Originally Posted by
pr00ne
A4scooter,
Oh come on! Talk about demonising refugees! Did you see the TV footage of the dead baby washed up on the shores of the Med? Or the terrified 4 year old girl being handed up to a rescuer from a sinking boat? These are desperate people who have suffered a lot to get as far as they have got. Calling them 'refugees' as you do is disingenuous and frankly appalling!
WEBF/Hunterboy,
Actually the UK Border Force has NINE vessels, it has 4 32 Ton Coastal Patrol Vessels in addition to the 5 Cutters, each of which also carry a RIB and a Rescue Boat.
As to your throw away nonsense about Council Housing, I guess you have no idea what these folk go through do you?
I did not mention Council Housing and am not of the "let them drown - machine gun them" view that sadly is expressed. I was merely trying to answer KenV's question about responsibility for SAR, maritime safety, maritime law enforcement, etc.