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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53148 | 26/04/2025 | NCI Hengistbury Head | Local ferry called NCI re. 2 persons on a jets in trouble. HMCG advised. casualties tried to win ashore. ILB tasked, recovered casualties, and recovered jets, which has started too sink. All safe. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 012594 |
| 53150 | 26/04/2025 | NCI Hengistbury Head | HMCG observed a jetski upturned on sandbar. NCI informed HMCG, monitoring requested. CRT tasked, and then ILB tasked also. Casualty was recovered and ILB followed jetski to safety of harbour. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 012636 |
| 53153 | 26/04/2025 | NCI Worms Head | NCI observed 2 MOP on island after causeway closed, and 1 on causeway. No sign of distress. HMCG informed. ILB and CRT tasked, and then reported the three intended to stay until tide fell. NFA | NCI | Yes | Yes | 012652 |
| 53149 | 26/04/2025 | NCI St Agnes Head | Pan Pan issued from fishing vessel, anchor chain around prop. NCI advised HMCG they had visual. Second vessel offered help, NCI monitored situation. casualty slowly proceeded, Pan Pan cancelled. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 012630 |
| 53156 | 26/04/2025 | NCI Mablethorpe | CRT asked NCI to look back over CCTV footage for a MISPER the previous day. Nothing seen. Message re. a possible sighting overheard. After reviewing camera footage again, still nothing found. NFA | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 012590 |
| 53141 | 25/04/2025 | NCI Gosport | Yacht issued May Day after collision with object and broken its rudder. NCI informed HMCG they had visual. 7 POB, foreign vessel so comms difficult. ILB and AWLB tasked to tow casualty to safety. , May Day cancelled once tow commenced. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 012526 |
| 53144 | 25/04/2025 | NCI St Alban's Head | HMCG called NCI re. 6 kayakers (see I/R 53140 Swanage) Initially not visible then saw 3, one towing 2 kayaks. casualty called NCI on Ch65, and was asked to call CG on Ch16. ILB called NCI for visual, but by then they were out of range. All casualties safely reached land. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 012481 |
| 53138 | 25/04/2025 | NCI Polruan | NCI observed an empty dinghy on a remote beach. HMCG informed, CRT tasked to investigate. NCI conned CRT to location. CRT moved dinghy above high water mark, and recorded details of vessel. , NFA | NCI | No | Yes | 012479 |
| 53140 | 25/04/2025 | NCI Swanage | HMCG called NCI asking if they had seen 6 kayaks. NCI had logged them and informed next NCI station they were on passage. CG said they had had a 999 call from them but call had failed. AWLB and ILB, were tasked, one kayaker had capsized. LBs asked to do a medical check, 3 kayaks were on way to safety. LBs stood down. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 012481 |
| 53134 | 24/04/2025 | NCI Fleetwood | HMCG called NCI re. report from MOP of a male walking out to sea. NCI search revealed nothing, and monitoring requested. NCI then informed CG they had seen a lone person walking back to shore, and using his mobile phone. NFA | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 012402 |
| 53157 | 23/04/2025 | NCI Portland Bill | Yacht called NCI re. engine failure, proceeding under sail but concerned at losing control. HMCG informed, and passed on contact details. Vessel not visible from lookout. Update revealed yacht was , being escorted by AWLB past the headland, then would make way to port under sail. Harbour contacted by CG to provide assistance when arrived. Arrived 2.5 hrs later - all safe. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 012245 |
| 53122 | 22/04/2025 | NCI Lee-on-the-Solent | Yacht informed HMCG a fishing vessel was emitting blue/white smoke. NCI had visual, CG informed, monitoring requested. Smoke emissions then ceased and vessel continued on its way. NFA | NCI | No | Yes | n/a |
| 53128 | 22/04/2025 | NCI Calshot Tower | HMCG called NCI re. DSC alert from yacht. NCI asked to search for vessel. Vessel identified by NCI, heading up Solent, details passed to CG. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 012139 |
| 53115 | 21/04/2025 | NCI Hengistbury Head | HMCG called NCI re. report of paddle boarder possibly in trouble. Search was negative, CG informed. HMCG decided casualty was ashore, NFA. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 012018 |
| 53121 | 21/04/2025 | NCI Exmouth | HMCG called NCI re. report of person in difficulty in choppy waters. Nothing seen on search by NCI. ILB tasked, and casualty in need of medical attention was located by marina. ILB recovered casualty | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 012066 |
| 53117 | 20/04/2025 | NCI Porthcawl | Police visited lookout re. search for MISPER. description given and extensive search carried out with negative results. nothing found, and casualty was suspected to have moved inland. NFA | Police | No | Yes | PO1040 |
| 53104 | 19/04/2025 | NCI Bembridge | MOP informed NCI there was an unmanned dinghy on the shoreline. W/K took photos, and informed HMCG. CRT tasked, and informed NCI they had emptied dinghy and moved it to above high water line. , All assets stood down. | NCI | No | Yes | 011763 |
| 53105 | 19/04/2025 | NCI Fleetwood | Vessel reported to port control a drifting navigational buoy. NCI passed on information to HMCG. Buoy not visible to NCI, but not in its proper position. CG updated. NFA by NCI | NCI | No | Yes | 011754 |
| 53106 | 19/04/2025 | NCI Hengistbury Head | HMCG requested NCI look for kite surfer reported to be in trouble by MOP. ILB tasked, nothing seen. Incident closed as casualty was then seen on beach. Assets stood down. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 011784 |
| 53107 | 19/04/2025 | NCI Hengistbury Head | HMCG asked NCI for visual of wind surfer reported to be in trouble. ILB tasked, NCI confirmed visual, casualty repeatedly falling off. ILB went to location, but casualty had self rescued. NFA. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 011792 |
| 53112 | 19/04/2025 | NCI Felixstowe | NCI observed nine youths, surrounded by bottles close to lookout, three appeared unconscious. Ambulance called, HMCG informed as a courtesy. Ambulance and police assessed casualties, and took three , away in ambulance to hospital. | NCI | No | Yes | n/a |
| 53120 | 19/04/2025 | NCI Polruan | Off duty W/K informed NCI a MOP was in a dangerous position on a cliff face. Casualty appeared to be angling. HMCG informed, NCI monitored situation. Casualty then moved and regained coast path. , NCI updated CG that casualty was now safe. NFA | NCI | No | Yes | 011767 |
| 53096 | 18/04/2025 | NCI Exmouth | HMCG asled NCI to look for a yacht with possible engine failure. NCI confirmed visual via CCTV and optics. Vessel observed by NCI to be heading towards harbour. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | -11637 |
| 53098 | 17/04/2025 | NCI Newhaven | MOP reported to NCI several youth drinking in a cave which floods at high water. HMCG informed, AWLB tasked, and conned to location. Youths advised to leave, but refused as tide was ebbing. NFA. | NCI | No | Yes | 011563 |
| 53083 | 16/04/2025 | NCI Hornsea | MOP reported to NCI her ex partner was attempting suicide, by walking into sea. Visual established. HMCG informed. Police HELO and LB involved, casualty was met at station by police and ambulance, , having walked back to the station with CRT and W/K. casualty left in ambulance. Assets stood down. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 011394 |
| 53084 | 16/04/2025 | NCI Needles | Single word MayDay was heard on Ch16. HMCG called NCI asking for any information. Systemic search revealed no vessels in trouble. All ships broadcast had no response. AWLB searched and found , nothing. assets stood down. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 011397 |
| 53085 | 16/04/2025 | NCI Portland Bill | Yacht in race issued a Pan Pan with engine failure and making no progress. Casualty put more sail up, and made some progress, CG updated by NCI. Vessel then reported to be making way, but AWLB had , been tasked. Pan Pan cancelled, casualty escorted towards harbour, then taken under tow by LB to berth. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 011405 |
