The government says it is bearing down on dangerous small boat crossings.
A growing number of migrants are trying to cross the Channel on small boats using longer routes from beaches further south and west of Calais and Dunkirk, French authorities say.
Last week one boat set off from Normandy and spent more than 30 hours at sea, before being intercepted and taken to Dover by Border Force.
Although attempts from Normandy have been rare, authorities in neighbouring Seine-Maritime say there have already been 58 attempts this year, up from 30 last year.
The government says it is bearing down on dangerous small boat crossings, with figures showing a sharp drop in arrivals this year.
Despite overall crossings dropping, the stretch of coastline used for smuggling appears to be widening.
Earlier this month another migrant boat was met by lifeboats from the Isle of Wight having set off from the Cherbourg area.
These locations are nearly 80 miles (128 km) from the beaches where many of the small boats have crossed in recent years, with those on board spending longer at sea.
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