The AA says such jams are mercifully rare in the UK, with a channel port disruption being its "very worst nightmare".

AA说，这样的交通堵塞几乎很少在英国发生，当时的海峡港堵车已是“最可怕的噩梦”。

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Once he crosses the finish line off the Channel port of Brest on the morning of February 3, he will have completed one of the greatest feats of single-handed sailing in history.

2月3日早上，当他穿过终点布雷斯特港口时，他就将完成历史上最伟大的单人航海纪录之一。

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Once he crosses the finish line off the Channel port of Brest on the morning of February 3, he will have completed one of the greatest feats 3 of single-handed sailing in history.

2月3日早上，当他穿过终点布雷斯特港口时，他就将完成历史上最伟大的单人航海纪录之一。

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He rode to the port of Dover. He crossed the English Channel on a ship.

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House prices on the two-mile Sandbanks peninsula, overlooking Britain's oldest cross-channel port, are reported to be higher than in Singapore, New York or Paris.

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Phase two of Operation Stack is in operation on the M20, meaning coastbound traffic is taken off the motorway at junction eight and lorries heading for the Channel Tunnel or Port of Dover put back, but held in a queue.

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Because the Triumph is under tow and moving so slowly, it will take seven to 10 hours for the ship to travel up the channel to the port where passengers will be able to get off, Carnival Vice President of Revenue and Planning Terry Thornton told reporters.

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