The Isle of Wight Council is aware of the ongoing migrant boat incident in the English Channel and is embedded in the multi-agency response, Reform UK group leader Councillor James Whelan has said.
It comes as a small boat carrying up to 100 migrants continues across the English Channel today (Tuesday), with RNLI lifeboats from Eastbourne and Hastings launched to intercept the vessel. It is thought that the migrants will be brought ashore at Gosport later today.
Taking to social media, Councillor Whelan, who leads the Reform UK group on the Isle of Wight Council, has sought to reassure Islanders that the likelihood of the small boat itself landing on the Isle of Wight is “very very very low”.
He has also said that the likelihood of those onboard being brought to the Isle of Wight once rescued is “very low”.
According to Councillor Whelan, the Isle of Wight Council is aware of what is happening and is embedded in the multi-agency response to the developing situation.
As previously reported by Island Echo, the small boat is thought to have left French shores near Caen at around 21:00 last night (Monday).
The French vessel ‘Abeille Liberte’ has been shadowing the boat, which has since entered British waters. A Coastguard Rescue plane from Newquay has also been circling above the vessel as it makes its way across the Channel.
RNLI All Weather Lifeboats from Eastbourne and Hastings have been launched to intercept the boat.
The latest incident comes just over 2 weeks after more than 150 migrants were intercepted in the English Channel by Bembridge and Yarmouth RNLI crews.
Those migrants were eventually brought ashore at Eastney Beach in Portsmouth on Sunday 6th September.
no lifeboat crew should allow theirselves to board the lifeboat, if it is going to be a taxi for these freeloaders – then the boat wont be involved as it cant go to sea without crew
deport all freeloaders
It’s maritime law they have to help a boat in distress.. they don’t get paid they are all voluntary and putting there lifes on the line for anybody so think of that beyond start slaging them of , living by the sea you should know about maritime law
Surely the French boat should be turning the boat back to where it came from instead of escorting it to British waters, what are we paying the French extortionate amounts of money for??
Exactly
The RNLI now conspires, along with this treacherous Liebore government and the French Navy pirates, to deceive the public by turning off their navigation positions.
Yesterday evening, the two RNLI vessels from Hastings and Eastbourne gave the impression that they were “Headed” towards Portsmouth.
The protesters headed for Portsmouth and the trap that had deliberately been set for them by the government.
The RNLI suddenly turned off their positions on AIS and other shipping tracking channels and charged course for Eastbourne where they eventually “landed their catch”.
So we now have the French government encroaching into British waters delivering their flotsam and jetsam. The British “government” deliberately conspiring to encourage illegal immigration. The once trustworthy RNLI and their “brave” volunteers conspiring to deceive the public by engaging in this illegal immigrant trade.
The Banana Republic of Britain is almost here, then they will start shooting dead any protesters, as that is the way all Banana republics treat dissent.
Stop blaming people that are putting there lifes on the line for strangers ,it’s maritime law that they have to help a boat in distress you should know this living by the sea , your a fool even believing that it would come to Portsmouth again , you just as gullible as alm the other protester most of them was not there to stop any boats they was only there to abuse police officers that was only there to stop a breach of the peace not to protect any one , if you only had a brain you would know this ,your the people wasting are tax money because no protest no police no tax money wasted simple facts , if you want to stop the boats as you say goto Dover get a ferry to France dress up as a illegal immigrant and every time a boat comes in run to it and pop it but know you would rather come complain on here like the little wet wipe you are!!!!
They weren’t rescued they were a taxi service ffs
Another one blaming people that put theee lives on the line for others, you live by the sea and don’t know maritime law go look it up ,you will see it’s law that they have to respond to a boat on distress, your one sad person with nothing better to do than slag of people that do good for nothing, give your head a shake