英国皇家全国救生艇机构（RNLI）因参与救援跨越英吉利海峡的难民而遭到极右翼人士的骚扰和抗议，随后却获得了"显著"增加的捐款。1该慈善机构的工作人员和志愿者面临在线和人身骚扰，多地警察部署到其设施周围进行保护。1
周日，RNLI救生艇在怀特岛附近截获了120名寻求庇护者，将其带到伊斯特尼的朗斯通港。1周三晚间，约50名抗议者聚集在RNLI位于普尔的总部外，数十名多塞特郡警察驻守现场。1RNLI副主席罗宾·诺克斯-约翰斯坦爵士谴责这些骚扰行为为"相当令人厌恶的"。1普尔旧救生艇博物馆因志愿者遭到抗议者的言语骚扰随后宣布关闭。1
尽管面临压力，RNLI表示将继续执行其海上救生使命。1该机构发言人指出："本周收到的捐款数量大幅增加，欢迎了许多新支持者加入我们的慈善机构。"1数据显示，2025年RNLI救生艇共出动9058次，其中仅109次是应对英吉利海峡小船，占其救援工作的1.2%。1去年在英吉利海峡乘坐小船跨越的人中，近95%被英国边境力量拦截。1
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) has experienced a significant boost in charitable contributions after facing harassment from far-right activists opposed to its participation in rescuing asylum seekers crossing the English Channel 1. The organization's staff and volunteers have endured both online and in-person intimidation, prompting police deployments to facilities in multiple locations 1.
On Sunday, RNLI lifeboats brought 120 asylum seekers intercepted near the Isle of Wight to Eastney at Langstone Harbour 1. The incident sparked protests, with approximately 50 demonstrators gathering outside the RNLI's headquarters in Poole on Wednesday evening, where dozens of Dorset police officers were stationed 1. In response to the campaign against the charity, RNLI Vice-Chair Sir Robin Knox-Johnston condemned the harassment as "quite abhorrent" 1. A spokesperson for the organization stated: "We have seen a significant increase in the number of donations we have received this week, and we have welcomed many new supporters joining our charity" 1.
In 2025, RNLI lifeboats launched 9,058 times, with only 109 of those callouts related to small boats in the English Channel—representing just 1.2 percent of its overall rescue work 1. Last year, nearly 95 percent of people attempting to cross the English Channel by small boat were intercepted by UK Border Force 1. The Poole Old Lifeboat Museum subsequently closed following multiple incidents in which volunteers were verbally harassed by protesters 1.
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