:36Every year, nearly four million cars and lorries transit through the port.
17:42Police officer Ian is back on patrol.
17:47You're just looking for anything, really.
17:51The unusual from the usual.
17:52You get people from all over the world basically transiting through the port,
17:56so it could be anything.
17:59Dover is the busiest and shortest ferry crossing between the UK and mainland Europe.
18:05What have you got in the trailer?
18:08What's in the trailer?
18:10Ian has spotted a van near ferry check-in that looks suspicious.
18:16What's this doing in there?
18:19You're not allowed to carry it.
18:25You're prohibiting from carrying the diesel.
18:28The driver and passengers are from Romania and speak little English.
18:33Driver, who are you sailing with? P&O, DFDS, who?
18:38What's the ferry operator?
18:41You don't know.
18:43The van is carrying a spare can of diesel,
18:45which is banned on all ferries as a potential fire risk.
18:49But there's another surprise in store.
18:52It's getting worse.
18:53Why are you carrying pigeons?
18:54Have you got an export licence?
18:59Have you got the licence?
19:00You get it, please.
19:03Anyone taking live animals out of the country must carry the correct forms.
19:08And with some racing pigeons worth tens of thousands of pounds,
19:13the team want to find out who they belong to.
19:17His certificate for the pigeons doesn't detail how many pigeons.
19:23Also, it's a Romanian certificate.
19:26Help me if I'm wrong.
19:26They've got to have a certificate from the UK to take it out.
19:31Yeah, it's got to be licensed.
19:33Yeah.
19:33So we'll speak to Animal Health about that.
19:36Yeah.
19:36But at least we'll get out of this environment.
19:38Into somewhere.
19:40Yeah, definitely.
19:42Without paperwork, the police can't be sure who owns the birds.
19:47Officers decide to take the van and its contents to a security shed
19:51for a closer inspection.
20:01Over at the ferry terminal, 84 cyclists on a charity ride to France
20:07have arrived in the port.
20:11We need that space, really, in the buffer zone just for a large cycle group,
20:14so we can't really allocate too many more lanes.
20:17I think safety is the number one concern,
20:19especially on a day like today where the weather's not brilliant.
20:24Lino, five minutes, five minutes, and then the cyclists are leaving.
20:30Yeah, no worries, no worries.
20:34With the cyclists now ready to head through passport control,
20:38Lino is the man on the ground to guide them through.
20:41We're in.
20:41Right, what we do, you follow my control, we go down lane Kilo,
20:45path we've got three booths open, split up into three,
20:49and then once you've gone through there, there'll be an area on the right-hand side,
20:53then everyone gathers there, then follow me down,
20:55and I'll take you down to your lane.
20:58Ready?
20:59Two minutes, right?
21:00Have you finished taking your...
21:02Yeah, all right, okay.
21:05Let's go.
21:16Friends have been informed that their cyclists are coming through,
21:20so they're happy with everything.
21:21They know the cars, tourists have all been stopped.
21:24Not all heroes wear capes.
21:27So I've been told.
21:29But there you go.
21:31Park up here.
21:39Lino needs to make sure the group stays in convoy,
21:42as they make their way through the EU border.
21:46Just like to wait in there till everyone's together,
21:48then we'll go all together, okay?
21:50All right, both. Thank you very much.
21:51We're going to be together.
21:52All together.
21:54We're all from the same unit.
21:56We're veterans.
21:56Oh, right, okay.
21:57And there's a husband and wife partnership as well.
21:59Yeah, yeah.
22:00But, yeah.
22:01I was with the RFA, Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
22:05All right.
22:05I sent to the Navy.
22:06Yeah, yeah.
22:07So I did my bit out in the Gulf and everything.
22:10Did you go anywhere nice?
22:11Where didn't I go?
22:13I went to places I didn't think I'd like.
22:14Ended up in Rio.
22:16Forklunds, I was there.
22:18Q8, did all them little visits.
22:21You've got blown up, innit?
22:23You've got blown up.
22:23And you're still here.
22:24And I'm still here.
22:25Well, there you go, then.
22:25Cat with nine lives.
22:26LAUGHTER
22:28With all the riders through,
22:32Lino can now guide them onto their ferry.
22:35We are now taking them through Eastgate.
22:40So, hopefully, everyone will follow me.
22:44And then drop them off.
22:46Then, all ready for P&O.
