RNLI crew does not forgive to save life in English channel

Lifeboat crew

RNLI has faced allegations that it is working as a “taxi service” for people trying to illegally enter the UK.

But its members said that they would react to any incident that they are asked by Coastguard and will go to any problem or in water to help anyone.

Last year, the Lifeboat Crew replied to the small boats 114 times – represented more than 1% of its total calls in Britain and Ireland. Charity said that it has saved the lives of 58 migrants including children.

Paula Lan, who serves as a management advisor when she is not voluntarily doing for RNLI, said: “When our pager goes, we are not thinking of anything political.

“We are thinking of all people. We are actively kind. That is why we are beyond any moral or civil responsibility.

“When we are working, we do not know what we are going to do. We are there to help people in their most troubled time.”

RNLI has released annoying images of an incident in which 19 people had to be pulled from the sea, as they were capital after dingi. It said that it wants to provide an insight into the reality facing its volunteer employees.

Images suggest that the crew throwers are called horse shoes – effectively mini life jackets – in the sea.

But on seeing the lifeboat, many people of water decide to swim directly on it, and they are taken on the board.

Fall with some exhaustion, others need immediate medical attention. There were already 68 people from an earlier incident in Lifeboat.

Everyone survived by RNLI in this incident in August 2023 – but six people drew by water by other ships, who responded to the Emergency, lost their lives.

RNLI crew members said they had faced allegations that they are facilitating illegal immigration.

But volunteer Dan Sinklair says that what they see in the channel have a profound effect on them.

He recalls a recent rescue, telling the BBC: “There was a little girl on that boat.

“When we took that little girl – who was probably four years old – by that boat, she looked at me directly and she said ‘Thank you. I love you.”

You can see more about the rescue on the new series of ‘Saving Lives at Sea’ on BBC Two on Thursday Iplayer,