During 2020 all NCI stations closed for two months at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. On re-opening most stations were single-crewed for the rest of the year.
| Incident No. | Date of Incident | Station Name | Incident Summary | Initiated by | Lifeboat involved | MCA | MCA No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53370 | 15/05/2025 | NCI Lee-on-the-Solent | NCI observed an unattended lifting floating past lookout. HMCG informed, no-one visible. Object was floating towards a sailing club flotilla, so club warned of danger, safety boat asked to pick it up., Local ILB tasked, and asked NCI for location. Safety boat collected ring, LB updated, incident closed. No I/D on ring. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 015684 |
| 53363 | 14/05/2025 | NCI Porthcawl | NCI observed 2 paddle boarders in difficulty, one trying to tow the other. HMCG informed, monitoring requested. ILB tasked, but casualties managed to self rescue. ILB put crew ashore to advise , casualties, and gave them a lift back to their launch point. NFA. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 015496 |
| 53367 | 14/05/2025 | NCI Nells Point | NCI observed 2 MOP on island, just before causeway flooded. HMCG advised, then casualties self rescued by wading across causeway. CG updated. NFA | NCI | No | Yes | n/a |
| 53356 | 14/05/2025 | NCI Llandudno | NCI observed a paddle boarder drifting uncontrollably away from shore against wind and tide. HMCG informed, ILB tasked, and assisted casualty to shore. All safe. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 015495 |
| 53357 | 13/05/2025 | NCI Hengistbury Head | MOP called NCI re missing person, who suffers from anxiety. HMCG informed. Caller details given to CG. MISPER later found safe and well after lookout closed. | NCI | No | Yes | 015383 |
| 53336 | 12/05/2025 | NCI Torbay | NCI observed 4 MOP arrive on a protected site, via kayak and SUP. Harbour master informed, and made his way in his launch. Trespassers asked to vacate site. | NCI | No | No | n/a |
| 53351 | 12/05/2025 | NCI Porthcawl | HMCG called NCI re. report from MOP of a flashing light from a vessel. NCI identified vessel which had exited marina, 2 POB an hour ago. Vessel appeared to have no issues, and returned to marina soon , afterwards. NFA. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 015222 |
| 53353 | 12/05/2025 | NCI Penzance | Pan Pan issued re. yacht with prop fouled by rope. NCI advisedHMCG they had visual, monitoring requested. Fishing vessel arrived and took casualty under tow to port - all safe. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 015174 |
| 53355 | 12/05/2025 | NCI Rhoscolyn | HMCG called NCI asking for visual on broken down RIB - confirmed. CG informed of vessel close by, but ILB had been tasked. ILB undertook tow to safety of bay. NFA | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 015192 |
| 53327 | 11/05/2025 | NCI St Alban's Head | NCI received a DSC alert from a dismasted catamaran. No response so May Day relay issued by NCI by 999 to HMCG. NCI established visual on vessel. May Day then issues by casualty, 2 POB, yacht standing, by nearby. AWLB tasked and undertook tow to safety. | NCI | No | Yes | 014996 |
| 53332 | 11/05/2025 | NCI Wells-next-the-Sea | NCI observed 4 MOP plus dog possibly cut off by tide. HMCG informed, ILB alerted. Casualties then manage to wade back safely, CRT met them to check all ok. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 015052 |
| 53335 | 11/05/2025 | NCI Lee-on-the-Solent | NCI observed a yacht dragging its anchor, HMCG informed. ILB tasked. ILB contacted skipper, and it was agreed assets could stand down. NFA | NCI | Yes | Yes | 015009 |
| 53337 | 11/05/2025 | NCI Porthcawl | NCI observed kite surfer possibly in difficulty, and swimming ashore. Lifeguards informed, and they rang HMCG. ILB tasked, NCI monitored situation by camera. ILB recovered casualty to beach, NFA | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 015005 |
| 53358 | 10/05/2025 | NCI Portland Bill | HMCG called NCI re. report of dory with engine failure, 2 POB. NCI advised a dive boat was in ares, CG asked it to assist. Dive Boat took both persons on board and towed dory to marina. All safe. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 014809 |
| 53329 | 10/05/2025 | NCI Porthcawl | NCI observed a kite surfer in difficulty. HMCG informed, camera monitoring carried out. ILB tasked, then casualty self rescued but had difficulty with board. ILB continued to scene, and contacted , casualty, and gave advice. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 014792 |
| 53330 | 10/05/2025 | NCI Nells Point | NCI observed 2 MOP attempting to walk across a flooded causeway. HMCG informed, ILB tasked and returned casualties to shore safely. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 014854 |
| 53331 | 10/05/2025 | NCI Bembridge | NCI observed a SART signal on AIS. HMCG informed, details of alert, including screenshots supplied. Outcome unknown. | NCI | No | Yes | n/a |
| 53315 | 10/05/2025 | NCI Hengistbury Head | HMCG called NCI re. report of yacht aground from MOP. NCI spotted a motor vessel in the position given, CG advised. CRT tasked, AWLB requested, however vessel managed to refloat itself and carry on. , NFA. (See I/R 53317) | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 014822 |
| 53316 | 10/05/2025 | NCI Stone Point | Yacht reported a RIB in difficulty, NCI contacted by HMCg, they had visual. Yacht reported RIB was being towed to shore, yacht resumed its passage. RIB then moved off. NFA | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 014788 |
| 53317 | 10/05/2025 | NCI Needles | HMCG called NCI requesting visual on yacht reported grounded. Visual confirmed, vessel did not respond to radio calls. Second yacht confirmed vessel was aground. Casualty released itself under , power, and resumed passage. (SeeI/R 53315) | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 014822 |
