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The mostly-male group of asylum seekers - clad in hooded winter jackets and red blankets - were brought into Dover, Kent on Border Force catamaran Hurricane shortly after 10am today.
Two women were among the 50 or so migrants that were seen crossing the English Channel in small boats today as calm weather led to a surge in activity from people smuggling groups.
People smugglers took advantage of the calm conditions on Saturday evening to sail a mass of asylum seekers from France - as temperatures in the south of England plunged to -5C.
Dozens more migrants were intercepted by Border Force in Dover, Kent on Tuesday as the total number of those making the perilous journey across the Channel nears 20,000.