Two men are being questioned on suspicion of people smuggling after they were rescued from a small boat filled with life jackets off the Kent coast.
The RNLI in Dover was sent out to rescue a small motor cruiser which had been spotted in difficulty at about 8am on Sunday morning.
Inside the 4.5 metre vessel were two men, who told their rescuers they were "lost", and a large number of life jackets but no other occupants.
A spokesperson for Dover Lifeboat Station urged people not to sail at sea without proper equipment.