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UK refused RNLI dockings for 120 migrants

9/8/2026

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  • UK authorities refused RNLI vessels carrying 120 migrants docking at Portsmouth and Southampton.
  • Associated British Ports said Southampton lacked suitable reception facilities and was not the closest port.
  • The migrants were landed at Eastney in Langstone Harbour where anti-migrant protesters blocked the only road.
  • Home Office minister Sarah Jones said the department would learn any needed lessons after the protests.