Date of Incident:
16/06/2026
Station:
NCI Hengistbury Head
Incident Summary:
HMCG tasked ILB to look for a reported upturned dinghy. NCI advised LB this was in a blind spot, and therefore did not have visual. NCI did see an object which turned out to be an autonomous drone.
Search revealed nothing, Assets stood down.
RNLI:
Yes
Initiated:
MCA/HMCG
MCA:
Yes
Casualty Type:
Visual Search for HMCG
Cause of Incident:
FAWGI