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As I have edited my original post, as the story I read on social media was that a fishing boat was stopping a RNLI life boat helping people, while at sea. Asked if others had read anything similar.
Should I edit my post once more for clarity?
With a little further looking found the london economic article that I linked to and edited my post for clarity.
I agree with the racist brexiteer scum comment.
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Nope, you're fine, local reporting was typically sensationalist. I made a couple of calls and what actually happened was that the lifeboat normally launches West of the harbour arm; because of sea conditions it launched on the East which is where the fleet is. There was a fishing boat coming in which was briefly in the way, the twats were just twats, not fishermen.
I am pretty sure that if the RNLI was government funded, Priti bloody Patel would find a way to prevent them saving poor desperate people in unseaworthy boats. Sea conditions are likely to be shite for the next few days, I hope this deters the gangsters who are nearly as culpable as our incumbent fascists.
ColinTheBald
I would be surprised if the 'protestors', for which read racist brexiteer scum have anything to do with the Hastings fishermen. The volunteers who man the RNLI lifeboat are predominantly taken from the commercial beach-launched fishing fleet, many of which I know and like. They will rescue anyone, including a bunch of drunken French yachtsmen I saw 5 miles out who had lost the ability to speak, let alone sail.