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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53913 | 01/07/2025 | NCI Charlestown | HMCG reported a MOP stuck on cliff face, CRT en route. CRT coordinated rescue from NCI lookout. ILB recovered casualty to beach - all safe. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes |
| 53917 | 01/07/2025 | NCI Calshot Tower | NCI informed HMCG 2 persons had fallen from jetski and unable to remount. Second jetski attended, NCI asked to monitor. Casualties were then recovered, with their jetski, aided by extra person on , second jetski. No injuries. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 53890 | 30/06/2025 | NCI Swanage | NCI observed a person on a jetski waving. 1 person in the water. HMCG informed, ILB tasked, recovered jetski and 2 casualties. Jetski had engine failure. | NCI | Yes | Yes |
| 53916 | 30/06/2025 | NCI Porthcawl | HMCG called LGs re. MISPER and CRT tasked. NCI offered to aid search with cameras. Police then arrived at lookout with casualty, CG updated. MISPER reunited with carer. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 53891 | 29/06/2025 | NCI Newhaven | HMCG called NCI re. distress beacon activated from vessel. Search requested. NCI identified vessel, CG issued Mayday, AWLB tasked. and ascertained it was a false activation. NFA. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes |
| 53892 | 29/06/2025 | NCI Nells Point | NCI observed a MOP asleep on beach, with incoming tide. HMCG informed, W/K went to speak to person, with no response. After second attempt casualty walked to safety. RNLI crew spoke to casualty, but , unwilling to accept advice. NFA. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 53915 | 29/06/2025 | NCI Porthcawl | NCI observed a jetski with engine trouble, drifting. HMCG informed, ILB tasked, NCI monitored situation. Jetski rider informed LB there was no problem, he was waiting for tide to access a beach. NFA | NCI | Yes | Yes |
| 53871 | 29/06/2025 | NCI Brancaster | NCI observed 4 MOP and 2 dogs stranded on island by incoming tide. HMCG informed, CRT and Hovercraft tasked. Casualties tried to swim, and were recovered by Hovercraft to the beach. | NCI | Yes | Yes |
| 53879 | 29/06/2025 | NCI Lee-on-the-Solent | MOP informed NCI a paddle boarder was in difficulty, HMCG aware. NCI established visual, and casualty seemed fine. CG issued May Day, LB tasked. NCI informed CG casualty was not in difficulty, and had come ashore. May Day cancelled, assets stood down. Casualty was advised by NCI that waving could be misunderstood. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes |
| 53880 | 29/06/2025 | NCI Folkestone | Concern was expressed for yacht aground on rocks. Vessel was a solo round Britain sailor. HMCG aware. CCTV showed sailor preparing to refloat yacht, CRT and ILB on scene. casualty then refloated, and carried on its passage. | NCI | Yes | Yes |
| 53865 | 28/06/2025 | NCI Cleethorpes | HMCG reported a lost child on Ch0. NCI commenced search, CRT attended lookout, asked for search but already under way. CRT then had a message that child had been found. NFA. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 53866 | 28/06/2025 | NCI Southend | NCI reported to HMCG 3 paddle boarders were caught up in a boom, 40 mtrs offshore. 2 MOP swam out to casualties and assisted their recovery to beach. All safe, CG updated. NFA | NCI | No | Yes |
| 53870 | 28/06/2025 | NCI Mablethorpe | HMCG called NCI requesting a search for 2 paddle boards, 3 POB. LB tasked, Pan Pan issued. LB requested HELO. Casualties were found safe and well. NFA. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes |
| 53872 | 28/06/2025 | NCI Mablethorpe | Parent and two children on a paddle board, and the board capsized. Parent and one child were recovered, but second child could not be found. HMCG informed. ILB, HELO and fixed wing aircraft tasked., NCI asked to search, visual and camera. Search was ongoing when lookout closed. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes |
| 53873 | 28/06/2025 | NCI Cleethorpes | HMCG CRT team reported a missing adult on walking frame, having been reported to Police by family. NCI requested to search, W/K walking with hand held radio to car park. Casualty then found, NFA | Police | No | Yes |
| 53881 | 28/06/2025 | NCI Cleethorpes | MOP reported to NCI a collapsed MOP close to station, but out of view. W/K went to casualty, who was on prescription drugs and was struggling in the heat. HMCG CRT team attended, and paramedics , called ambulance. Casualty was treated for heat related illness. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 53885 | 28/06/2025 | NCI Wells-next-the-Sea | MOP reported to NCI he had lost his child. HMCG informed, advised contact Police. Police attended lookout, confirmed details, Mother contacted and family were reunited. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 53886 | 28/06/2025 | NCI Wells-next-the-Sea | MOP informed NCI they had found belongings on beach, no apparent owner. HMCG informed, CRT collected items, and left to check area. Outcome unknown. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 53888 | 28/06/2025 | NCI Filey | NCI observed a child on an inflatable unable to return to beach. HMCG informed, LGs deployed and recovered casualty. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 53858 | 27/06/2025 | NCI Boscastle | HMCG called NCI re. report from ~MOP of a swimmer in difficulty. Search requested, and casualty identified. ILB tasked, casualty lost to view, but original informant moved to maintain visual. , ILB then recovered casualty, no medical attention required. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes |
