Isle of Wight MPs Thank RNLI Crews After Rescue of 140 Migrants Out at Sea

COUNCIL MOVES TO REASSURE ISLANDERS FOLLOWING MAJOR CHANNEL MIGRANT INCIDENT

The likelihood of migrant boats landing on the Isle of Wight remains ‘extremely low’ says the Isle of Wight Council. The article COUNCIL MOVES TO REASSURE ISLANDERS FOLLOWING MAJOR CHANNEL MIGRANT INCIDENT was published by Isle of Wight News - Island Echo.

Police camp outside RNLI amid "traitor" hate campaign over migrants rescue

The RNLI has come under fire for its role in the migrants rescue

Isle of Wight MPs thank RNLI crews after rescue of 140 migrants out at sea

The Isle of Wight's two MPs have reacted to the unprecedented migrant crossing of 140 asylum seekers, which prompted a major rescue operation

Nazi thug Ryan Ferguson targets lifeboat volunteers after Portsmouth channel rescue

Neo-nazi thug Ryan Ferguson’s latest hate campaign has targeted two RNLI volunteers who helped rescue asylum seekers in the Channel on Sunday, publishing th ...

Isle of Wight Migrant Boat Crossing

The largest single-vessel crossing of the English Channel off the Isle of Wight was an interception of a migrant boat carrying 160 people, witnessed on 6 September 2026. RNLI lifeboats from Bembridge and Yarmouth were called, and after their assistance, HM Coastguard and Weymouth RNLI were also in attendance. No one drowned, and all were...