Det Chief Insp John Coull said the soldier, who was based at Brompton Barracks in Dock Road, Gillingham, was in a drunken state in an area close to the river when he was last seen.

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The facility at the city's Princes Dock will be linked by road to the current embarkation point.

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The Copland's Dock development will see construction of a new 100m pier and associated access road.

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