51525

Date of Incident: 
15/10/2024
Station: 
NCI Folkestone
Incident Summary: 
NCI observed an object, possibly a paddle board, adrift. HMCG informed. ILB tasked, and used Y Boat to retrieve object, which was found to be a balloon.
RNLI: 
Yes
Initiated: 
NCI
MCA: 
Yes
MCA No.: 
540671
Casualty Type: 
Unidentified Floating Object Reported
Cause of Incident: 
Marine Debris / Object / Oil Slick