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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53766 | 22/06/2025 | NCI Wells-next-the-Sea | NCI observed 4 MOP in distress, cut off by tide. HMCG informed, ILB tasked and recovered casualties. | NCI | Yes | Yes |
| 53767 | 22/06/2025 | NCI Exmouth | HMCG called NCI re yacht in difficulty. NCI established visual, vessel was dismasted. ILB tasked, and put crew member aboard. Vessel was then safely moored in estuary. All safe. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes |
| 53825 | 21/06/2025 | NCI Padstow | Pan pan issued re. yacht, 5 POB, with engine failure, drifting and no wind. HMCG called Harbour patrol vessel, but unable to assist so any nearby vessels asked. Fishing vessel responded, and offered a, tow. Casualty was towed to be met by harbour patrol vessel and towed to port and safety. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 53735 | 21/06/2025 | NCI Brancaster | NCI observed 30+ MsOP at risk of being cut off by tide. HMCG informed, Hovercraft and ILB tasked. Casualties were advised to wade back to shore, under supervision. All reached shore safely, assets , stood down. | NCI | Yes | Yes |
| 53739 | 21/06/2025 | NCI Mablethorpe | MOP reported to NCI a lost child on beach. HMCG informed on 999, and while on phone, child was found, and reunited with parent. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 53741 | 21/06/2025 | NCI Cleethorpes | MOP reported to NCI a child had been found on beach. NCI advised they be taken to a police led meeting point where the police would deal with it. | NCI | No | No |
| 53742 | 21/06/2025 | NCI Cleethorpes | NCI overheard radio reports of 7 dog walkers cut off by tide. CRT tasked, ILB launched and casualties were recovered to beach. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes |
| 53743 | 21/06/2025 | NCI Cleethorpes | MOP reported to NCI 2 lost children, been searching for 40 minutes. Police called on 999. HMCG informed. casualties were then found and returned to grandparent. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 53745 | 21/06/2025 | NCI Cleethorpes | MOP reported to NCI a lost child.Police were still in attendance from previous incident. Search initiated, parent located child, and police offered safety advice. | NCI | No | No |
| 53746 | 21/06/2025 | NCI Cleethorpes | MOP reported to NCI a missing child. Police informed, search initiated. HMCG informed, ILB requested. CRT were then tasked and missing child was found 1/2 mile away from initial sighting. | NCI | Yes | Yes |
| 53756 | 21/06/2025 | NCI Canvey Island | Vessel issued May Day re. 2 persons in water - both wearing lifejackets. NCI advised HMCG. second vessel retrieved casualties, and returned them to original vessel. CG updated. Both safe and well. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 53763 | 21/06/2025 | NCI Porthcawl | NCI were observing 3 Paddle boards, 4 POB, when alert sounded re paddle boarders in difficulty. HMCG asked NCI to monitor. ILBs tasked, but NCI observed them to self rescue, CG updated, assets , stood down. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes |
| 53796 | 21/06/2025 | NCI Filey | NCI observed 4 walkers cut off by tide, HMCG informed, ILB tasked and recovered casualties. | NCI | Yes | Yes |
| 53765 | 21/06/2025 | NCI Porthcawl | HMCG called NCI re. report from MOP of a paddle boarder in difficulty. NCI located casualty, and AWLB, which was in area, was diverted to assist. NCI conned LB to casualty. Second paddle boarder, went to assist, and casualty reached shore safely. LB stood down. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes |
| 53740 | 20/06/2025 | NCI Porthcawl | NCI observed a paddle boarder and a kayaker a long way offshore. HMCG informed, monitoring requested. casualties appeared to be tiring, CG updated, ILB tasked. CG was in area so hovered over , casualties. ILB recovered both exhausted casualties, and returned them to shore. Assets stood down. | NCI | Yes | Yes |
| 53714 | 20/06/2025 | NCI Newhaven | HMG called NCI re. capsized catamaran, visual requested, confirmed, 2 POB. Monitoring requested, vessel righted, CG updated. Incident closed, but NCI continued to monitor. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 53716 | 20/06/2025 | NCI Bass Point | HMCG called NCI re. motor vessel, 3 POB, adrift with engine failure. Monitoring requested. AWLB tasked, and undertook tow to safe harbour. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes |
| 53717 | 20/06/2025 | NCI Lee-on-the-Solent | NCI observed a capsized dinghy, 1 person in the water. HMCG informed, monitoring requested. Wind surfer tried to tow dinghy, local LB tasked, but casualties reached shore. All well, assets stood down | NCI | Yes | Yes |
| 53718 | 20/06/2025 | NCI St Donat's Bay | HMCG issued broadcast re. paddle boarder in difficulty. NCI observed 2 paddle boarders on CCTV, CG informed. CRT and ILB tasked. Both casualties managed to reach shore unaided, checked by LB. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes |
| 53719 | 20/06/2025 | NCI Fleetwood | NCI observed a yacht aground, HMCG informed, monitoring requested. CRT attended lookout, ILB tasked, and the 1 POB had miscalculated tides, and would await incoming tide to refloat. | NCI | Yes | Yes |
| 53721 | 20/06/2025 | NCI Hengistbury Head | MOP reported to HMCG 3 paddle boarders possibly in trouble. NCI carried out search and saw them climbing onto a buoy, CG updated. casualties then left buoy and returned to shore, all safe. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 53722 | 20/06/2025 | NCI Porthcawl | NCI observed a kayak, 2 POB, no lifejackets, making no progress against tide. HMCG informed. ILB tasked, and found occupants under influence of alcohol and refusing assistance. Casualties , eventually reached shallow water and were helped by families to shore. | NCI | Yes | Yes |
