The RNLI's charitable rescue role is defended against complaints about whom it rescues. People recovered by a Royal Navy ship would also have to be cared for. The speakers differ over whether deploying the Navy would improve the wider situation, while agreeing that preventing deaths matters. One argument for naval involvement is a shortage of other vessels, alongside a separate proposal to police the organizations moving people through Europe. Comments about asylum aboard a warship remain part of that argument, without establishing the applicable immigration rules.
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Rescue duties after people are recovered at sea
An RNLI discussion distinguishes rescuing people from the care a Royal Navy ship owes once they are aboard.