3am. 0ut first alarm was raised at around 3am. out of the channel it would have been cold, freezing, it was dark, terrifying experience for those involved. it prompted a huge response from the emergency services. four lifeboats were sent from this area, three helicopters, two from the uk and one from france so this has been a joint operation to try to save as many lives as possible. we heard the home secretary say that these are the days that we dread, an incident like this, and that certainly the feeling amongst the lifeboat crew. they will be relieved that they managed to pull around 30 people from the water and take other people from the boat that the sinking but of course, desperate sadness that at least four people have lost their lives here. the wind is now picking up and it remains very cold here in dover this lunchtime. there was a small opportunity for this boat to launch in the early hours of the morning when the wind dropped on the other side of the channel. we know at the