Incident Summaries

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The Total Number of Incidents since we started recording them can be found by selecting '-Year' from the Year filter : 8883
Alternatively select a specific year to see how many Incidents were reported for that Year.

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.


Please note: NCI Canvey Island was previously know as NCI Holehaven and moved location on Monday 18 October 2021. All NCI Canvey Island Incident Summaries before that date will be in respect of NCI Holehaven at its previous location.

Glossary of Terms
FAWGI = False Alarm With Good Intent, MoP = Member of the Public, NFA = No Further Action, HMCG, CG or MCA = Coastguard, MisPer = Missing Person
CRT = Coastguard Rescue Team, CGOC = Coast Guard Operations Centre, ILB/ALB/LB = Lifeboats, MV = Motor Vessel, MB = Motor Boat,
ML = Motor Launch, FV = Fishing Vessel, PB = Power Boat, PWC = Personal Water Craft ("Jet Ski"), RIB = Rigid Inflatable Boat,
VLCC = Very Large Crude Carrier, UKBF = UK Border Force
Incident No. Date of Incident Station Name Incident Summary Initiated by Lifeboat involved MCA
10220 17/09/2010 NCI Cape Cornwall Relayed MoP request for paramedic to attend distressed hill walker. Helo casevac to hospital. NCI No Yes
10219 15/09/2010 NCI Shoreham Reported jetski waving distress. Monitored recovery by ILB. NFA NCI Yes Yes
10218 15/09/2010 NCI Wells-next-the-Sea Reported windsurfers in difficulties. LB launched to escort in. NFA NCI Yes Yes
10217 15/09/2010 NCI Cape Cornwall Sighted lady trapped on cliff face. Watchkeeper assisted her down safely. NCI No No
10216 15/09/2010 NCI Portland Bill Assisted in locating disabled FV for LB to tow in safely. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
10215 12/09/2010 NCI Padstow Reported dinghy unable to right from a capsize. ILB attended to right and recover to shore. NCI Yes Yes
10214 12/09/2010 NCI Newhaven Monitored and reported on recovery of disabled MC by lifeboat. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
10213 11/09/2010 NCI Skegness Co-operated with CG over three days trying to locate interference on Chan. 16. No further info. MCA/HMCG No Yes
10212 11/09/2010 NCI Felixstowe Reported dangerous flotsam. MRCC authorised use of Chan.67 to vector RIB to recover large fender NCI No Yes
10211 09/09/2010 NCI Skegness CG requested info on smoke pall from vessel reported by MoP. Confirmed it was a regular dredger.NFA MCA/HMCG No Yes
10210 07/09/2010 NCI Gosport Reported disabled MB to QHM. Casualty recovered by passing MB. NFA NCI No No
10209 07/09/2010 NCI Rame Head Reported dog stranded on cliff face. CG Mobile attended to rescue. NCI No Yes
10208 06/09/2010 NCI Calshot Tower Reported RIB having lost one tube. ILB attended to escort in safely. NFA NCI Yes Yes
10207 04/09/2010 NCI Shoreham Monitored and relayed traffic from HM patrol re recovery of injured jetskiers to paramedic ashore. NCI No Yes
10206 04/09/2010 NCI Charlestown Relayed MoP report of jetski with engine problems. Reported Jetski returned safely. NFA MCA/HMCG No Yes
10205 02/09/2010 NCI Cape Cornwall Warned two yachts by loud hailer of approaching danger. Both turned away safely. NFA NCI No Yes
10204 01/09/2010 NCI Shoreham Reported small yacht aground. CG assessed for recovery next high tide. NFA NCI No Yes
10203 31/08/2010 NCI Porthdinllaen Involved in search for missing kayaker. Kayak and sadly deceased woman found by helo. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
10202 30/08/2010 NCI Wells-next-the-Sea Reported two windsurfers in trouble. LB recovered one the other returned safely. NFA NCI Yes Yes
10201 30/08/2010 NCI Porthdinllaen Assisted injured walker and corrected originall incorrect location for casevac. NCI No Yes
10199 29/08/2010 NCI Boscastle Relayed MoP report of dory in trouble near sea wall. CG team investigated without any trace. NFA NCI No Yes
10198 29/08/2010 NCI Newhaven Monitored and reported on recovery of disabled MB by MoP RIB. NFA NCI No Yes
10200 29/08/2010 NCI Wells-next-the-Sea Reported finding of spent non-military smoke grenades. Police removed. NFA NCI No Yes
10197 28/08/2010 NCI Gosport Relayed MoP report of capsized dinghy. GAFIRS tasked. NCI Yes Yes
10196 28/08/2010 NCI Prawle Point Monitored and reported on recovery and tow in of disabled RIB. NCI No Yes
10195 25/08/2010 NCI Prawle Point Requested by CG to transmit on Chan.16 to raise vessel unable to raise CG. No response. MCA/HMCG No Yes
10194 24/08/2010 NCI Froward Point Monitored and updated MRCC on recovery of disabled yacht by LB. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
10193 24/08/2010 NCI Wells-next-the-Sea MoP requested ambulance for injured husband. CG and paramedic attended to casevac to hospital. NCI No Yes
10192 24/08/2010 NCI Charlestown Reported group of MoP cut off by tide. CG attended. NCI/MRCC operating on Chan. Zero NCI No Yes
10191 23/08/2010 NCI Mablethorpe Reported windsurfer in possible trouble. LB launched. Surfer relocated and incident stood down. NCI Yes Yes
10190 23/08/2010 NCI Canvey Island Advised CG and PLA of yacht aground with solo crewman in difficulty. LB attended to assist. NCI Yes Yes
10189 22/08/2010 NCI Prawle Point Monitored and reported on progress of disabled launch under tow to Salcombe. NCI No Yes
10188 22/08/2010 NCI Portscatho MRCC requested surveillance for overdue yacht in low viz. Yacht eventually located by ILB. NFA MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
10187 22/08/2010 NCI Polruan Reported disabled tender unable to make harbour under oars. MRCC asked harbourmaster to tow in. NCI No Yes
10186 22/08/2010 NCI Worms Head Reported two MoP cut off by tide. Rescue team and ILB attended to escort safely to shore NCI Yes Yes
10185 21/08/2010 NCI Wells-next-the-Sea Relayed MoP report of missing child. Child found safely by family. MRCC informed. NCI No Yes
10184 21/08/2010 NCI Charlestown Cionfirmed to MRCC that kitesurfer reported at risk by MoP was in fact safe thuis saving a LB launch. MCA/HMCG No Yes
10183 17/08/2010 NCI Newhaven Contacted by CG re MoP report of craft in danger. Informed that regatta safety boats attending. NFA MCA/HMCG No Yes
10182 17/08/2010 NCI Charlestown Warned MoPs by horn of danger of tidal cutoff. MoPs responded and returned safely ashore. NCI No Yes
10181 15/08/2010 NCI Whitstable Reported two FV letting off flares off harbour mouth. CG assessed as a protest action. NFA NCI No Yes

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