Two Britons Charged After Channel Boat Rescue

Mark Stribling, 35, from Farningham, Kent, and Robert Stilwell, 33, from Dartford were remanded in custody to appear at Medway Magistrates' Court today. The coastguard, RNLI and two Border Force boats were involved in the rescue after the rigid-hulled inflatable got into difficulties off the coast of Dymchurch on Saturday night. A similar inflatable boat was later discovered on the beach in Dymchurch.