| 53860 | 27/06/2025 | NCI Nells Point | Life Guards reported an unattended deckchair and shoes, concerned someone may be in difficulty. NCI commenced search, HMCG informed. Search joined by Police, who found the items to have , been there some time, NFA | RNLI | No | Yes |
| 53859 | 26/06/2025 | NCI Swanage | Police attended lookout re. potential suicide attempt. Details recorded. No sighting by the time lookout closed. | Police | No | Yes |
| 53831 | 26/06/2025 | NCI Cape Cornwall | NCI observed an unidentified object floating 1 mile from lookout. HCG informed, ILB tasked to investigate. NCI monitored, and conned LB to object, which turned out to be a Dunnage Airbag. Object , recovered to shore by LB. | NCI | Yes | Yes |
| 53842 | 26/06/2025 | NCI Newhaven | MOP called HMCG re. concern for yacht, CG called ~NCI, who were already monitoring vessel, no immediate concern. CG the requested harbour vessel to investigate, and no cproblem was found, no , assistance was required. NFA | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 53839 | 25/06/2025 | NCI Shoreham | MOP called NCI as her husband had not returned from a sea swim. W?K searched beach, and informed HMCG. Infrormant then contacted to say casualty had returned safely. NFA | NCI | No | Yes |
| 53826 | 24/06/2025 | NCI Porthcawl | HMCG called NCI re. report from ~MOP of a wing foiler in difficulty. Search requested. Casualty located, lying on board and trying to reach beach. CG updated. ILB tasked after discussion with NCI re. , status of casualty, however the casualty did manage to self rescue, and LB cancelled. Casualty safe. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes |
| 53845 | 23/06/2025 | NCI Felixstowe | HMCG informed NCI that a dinghy was adrift, and CRT were tasked to investigate. Observation requested, but not visible. NCI then used CCTV to search - negative, and CRT found nothing. NFA | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 53789 | 23/06/2025 | NCI Torbay | Yacht called NCI, it was sailing happily, but had run out of fuel, so unable to enter harbour. NCI informed Harbour Master, who asked NCI to direct them to a mooring, and await assistance next morning, All details passed on to vessel. | NCI | No | No |
| 53799 | 23/06/2025 | NCI Charmouth | NCI observed a sailing dinghy having difficulty with rig, having been passed at speed by a RIB. HMCG informed, monitoring requested. Vessel then proceeded under power as sails damaged. , vessel moored safe in harbour. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 53815 | 23/06/2025 | NCI Nells Point | HMCG advised NCI 3 MOP were on breakwater and cut off by tide. W/K went on foot to confirm. ILB and CRT tasked, one casualty managed to reach shore, other two were recovered by CRT and LB using ropes, Both had minor injuries but otherwise well. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes |
| 53819 | 23/06/2025 | NCI Folkestone | MOP reported to NCI a seal on beach, being harassed by other MsOp. HMCG informed. CG reported the British Divers Marine Life rescue checked the seal and were happy with its health. NFA | NCI | No | Yes |
| 53782 | 23/06/2025 | NCI Whitstable | HMCG called NCI re. yacht overdue. Monitoring requested, but search revealed nothing. W/K went to harbour to see if vessel was there. CG then advised the vessel had been located off the French coast. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 53832 | 23/06/2025 | NCI Wells-next-the-Sea | NCI observed 2 MOP and a dog cut off by tide. HMCG were notified, ILB tasked, and recovered casualties to boathouse. | NCI | Yes | Yes |
| 53785 | 23/06/2025 | NCI St Ives | Yacht, 3 POB, called NCI - tangled in cable and buoys and unable to move, also engine problem. Owner then called HMCG, ILB tasked. LB crew untangled vessel, and towed it to a safe mooring. | NCI | Yes | Yes |
| 53788 | 22/06/2025 | NCI Moelfre | NCI observed 2 paddle boarders in difficulty. HMCG informed. Local vessels asked to assist, one preceded to site. HELO tasked, and picked up one casualty, AWLB arrived, found board but no , casualty. HELO then found second casualty, and recovered them to hospital, one suffering hypothermia. | NCI | Yes | Yes |
| 53790 | 22/06/2025 | NCI Porthcawl | HMCG raised alarm re. kayaker in difficulty. ILB tasked, NCI asked to search area to locate casualty. Visual established, ILB recovered casualty and returned then to beach. All well. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes |
| 53791 | 22/06/2025 | NCI Rame Head | Fishing vessel issued May Day - capsized and washed onto rocks below lookout. HELO and CRT tasked. Casualty taken to lookout for assessment and a 'cuppa'. Wreck of vessel not found. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 53758 | 22/06/2025 | NCI Canvey Island | HMCG called NCI re.report from MOP of a vessel on fire. NCI informed CG that there was no vessel on fire, but several jet skis in ares, and a container ship emitting smoke. Alert cancelled. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 53795 | 22/06/2025 | NCI Cleethorpes | MOP informed NCI a person had collapsed close to lookout. Ambulance called via 999, W/K went to offer assistance. Police and ambulance were on scene, and recovered casualty, who had recovered , and was taken to hospital. | NCI | No | No |
| 53764 | 22/06/2025 | NCI Portscatho | HMCG called NCI re. report from MOP of paddle boarders in difficulty. NCI informed CG all was well and were under observation. NFA | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |