Date of Incident:
31/01/2025
Station:
NCI Hengistbury Head
Incident Summary:
HMCG called NCI asking if they had visual after a SART alert - negative. NCI sent screenshot of display showing position. two vessels searched area, with negative results. Station closed,
but it was later reported that the MMSI number was from a French yacht in Cherbourg marina. There had been several spurious SART alarms recently
RNLI:
No
Initiated:
NCI
MCA:
Yes
MCA No.:
002768
Casualty Type:
Monitor Comms for HMCG
Cause of Incident:
FAWGI