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Helicopter lands on ship near Gravesend as part of exercise drill

Sean McPolin
smcpolin@thekmgroup.co.uk
09:01, 26 July 2018  | Updated: 09:04, 26 July 2018

A police drill involving a helicopter has taken place on the Thames.

Onlookers saw officers from the Metropolitan Police descend down a rope onto a stationed ship.

The exercise happened at around 3pm yesterday at the Tilbury power station but could be seen from the Gravesend pier.

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A spokesman for Met Police said: "There are regular exercise on the Thames, including one yesterday."

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