A man jumped into the water as the ferry docked in Plymouth
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Ten Vietnamese and Chinese nationals attempted to enter the UK illegally at Plymouth ferry port on Wednesday.
A 24-year-old Vietnamese man jumped from the Brittany Ferries vessel Val de Loire when it arrived from Santander in northern Spain.
The man was plucked from the water within minutes by Ministry of Defence officials.
He is being held by police in Plymouth after being refused entry into the UK. He faces criminal damage and assault charges.
Seven other men and two women were found in the ferry port and were also refused entry into the UK.
They were put on the return ferry to Spain, with a police escort.
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