According to Evening Standard, the boat was stopped at 7:00 local time (11:00 Moscow time. - RT ).
Migrants will undergo a medical examination before being transferred to the migration service in the English city of Dover.
Information on the age and nationality of the detainees is not given.
On November 4, Greek law enforcement officers detained a refrigerator truck in the north-east of the country, which transported 41 illegal migrants.