英国皇家海上救生协会（RNLI）在志愿者和工作人员遭受网络及人身攻击后，重申将继续在英吉利海峡执行救援任务 1。RNLI首席执行官彼得·斯帕克斯表示，这些攻击包括针对工作人员及其家人的威胁，以及声称该慈善机构曾安置难民或进行秘密转移等谣言，这些指控"完全无根据且不属实" 1。
RNLI强调，根据国际海事法，任何船只发现海上遇险人员都必须提供援助 1。数据显示，2025年RNLI共启动9,058次救援行动，其中仅109次涉及英吉利海峡小船，占比1.2% 1。去年跨越英吉利海峡的小船难民中近95%由英国边境部队救起 1。
志愿者丹·辛克莱谈及一次救援经历，称遇险者的"船在他们眼前下沉"，其中一名小女孩向他表示感谢，这作为父亲的他深感触动 1。
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution has reaffirmed its commitment to rescuing people in distress at sea, even as its volunteers and staff face online and physical attacks.1 The charity's chief executive, Peter Sparks, condemned threats and false rumors circulating about the organization, which include claims that the RNLI has housed asylum seekers or relocated them to undisclosed locations.1 "Staff and their families have been threatened by people hiding behind masks or keyboards," Sparks stated.1 The organization has dismissed these allegations as "completely baseless and untrue."1
The attacks come amid ongoing political debate surrounding small boat crossings in the English Channel. In 2025, the RNLI has conducted 9,058 rescue operations, of which only 109 involved small boats in the Channel—representing just 1.2 percent of its total work.1 Meanwhile, nearly 95 percent of asylum seekers who crossed the Channel last year were rescued by UK Border Force, not the RNLI.1 The organization emphasizes that under international maritime law, any vessel that encounters people in distress at sea is obligated to provide assistance.1
One RNLI volunteer, Dan Sinclair, recounted a recent rescue operation during which a young girl told him directly: "I love you, thank you."1 "Their boat was sinking before their eyes," Sinclair recalled, describing the emotional weight of such interventions as a father himself.1
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