‘Don’t Wear RNLI Branding’ Says Charity to Deter Anti-Migrant Protests
The charity is reviewing security and telling volunteers to avoid branded clothing after crew members were called traitors online.
- The RNLI issued security guidance to volunteers on Thursday following "unacceptable abuse" from anti-migrant protesters in Dover and Portsmouth, advising staff to avoid wearing RNLI-branded clothing in some circumstances.
- After crews helped bring about 120 migrants ashore in Portsmouth on Sunday, volunteers faced harassment online, being labeled "traitors," and protests erupted at the RNLI College in Poole on Wednesday.
- Chief executive Peter Sparkes called the harassment "wholly unacceptable in a civilised society," while volunteers are "empowered to make decisions to keep yourself, your team or crew safe" and close stations if threatened.
- The Home Office stated that "directing abuse at people who risk their lives in the service of others is appalling," warning that content shared to intimidate "can cross into criminality."
- Sussex Police are investigating whether criminal offenses occurred, while RNLI vice-president Sir Robin Knox-Johnston urged the public to "have some sense about this," emphasizing crews operate solely for safety.
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