| 53093 | 16/04/2025 | NCI Swanage | NCI observed a small inflatable dinghy, 2 POB, motoring out in adverse conditions. Both wearing buoyancy aids. NCI expressed concern to HMCG, who asked the AWLB , which was in area, to look out for , the dinghy. LB reported the occupants were okay, and continuing on their voyage. All assets stood down. | NCI | Yes | Yes | n/a |
| 53070 | 15/04/2025 | NCI Canvey Island | NCI observed a large object on sandbank. HMCG informed, CRT arrived to assess. Decision was to leave, and see what happened at high tide. At high tide, object was submerged, NFA. | NCI | No | Yes | 011232 |
| 53099 | 13/04/2025 | NCI Calshot Tower | Pan Pan issued re. skiff capsized, no-one wearing lifejackets. HMCG asked NCI for visual - confirmed. Life Boat tasked, and reported all safe and vessel being towed to port. Pan pan cancelled. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 011009 |
| 53051 | 13/04/2025 | NCI Hengistbury Head | Pan Pan issued from sailing vessel with engine failure. HMCG asked NCI for visual - negative, but search continued. NCI established given position was inaccurate. New position given, NCI established , visual, CG informed, and casualty was sailing west. 2 vessels offered assistance, but casualty continued to sail west, incident closed. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 011042 |
| 53074 | 13/04/2025 | NCI Nare Point | NCI observed a sailing dinghy adrift, no-one visible on board. HMCG informed. ILB and CRT tasked, and encountered vessel aground, Assets stood down, boatyard contacted, who confirmed it, was from their moorings, and would be recovered at next high tide. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 010979 |
| 53082 | 13/04/2025 | NCI Charmouth | HMCG called NCI re. report from MOP of fossil hunters climbing cliffs and causing land slides . Visual requested. Extensive visual and CCTV search revealed nothing. NFA | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 011015 |
| 53041 | 12/04/2025 | NCI Wells-next-the-Sea | NCI observed a MOP on a sand bank, cut off by tide. HMCG informed, and ILB tasked. ILB picked up casualty, and returned them safely to shore. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 008751 |
| 53056 | 12/04/2025 | NCI Portland Bill | NCI contacted HMCG re. a kayaker struggling against tide. CG requested F.V to assist, conned to casualty by NCI. Casualty was recovered and returned to shore. | NCI | No | Yes | 010911 |
| 53057 | 12/04/2025 | NCI Wells-next-the-Sea | NCI observed 3 MOP cut off by tide on sands. HMCG tasked ILB, 2 casualties waded back, third recovered by ILB. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 010892 |
| 53061 | 12/04/2025 | NCI Charlestown | HMCG called NCI re. report of floating object, NCI identified object and monitored position , CRT team tasked, and recovered a float. AWLB tasked to investigate, as possible casualty could be there. , Bag with flip flops and fishing line found but nothing else found, assets stood down. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 010897 |
| 53067 | 12/04/2025 | NCI Wells-next-the-Sea | MOP brought a lost child to NCI, who was able to describe parents, and where they might be. HMCG informed, W/K took child to car park, where he was reunited with his parents. NFA. | NCI | No | Yes | 010852 |
| 53036 | 12/04/2025 | NCI Exmouth | NCI offered assistance in search for MISPER which had been ongoing since 02.30. AWLBs and HELO involved in search. CCTV footage reviewed from start of incident, but no sightings were seen. , Eventually all assets stood down, no-one found. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 010788 |
| 53034 | 11/04/2025 | NCI Calshot Tower | HMCG called NCI for update on Pan Pan from RIB with engine failure. Casualty not visible due to poor visibility. NCI then updated CG they had visual, and casualty was drifting. Sea Start had been, called and were en route. second vessel which had offered assistance stood down. Sea Start took casualty under tow, Pan Pan cancelled. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 010615 |