Date of Incident:
24/09/2025
Station:
NCI Porthcawl
Incident Summary:
HMCG tasked NCI Porthcawl to make scan for reported capsized kayaker - scan revealed black object but not casualty - CG asked to continue scanning.LB tasked - casualty found and recovered.
Black object was Casualty's backpack and also recovered All stood down
RNLI:
Yes
Initiated:
MCA/HMCG
MCA:
Yes
Casualty Type:
Visual Search for HMCG
Cause of Incident:
Vessel - Capsize