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RNLI 'taxi service' boats packed with mega dinghy migrants rejected by two English ports

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RNLI boats full of illegal migrants from a mega dinghy in the Solent were rejected by two English ports. On Sunday, two lifeboats operated by the charity picked up 140 migrants from a single vessel before ferrying them over to the harbour in Eastney, Hampshire. Upon their arrival, hundreds of furious locals poured onto the streets in protest , blocking traffic while police carrying riot shields formed a blockade. Prior to the unrest, both the Southampton Vessel Traffic Service and the King’s Harbour Master Portsmouth had stopped the RNLI entering their ports, an open marine VHF radio broadcast has revealed. TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say The harbourmasters threatened the charity with legal action if they approached either Southampton or Portsmouth to bring the illegal migrants into Britain, confirming the "asylum seekers" did not face any risk to life. After being turned away, the lifeboats brought the migrants to Eastney, where masked demonstrators blocked the road leading away from

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