More deaths in the channel

[motorbiking]

People feared dead after migrant boat incident

The small boat got into difficulties in the English Channel in the early hours, say coastguards.

www.bbc.co.uk

Looks like it was our side of the channel this time. Quite a lot of SARs vessels out and about in the area at the moment.

 

[Odds]

Is that a screenshot of an early 90s version of Battleships?

 

[motorbiking]

RNLI_LIFEBOAT 14-15 Current Position (Search and Rescue vessel, MMSI: 232002380) - MyShipTracking

Real-time and current position of RNLI_LIFEBOAT 14-15 (Search and Rescue vessel, MMSI: 232002380) on ais live map is in North Sea with coordinates 51.32890° / 1.41948° and speed 0 knots as reported on 2024-04-03 10:26 by AIS live data.

www.myshiptracking.com

There are plenty of other trackers - I looked up the closest RNLI life boat to see what was going on.

I can't believe people are crazy enough to cross the channel in these boats, in these conditions.

3 hours sat still in -3 is going to give you hyperthermia without even thinking about what would happen if you got splashed/wet

 

[ReganAndCarter]

I can't believe people are crazy enough to cross the channel in these boats, in these conditions.

They're desperate.

Desperate to check into a Holiday Inn because the French wouldn't put them up in 4* luxury. Desperate to have an easy life on the hard pressed UK tax payer.

 

[Justin Passing]

Even the French press is complaining that the UK is too soft on them...

 

[Ivor Windybottom]

A big fat "told you so" to the do-gooders who have been encouraging and facilitating this reckless behaviour.

Would they be taking these risks if the RNLI taxi didn't pick them up halfway across, shortly after they phoned them up? I suspect not.

 

[Dork Lard]

A big fat "told you so" to the do-gooders who have been encouraging and facilitating this reckless behaviour.

I find it odd, very odd, that these people are hiding behind the cloak of anonymity.

 

[Justin Passing]

4 lifeboats out there now (yellow hl) one French wwarship (blue hl)

Are the lifeboats "patrolling" ?

 

[diy_fun_uk]

Rishi talking tough yesterday and today on this.

We'll see ...

 

[Ihavenojob]

"Lessons will be learnt" Yeah? Like **** they will.

 

[diy_fun_uk]

This is what people are up against if they try to debate this (with a view to reducing boat crossings) or to offer temp solutions to housing these people.

Labour MP compares housing migrants at Pontins to 'concentration camp'

The Norwich South MP was accused of using 'inflammatory language' as he tore into the Tories' record on handling asylum claims.

www.dailymail.co.uk

What would Clive Lewis propose as more suitable accommodation for them? No less than 3 bed semis on new build housing estates? No less than 4 star hotels?

For as much as I can't be bothered with the Tories on many fronts, Labour are very good at shouting them down but not actually saying what plans/policies they would implement. Luxury of being in opposition I suppose. Be interesting to see what they actually do (on this and other stuff) if they get in at next GE.

Wait, I already know. For the first 5 years minimum, they'll just say 'we're still clearing up the mess from the Tories'

 

[motorbiking]

@Justin Passing The best way to find out is, click the historic AIS data for the past week and then add each of the key vessels (MMSI) to the layer. There are few of bigger Trent classes that seem to be on migrant taxi duty. Add in Defender and the French warships and you can see the pattern.

 

[Ivor Windybottom]

I find it odd, very odd, that these people are hiding behind the cloak of anonymity.

I'm assuming you're expressing your indignation , please explain what you think is the issue.

Current policies have stuck a blooming great pot of gold, including being collected, getting a free hotel room, full board and pocket money, and ultimately a passport at the end of an extremely hazardous journey. Do you not think that this may just possibly encourage more to take those risks and therefore come to a very tragic end?

This is all the grimmest possible example of unintended consequences, it was obvious that this was where things were heading and well-meaning people have inadvertently contributed.

 

[ReganAndCarter]

Rishi talking tough yesterday and today on this.

We'll see ...

 

[ReganAndCarter]

What's Himmy's view on all this?

Sorry, I forgot. He won't be on here lecturing us for a few months.