22:51Good on them.
22:52You wouldn't see me doing that, I'm afraid.
22:54But, no, it's good.
22:55All ex-veterans.
22:56Enjoy your beer when you get there.
23:03All the best.
23:04See you later.
23:05You have to walk off there.
23:17Yes, I'm happy with that.
23:18Everyone seems to be happy.
23:19It's another group that's on their happy travels,
23:23and everyone seems to be full of the joys
23:26and looking forward to their beer, no doubt.
23:29Job done.
23:29My plan now is I might even go for a cup of tea.
23:31Hello.
23:38Hello.
23:39How are you doing?
23:40We've got the registration of the car for you.
23:42Oh, perfect.
23:43And we've found the car.
23:44It's on the top deck.
23:45As the UK's busiest ferry route to mainland Europe,
23:49the police are always on the lookout for criminal activity.
23:52So, this is your work permit?
23:55Yeah.
23:55Your permit to work?
23:57Yeah.
23:57More than a billion pounds of goods are stolen every year in the UK,
24:05with building tools and car parts among items commonly smuggled out of the country.
24:09We'll have a look in the back first.
24:11Earlier, police officer Ian pulled over a vehicle carrying suspicious-looking machinery,
24:17along with a can of diesel which is banned on ferries,
24:21and racing pigeons without the correct paperwork.
24:24That's shaking, shaking something chronic now.
24:30Well, we've got one fuel, but you've got teak oil, marine pollutant and everything, look.
24:36As well as the diesel and pigeons, Ian has now found several cans of teak oil,
24:43another dangerous product that's restricted on ferries.
24:47We need to know the details of the person that has asked you to ship these.
24:54Does he have a licence to carry this?
24:56He's got no papers for that.
24:59Who's he shipping it for?
25:04What do you mean you don't know?
25:09OK. So, can you ask him if he's got papers for it?
25:12He doesn't have.
25:13OK. So, where's it from?
25:17Where's it from?
25:20From England.
25:20England's a big place.
25:22We get so much stuff, like the machine tools and vehicle parts that are taken out,
25:28and they're all stolen.
25:29So, we do thorough checks, making sure that none of it is.
25:36I think the searching's finished, but they've still got diesel they're not allowed to take,
25:40pigeons they're not allowed to take,
25:41antique oil that they're not allowed to have in the vehicle.
25:45After a thorough search, the team is satisfied that the tools are not stolen.
25:51But Ian soon realises he's seen these pigeons before.
25:56Phil, that's the pigeons from yesterday.
25:58Is it?
25:59Yeah, that we took out the pulp.
26:00Unbelievable.
26:01The same ones from yesterday, so they're just trying it again?
26:04Yeah.
26:04It's just another van, different people, obviously.
26:09But yesterday, Paul and I stopped a vehicle that was going out, and it had diesel and pigeons in.
26:16Believe it or not, we've stopped the same pigeons today.
26:19How do you know? How do you know they're safe?
26:21They've got paperwork, a licence to have them, basically, and obviously not transport them.
26:28But they're the same pigeons that Paul stopped and looked at yesterday.
26:32They've never escaped your patches, do they?
26:34Yes.
26:35Animal health inspectors have been called in to assist with the pigeons,
26:39that seem to keep homing to the port.
26:42The owner said that he only owns two birds, the two he has no idea about,
26:48and he said they were a gift, so he doesn't actually know the value of the animals.
26:54All right. How much are they worth?
26:55It depends on the bird and the language.
26:58It turns out there are four pigeons.
27:01Two which the driver doesn't have paperwork to transport,
27:04and two which he says were gifts.
27:06But without any proof of ownership, these birds aren't going anywhere.
27:11They can't take them or they can take them?
27:12We are taking them.
27:13You're taking them?
27:14Cool.
27:15The metal tags on these racing pigeons' legs
27:18will help the animal health inspectors solve the mystery of their ownership.
27:24In the meantime, the driver will soon be on the next ferry.
27:28Come with me, I'll show you where to go.
27:29Help! Whoa!
27:32Without his diesel, teak oil or pigeons.
27:36At the cargo terminal, the team are working on one of their most difficult loads ever.
28:00I do not like that.
28:02Ian, how long are we going to leave that in the air before we think it's safe?
28:15Hello, so you're travelling for P&O, yeah?
28:17You're on the boat, please. Thank you. Thank you.
