Revealing how the busiest areas of our coast line are organised like motorways, with their own aerial traffic cops.
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Story: Motorways off the Coast
Duration: 2:53
The English Channel is the busiest shipping lane in the world, and is organised like motorways with its own aerial traffic cops. The coastguard spotter plane travels above, ensuring that the thousands of cargo ships stay in their lanes.
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