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 : 8465
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 MCA No.
10120 05/07/2010 NCI Gosport CG requested monitoring of kayak in possible difficulty. MOD Police attended. Kayak returneed safely. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 2862
10119 05/07/2010 NCI Gosport Directed HM RIB onto disabled FV on Chan.67 as directed by MRCC. Craft recovered safely. NCI Yes Yes 2858
10116 04/07/2010 NCI Skegness CG requested observation of reported of object in water. Position reported. LBs confirmed crabpot. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 2455
10115 04/07/2010 NCI Padstow CG requested monitoring of windsurfer in possible danger. Progress to shore confirmed. ILB on scene MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 206849
10118 04/07/2010 NCI Porthdinllaen Reported possible capsized dinghy. LBs launched to search and found boat cover few miles away. NCI Yes Yes
10117 04/07/2010 NCI Charlestown Monitored recovery of disabled jetski by another. CG Mobile attended at Station. MCA/HMCG No Yes 2518
10114 03/07/2010 NCI Southend Advised CG of small dinghy well offshore. ILB already in area landed 2 MoP and gave safety advice. NCI Yes Yes 206657
10113 02/07/2010 NCI Bass Point Reported possible smuggling incident. Police and Customs informed. NCI No No
10112 30/06/2010 NCI Folkestone Clarified MoP report of upturned canoe as a dead whale. CG and ILB attended to confirm. NFA MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
10111 30/06/2010 NCI Fleetwood Reported possible dangerous object ashore. Police and CG attended to remove empty barrel. NFA NCI No Yes 206233
10109 27/06/2010 NCI Nells Point Assisted in confirming MoPs reported at risk were in fact not. LB attended to check. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 1924
10108 27/06/2010 NCI Nells Point Reported and monitored disabled catamaran until crew cleared line on prop. MRCC advised. NCI No Yes
10107 26/06/2010 NCI Folkestone Warned incoming barge by light of proximity to rocks. Vessel stood clear escorted by ILB. NCI Yes Yes 205510
10106 26/06/2010 NCI Nells Point Involved in checking dinghy in possible trouble. Confirmed ashore safely. LB stood down. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 1896
10105 26/06/2010 NCI Skegness CG requested observation for missing disabled MoP. Man located and reunited with carer. NFA MCA/HMCG No Yes 205479
10104 23/06/2010 NCI Skegness CG requested observation for missing child. Child located. Incident closed. MCA/HMCG No Yes 205018
10103 21/06/2010 NCI St Ives Requested by MRCC to monitor possibly inebriated dinghy crews. Police CG and ILB attended. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 204776
10102 21/06/2010 NCI Nells Point CG requested watch on dinghy in possible distress. Confirmed safe. LB attended to check occupants. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 1793
10100 20/06/2010 NCI Boscastle Police requested watch on RIB anchoring devices offshore. Stepper Pt. also involved. NFA Police No Yes 758
10099 20/06/2010 NCI Wells-next-the-Sea Monitored and corrected vector of lifeboat to capsized RIB. Casualties rescued. NCI Yes Yes 204578
10101 20/06/2010 NCI Mablethorpe Reported swimmer in possible danger from current. Swimmer returned unaided. NFA NCI No Yes 204601
10098 19/06/2010 NCI Newhaven Monitored and reported on PanPan RIB. LB attended to tow in. NCI Yes Yes 2408
10097 17/06/2010 NCI St Ives Reported swimmer in possible difficulty. RNLI jetski attended. NFA NCI Yes Yes 204107
10096 17/06/2010 NCI Peveril(Dont Use) CG requested sighting of dinghy in possible trouble. Reported position. CG attended to interview. NFA MCA/HMCG No Yes
10092 16/06/2010 NCI Prawle Point Requested by CG to monitor recovery of disabled yacht. Reported towed progress to harbour. NFA MCA/HMCG No Yes 2177
10095 15/06/2010 NCI Polruan Assisted CG to locate catamaran.Position given crew to contact MRCC. Station thanked for assistance. MCA/HMCG No Yes 2160
10091 14/06/2010 NCI Newhaven Reported possible missing solo diver. Diver relocated after 2 hrs. CG attended to advise a buddy. NFA NCI No Yes 2324
10090 14/06/2010 NCI Nells Point Monitored capsized canoe and reported occupant now safe. LB launch cancelled. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 1660
10094 13/06/2010 NCI Gosport Reported disabled speed boat in entrance to HM. Yacht and Police attended to tow in. NCI No Yes
10089 12/06/2010 NCI Portscatho Monitored and reported on rescue of children adrift in inflatable. Helo and ILB attended to land ashore MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 203497
10088 12/06/2010 NCI Bass Point Reported disabled inflatable waving distress. Cleared by CG to call FV to tow in safely. NFA NCI No Yes 2106
10093 11/06/2010 NCI Gosport Requested by MRCC to monitor sinking speed boat. Police RIB and RNLI attended to tow in safely. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 226663
10087 11/06/2010 NCI Froward Point Reported disabled ML waving distress. ILB attended to tow in safely. NCI Yes Yes 2091
10086 10/06/2010 NCI Skegness Involved in relaying info re yacht in possible trouble and VHF failure. Yacht towed in safely. NCI Yes Yes 1963
10085 09/06/2010 NCI Mablethorpe Assisted in reuniting child with lost parents. Police and lifeguards involved. NCI No Yes 1947
10084 08/06/2010 NCI Skegness Requested by MRCC to monitor FV tow of another off the beach. Tow successful. NFA MCA/HMCG No Yes 202989
10083 06/06/2010 NCI Shoreham Reported injured swimmer on beach. Ambulance casevac to hospital. NCI No Yes 2189
10082 06/06/2010 NCI St Agnes Head Requested by CG to monitor windsurfer with child aboard. Reported target returned safely. NFA MCA/HMCG No Yes
10081 05/06/2010 NCI Shoreham Reported MoP handing in old firearm. Police attended to remove. NCI No No
10080 03/06/2010 NCI Prawle Point Helped to relay telephone and Chan.Zero info from disabled yacht and LB to CG.Yacht towed in by ILB NCI Yes Yes 202239

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