28:1910 million passengers travel through the port of Dover every year.
28:28You see our bridge? Hello, Ali. Can we go onto two engines, please?
28:34It's one of the main transport hubs in Britain.
28:37Well, look at the colour of that water today.
28:39Yeah. Stunning, isn't it?
28:41But it's becoming a destination in its own right,
28:44with historical tours running for locals and cruise ship visitors.
28:48Oh, hi, everybody. Hello. Welcome to Dover. My name is Chris.
28:52Now, I am a Dover girl, so we're called Dover sharks.
28:59And the biggest attraction is the famous White Cliffs.
29:03Now, the cliffs are 70 million years old and they were formed by algae and crustaceans
29:16that just gradually sunk down further and further and further
29:19and then were compressed over a period of time.
29:24The White Cliffs stretch for 10 miles and are more than 100 metres in height.
29:30They played a pivotal role during the Second World War.
29:34By 1940, France had fallen and the Germans were right on...
29:39In France, they were right on the coast. We could see them.
29:41And we'd evacuated our men from Dunkirk.
29:44So all along this part of the coastline was heavily fortified.
29:49THEY CHANT
29:59Dover is steeped in history.
30:02There's been a harbour here for more than 2,000 years.
30:06The port was founded in 1606 by King James I,
30:11and as the most direct route to France,
30:13became the lifeblood of Britain's trade in wool, cloth and wine.
30:19And Dover has been on the front line in countless battles and wars with mainland Europe.
30:33We've never cleared this area.
30:34Ah! So we could find a prize as well, couldn't we?
30:38Remembering and preserving Dover's historical past is a vital part of running the port.
30:44We do normally have, on open weekends, a table out of just little finds.
30:51Oh, that people find when they come out to volunteer. What a cool idea.
30:54Yeah.
30:54Doug is the CEO, so has a vested interest in the local area.
31:00We give everybody in the entire company a day, a year to go out into the community and do stuff.
31:08We're up at one of the Napoleonic-era forts that protected all of England from the French invasion.
31:14And it's a massive site with such wicked historical consequences.
31:21And basically what we're working on now is we're clearing away one of the original gun emplacements.
31:26It's all covered in weeds.
31:27How old do you think these weeds are?
31:29200 years?
31:30300 years?
31:32The Western Heights Preservation Society, they look after an absolutely massive site.
31:37It's all done by volunteers.
31:38Oh, Mick, I've found another very valuable thing.
31:45Bit of concrete.
31:49400 years after Dover's port was established, it is now a busy transport hub for tourism and trade.
31:59But the team here are keen to preserve its past.
32:04Oh!
32:04That's an over-full wheelbarrow.
32:24Hello.
32:24Hi.
32:25You all right?
32:26I've got a cruise.
32:26Cruise time.
32:28Dover plays a key role in the UK's trade around the world.
32:34More than £100 billion of goods pass through the port every year.
32:52Imports, including perishable food and building supplies, count for 90% of that trade.
32:59You in the hot seat yet, Martin?
33:01But today, the cargo team are exporting a very challenging set of machinery.
33:11This is a very complex operation.
33:14We've got vehicles, we've got heavy plant vehicles, different shapes.
33:19Cargo operations manager Rob and his team are loading the ship with dozens of old vehicles to be exported to Africa.
33:30They're all extremely heavy and different shapes and sizes and will prove a tricky task.
33:36The customer is taking lots of vehicles to Ghana and we will start loading it with all these trucks, combine harvesters, coaches.
33:51These vehicles are well past their sell-by date in the UK, but across the world they can have another life in construction and farming.
34:01Some of them don't even start, some are leaking oil.
34:05I don't think they get past an MOT over here, but when they get over to the other side, they have a plan to get them back into operation.
34:13Sometimes we even put trucks inside trucks just to maximise all the space available on the vessel.
34:21This cargo vessel can carry more than 2,000 tonnes, so weight on board isn't the issue, it's space.
34:33Loading this consignment of old lorries and trucks is like a three-dimensional jigsaw.
34:38It's always a tight squeeze, there's always a big demand to get as many vehicles on the vessel as possible.
34:45And we've given minimal room, there's height restrictions, width restrictions, you know.
34:50And the team are in a hurry. This cargo ship is severely behind schedule, thanks to poor weather.
34:57This is 31 days late, this vessel. So yeah, 31 days late, it's finally arrived.
35:03And then obviously pressure's on us to get in and out as quickly and as safely as possible.
35:09So we're under no pressure.
35:15Each vehicle needs to be loaded onto a cradle before hoisting it into the air.
35:21And the man with the most vital role is Martin, the crane driver.
35:26What's going on? What's after the trailer, mate? So we can start preparing, please.
35:30He's in communication with the team on the ground, who tell him once it's safe to lift.
35:38It could get quite a lot on today before five o'clock, as much as we can.
35:42And there's one really big vehicle to be loaded.
35:46Next one's the rock crush, there's got to go between the boat and the metal bits there.
35:51So that's going to be a fun bit, like precisely straight in the harbour and then
35:55where they want it.
35:56Weighing in at a whopping 66 tonnes, moving this industrial rock crusher is a dangerous operation.
36:06The rock crusher is a lot more complex.
36:12There's not so many lift points on rock crusher like this.
36:15So we have to put extra lifting equipment in to be able to lift it and lift it safely.
36:21Before they can lift the rock crusher onto the ship,
36:24they first do a safety test by carrying it just a few inches off the ground.
36:29I do not like that. Ian, how long are we going to leave that in the air before we think it's safe?
36:44The rock crusher seems to be stable.
36:46It now needs to be lifted 20 feet into the air.
36:52One slip could be disastrous.
36:54This is one of the lifts that adds a lot of time onto today.
37:05Martin, he sits up there all day, you know, concentration has to be at the forefront.
37:09He can see everything. He's got the bird's eye view really.
37:12So, you know, anything that he spots that make horse concern, he will let us know.
37:25We don't want it swinging into the truck next to it.
37:30Ah, not one bit of sweat on here. They've done these types of lifts an awful lot.
37:34So, I wondered what that crunch was at first, but it was the wood that we put down to protect the deck.
37:48After more than an hour of the entire team's precision lifting,
37:53the rock crusher is safely on board.
38:04So, the next destination is West Africa. It looks like from here there's nothing else to go on.
38:12The team have done well. They've used every single piece of deck space.
38:16So, the team's done a fantastic job. No incidents to report.
38:21Yeah, successful day.
38:25In just six hours, Rob and the cargo team have managed to load 35 old vehicles.
38:31Next stop, Ghana, more than 3,000 miles away.
38:46Out on patrol, police officers Steve and Emma are on the hunt for a wanted criminal.
38:52This is the only way by Benny Henry to St James.
38:57There he is.
38:59On the other side of the Lord Nelson.
39:01Six weeks. Nice. Nice.
39:18Dover is one of the busiest ports in the country, with 130 ferry crossings every day.
39:23Yeah, that's all received. Happy for you to send him through.
39:28OK. Responsibility to keep everyone safe falls on the port of Dover police.
39:33Have you got documents for cars?
39:36The service is privately funded through the port, though officers have exactly the same powers as any other force in the country.
39:43Can you drive it? Is it still going? No, it's gone.
39:48Officer Joe is dealing with a broken down vehicle near the ferry terminal.
39:52It doesn't look like it, but basically it's like the floodgates opening.
39:55As soon as the boat starts emptying out, all the trucks and cars are coming down here.
39:58Yeah, we can get that open. Stay in the car, mate, because that's a live lane.
40:03Um, we can get these open. That's not a problem.
40:05Why are all the children getting out of the car?
40:07If they can stay in the car, we had to push it through front to get it through the boulder.
40:13Then they jump started it and we got onto the boat and then we jump started off the boat and that's it.
40:21Once we start getting lorries coming off the ferries,
40:24like I explained to the lady and gentleman with the vehicle, it's like the floodgates opening.
40:27So we'll get this car out of the way and have zero hold-ups, hopefully.
40:32Five, six, coming in control.
40:33The broken down vehicle is now the right side of the barriers and with the recovery agent,
40:41so no dramas, all right?
40:44OK, thank you.
40:47Joe successfully moves the car before the next ferry unloads.
40:51You've got to be a jack of all trades, I think. That's the key.
40:58At the edge of the port, Steve and Emma are on patrol
41:01and they're six hours into their shift.
41:07Right, we've got a very important call.
41:09Suspicious sausage roll hanging in the shop window.
41:13I'm starving.
41:17A lot of the time, yes, you can have a sit-down hot meal, but most of the time,
41:22it's not worth preparing for that because all you'll do is reheat it about six times
41:27because you won't get down to sit down and eat the whole thing.
41:29I'm going to get a yum-yum.
41:34All right, I'm going to eat mine while I can.
41:42Four, two, one. Are you guys still out and about?
41:45As soon as we've got doughnuts.
41:47Yes, yes, go ahead.
42:02The role of Dover's officers is to patrol the port, but like any police service,
42:07they will help their neighbouring force when needed.
42:09Our colleagues from Kent Police are hunting,
42:15a well-known nominal in the area, so we're just going to go and see if we can assist.
42:21I've had dealings with the male, he's quite unpleasant.
42:24So, obviously, the more numbers, the better when it comes to something like that.
42:30So, we'll go and see if we can be of assistance.
42:32Is it a fighter or a spitter or...?
42:35Yeah, all of them.
42:36All of them.
42:37Is it a very difficult weapon?
42:38Yeah.
42:39Our main priority is always the port, but obviously, if our colleagues need some help,
42:43then we'll be there to assist.
42:48Steve and Emma have been called to track down a shoplifter in Dover Town Centre.
42:52Hello. What have you got?
42:55Kent Police are looking for him too.
42:57He's outstanding, four-time shoplifting.
42:59Take a date.
43:00Yeah.
43:00If you guys don't mind going up and down the marina,
43:02I've got somebody out plain close.
43:04OK.
43:04Looking up and down the addresses.
43:05All right, we'll give you a shout out if we get anything.
43:07Yeah, very excited. All right, see you in a bit.
43:09And now I've got a belly full of pizza and a cheese toastie.
43:12Let's hope there's a foot chase, didn't we?
43:14Yeah, we're going to have to run.
43:181-0-2-1-0.
43:27The suspect has just been seen on CCTV, close to Steve and Emma's location.
43:32There he is.
43:42Coming from the other direction, Kent Police have managed to detain the thief.
43:47He said on my last half a break, just sat here.
43:59I want to know where I'm going first.
44:01If he's a normal cigarette, we won't have any issues.
44:04As the officers manage the arrest, another man won't stop interfering.
44:09I'll tell you what, you can do one now.
44:10Don't grab me.
44:11Move.
44:12No need to grab me.
44:13Was you even here?
44:14I've just listened to what the officer said.
44:16He said he didn't watch you.
44:17He was watching the prisoner.
44:19So go that way.
44:20Back up.
44:21You need to back up because you're interfering with this investigation.
44:23I'm not interfering.
44:24He's over there.
44:25They're dealing with him.
44:26Do not move forward, all right?
44:27Stay exactly where you are.
44:28I think I can't talk to the ****.
44:32Chap, first, last and only warning you're going to get, you swear again, you'll be coming in.
44:37And the best outcome will be 80 quid out of your pocket.
44:40So off your top.
44:44Cheerio.
44:45So we're there just for support because the other big guy with the coat and the glasses
44:50that was interacting with the officer was very close.
44:52It can all go quite savage, very swiftly.
44:55So we basically need to get him out of the way because we're not interested in him.
44:59But he does pose a bit of a threat towards the officer, being single crewed.
45:04So it's just to give and provide a sterile area for him to work.
45:08He's been apprehended.
45:09The male's wanted for for shoplifting.
45:12He'll go to custody.
45:13He's wearing an electronic tag anyway, so I don't think it's going to go very well for him.
45:18See what happens in his interview.
45:19He'll be put before the courts and they'll decide what happens.
45:22The male has been apprehended and is on his way to Folkestone custody with Kent.
45:30No, no, he was already detained.
45:32However, we did have a foot chase with a belly full of doughnuts and pizza.
45:38OK, see you back at the ranch.
45:40Next time, we've lost all our CCTV.
45:52A worldwide computer outage threatens the port's entire operation.
45:56I've never had this.
45:58Not when everything's gone down and you can't lose anything.
46:00How long have you been waiting?
46:01Three quarters of an hour.
46:03I'm sorry.
46:03The team raced to bring in the biggest cruise ship this summer.
46:09Who do we bring in first?
46:10Do we bring in the ferries or do we prioritise the cruise ship?
46:15And the police deal with a driver high at the wheel.
46:18You're now under arrest for providing a positive swab for cocaine.
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