| 53318 | 10/05/2025 | NCI Worms Head | HMCG called NCI for update on 2 MOP reported starnded by partner. NCI confirmed 3 MOP had informed NCI they were staying on island overnight. NCI had not seen 2 others. ILB tasked to do , shore patrol, no sign. CG contacted the 2 MOP who had thought to play a joke on partners, but did not realise emergency services would be tasked. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 014852 |
| 53333 | 09/05/2025 | NCI Shoreham | NCI observed a MOP on beach possibly in distress. HMCG informed, CRT tasked. NCI gave CRT location details. CRT contacted casualty and found all was well. NFA. | NCI | No | Yes | 014689 |
| 53334 | 09/05/2025 | NCI Shoreham | Vessel called NCI re. engine failure. Visual established. Vessel advised to inform HMCG. CG then advised NCI the vessel had informed them they had restarted engine and all was well. | NCI | No | Yes | 014691 |
| 53310 | 09/05/2025 | NCI Canvey Island | HMCG called NCI and asked them to look for a vessel in distress following a distress signal. Vessel located by CCTV, a RIB with 5 POB and one pulling it through the mud. CG informed. ILB and CRT , tasked. CRT arrived at last location, confirmed 6 POB, and vessel was towed by the ILB to the yacht club. Casualties met by CRT, one very cold. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 014635 |
| 53319 | 09/05/2025 | NCI Porthcawl | Police visited lookout re. vulnerable person in area. Search with cameras carried out, HMCG informed. Police then informed NCI person had been found. NFA | Police | No | Yes | POL838 |
| 53287 | 08/05/2025 | NCI St Ives | A RIB called NCI with engine failure and a flat battery. Had called HMCG, Pan Pan issued. Local vessel responded and towed casualty with 3 POB back to harbour. All safe. | NCI | No | Yes | 014508 |
| 53292 | 08/05/2025 | NCI Swanage | HMCG tasked AWLB to a yacht with broken steering and a crew member who was ill. NCI located casualty, and gave CG detailed position, but no visible. LB reached vessel, and undertook tow , to port. Crew member not serious. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 014505 |
| 53303 | 08/05/2025 | NCI St Alban's Head | Neighbouring NCI station called to ask if they could see a yacht with a broken tiller, and 1 crew unwell. Search was negative. Vessel had no VHF so comms by phone only. AWLB found vessel and towed , it to safe harbour. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 014505 |
| 53325 | 07/05/2025 | NCI Felixstowe | HMCG called NCI re. yacht reported overdue. 1 POB. Search requested, nothing seen. CG and CRT updated. Pan Pan issued, fixed wing aircraft located vessel off Lowestoft. Vessel and casualty well. , NFA. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 014406 |
| 53288 | 07/05/2025 | NCI Exmouth | HMCG asked NCI for visual on rowing boat, 4 POB, reporting a casualty in the water. NCI conformed visual, ILB recovered casualty, who sadly was deceased. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 014422 |
| 53276 | 07/05/2025 | NCI St Alban's Head | MOP reported to NCI an unresponsive person on coast path, gave W3W address. 2 W/Ks went to scene with first aid kit (incl defib). HMCG informed, ambulance called on 999. First Aid given until , emergency services arrived. Sadly casualty could not be revived. All details passed to Police. Assets stood down. | NCI | No | Yes | 014415 |
| 53280 | 06/05/2025 | NCI Mablethorpe | HMCG asked NCI to look for an inflatable. Search revealed nothing. CG informed. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 014329 |
| 53283 | 06/05/2025 | NCI Gorleston | HMCG called NCI to look for vulnerable adult, possible self harm. Casualty was located by CRT, and conveyed to hospital by ambulance. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 014281 |
| 53284 | 06/05/2025 | NCI Gorleston | HMCG called NCI re. possible missing swimmer, seen to enter water 20 minutes earlier. Search revealed nothing. Assets stood down. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 014302 |
| 53304 | 06/05/2025 | NCI Hornsea | MOP called NCI to report a swimmer, considered to be a possible suicide risk. HMCG informed, monitoring requested. Informant then came to station with more detail, and casualties history. Casualty , was then reported to be in local pub, and was met there by original informant. CG informed assets stood down. | NCI | No | Yes | 014313 |
| 53246 | 05/05/2025 | NCI Worms Head | NCI observed 2 MOP on closed causeway. HMCG informed, siren an voice deployed to warn casualties. CRT and ILB tasked. ILB recovered casualties, advice given. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 014157 |
| 53248 | 05/05/2025 | NCI Torbay | HMCG called NCI re. report of 4 paddle boarders possibly in difficulty. They had been observed by NCI earlier. Sea condition s were challenging but group were together. Unfortunately, CCTV was , inoperative, so further info was unavailable, but local CRT was tasked. No further NCI involvement. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 014194 |
| 53256 | 05/05/2025 | NCI Swanage | Seastar recur boat contacted NCI re. locating vessel with loss of power. vessel already under observation, location passed on. HMCG informed of situation. Casualty taken under tow to port. NFA | NCI | No | Yes | n/a |
| 53257 | 05/05/2025 | NCI Calshot Tower | NCI observed 2 paddle boarders, on one board, waving, and in potential difficulty. HMCG informed, casualties stuck on small island, CRT tasked. One casualty tried pushing other towards beach. CG , updated. ILB tasked to stand by. casualties eventually reached shore and safety. Assets stood down. Fire engine arrived to check casualties. All safe and well. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 014207 |
| 53259 | 04/05/2025 | NCI Nells Point | NCI observed a RIB, 2 POB, and 2 jet skis move towards an anchored cargo vessel, and spent time alongside. HMCG informed, monitoring requested. Vessels then departed scene. CG updated, NFA. | NCI | No | Yes | n/a |