| 53704 | 19/06/2025 | NCI Hengistbury Head | Police visited lookout re. a MISPER, and gave description. Location unknown. NCI advised HMCG of incident. NCI maintained search but nothing seen. NCI stood down, but incident ongoing. | Police | No | Yes |
| 53707 | 19/06/2025 | NCI Penzance | HMCG called NCI re. report from MOP of windsurfer in difficulty. Search requested, casualty identified, CG informed. Local F.V. requested to assist, and towed casualty to a local harbour boat, who , transferred casualty to beach and safety. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 53708 | 19/06/2025 | NCI Froward Point | NCI observed a lone kayaker, no buoyancy aid, heading straight out to sea. HMCG informed, and casualty continued to head out. Last seen 7km offshore. Cg asked all vessels to look out, and also next , NCI station, but nothing more was seen or heard. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 57309 | 19/06/2025 | NCI Llandudno | NCI observed 4 MOP sunbathing on sandbank, in danger of being cut off by tide. HMCG informed, monitoring requested. Casualties then waded ashore no injuries, all safe. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 53715 | 19/06/2025 | NCI Whitstable | NCI observed a MOP had fallen on beach, and was incapacitated. HMCG informed, CRT tasked. W/K stayed with casualty. Casualty was recovered by Fire and Rescue and ambulance. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 53720 | 19/06/2025 | NCI Porthcawl | HMCG called NCI re. report from Police of a person possibly in water. NCI observed a person on rocks, CH informed. Police attended and made contact with casualty, HELO and CRT on scene. Casualty, was removed in Police vehicle. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes |
| 53694 | 18/06/2025 | NCI Worms Head | NCI observed 2 paddle boarders struggling, HMCG informed, CRT tasked. Casualties called on loudhailer and told to stay put. CG asked yacht to help but it was too shallow. ILB tasked, but casualties , thought to have self rescued. ILB stood down, however the actual casualties were still on the water, but did manage to reach shore safely. | NCI | Yes | Yes |
| 53732 | 18/06/2025 | NCI Polruan | An extensive search over 2 days had been carried out for a missing vulnerable person, involving LBs, CRT and Police with negative results. An off duty W/K came across casualty off the coast path in a , confused and dehydrated state. HMCG informed, CRT, Police, ambulance and HELO tasked. Casualty was recovered by HELO and taken to hospital. | NCI | Yes | Yes |
| 53695 | 18/06/2025 | NCI Newhaven | HMCG called NCI re. report from MOP of a paddle boarder in difficulty. NCI initiated search but saw nothing of concern. Monitoring continued until lookout closed, with nothing of concern seen. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 53701 | 18/06/2025 | NCI Penzance | HMCG called NCI re. concern for a small dinghy off harbour, reported by MOP. NCI had logged dinghy, 2 POB, fishing and no sign of any problem. NFA. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 53691 | 18/06/2025 | NCI Porthcawl | HMCG called NCI re. call from MOP re. a fishing vessel in trouble. search requested. 2 Fishing vessels had been seen by NCI, neither had a problem, CG updated. NFA. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 53681 | 17/06/2025 | NCI Hengistbury Head | HMCG called NCI re. report from MOP of a RIB with engine trouble in harbour. ILB tasked by CG, and towed vessel and occupants back to LB station. All safe. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes |
| 53689 | 17/06/2025 | NCI Calshot Tower | yacht issued a Pan Pan - lone sailor struck by boom and injured. NCI had vessel on AIS, location supplied to HMCG. CG then issued May Day, ILB tasked. Police RIB also tasked. LB took casualty on, board, police RIB towed yacht to harbour. casualty was met by ambulance. HELO stood down. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes |
| 53692 | 17/06/2025 | NCI Lee-on-the-Solent | SART alert from a jetski was activated. NCI identified craft on CCTV. May Day call was then received - man overboard. NCI gave HMCG position. Yacht identified source a jetski close to race buoy., ILB tasked and contacted jetski to inform them their beacon had been activated. All assets stood down. CRT met with owner at shore. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes |
| 53672 | 16/06/2025 | NCI Gosport | HMCG issued a Pan Pan re. fishing vessel with engine failure. NCI had visual, CG informed and monitoring requested. Passing vessel established tow to safe harbour, CG updated, Pan Pan cancelled. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 53680 | 15/06/2025 | NCI Hornsea | NCI observed a paddle boarder being carried at speed by a flood tide. HMCG informed. CRT attended lookout, inshore rescue boat launched. Casualty was escorted back to shore by rescue boat. | NCI | Yes | Yes |
| 53659 | 14/06/2025 | NCI Lee-on-the-Solent | MOP called NCI re. windsurfer thought to be in difficulty. casualty not visible. W/Ks walked to establish visual, and casualty exited water without assistance. Rigging was still at sea. HMCG informed , already aware. Welfare advice given to casualty by NCI. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 53687 | 14/06/2025 | NCI Penzance | HMCG called NCI re. report from MOP of a paddle boarder in difficulty. NCI established visual, CG asked them to monitor. ILB tasked, but casualty managed to get ashore before LB arrived. , CRT met casualty to check all was well. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes |