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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 53657 | 13/06/2025 | NCI Lyme Bay | HMCG asked NCI to search for an inflatable, 3 POB, reported to be in trouble. NCI located it on CCTV. occupants seemed okay. CG asked NCI to monitor. 2 occupants swam ashore, other paddled , the dinghy ashore. All safe, no assistance needed. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 53673 | 13/06/2025 | NCI Cromer | NCI heard a short May Day on Ch16. Message was very faint. HMCG advised it was a possible hoax. NFA | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 53651 | 12/06/2025 | NCI Calshot Tower | NCI observed an inflatable, 1 POB, enter the water, then return and was abandoned on shore. Dinghy then drifted away, HMCG informed, and they contacted VTS to arrange collection. Dinghy was then , retrieved by a RIB, 3 POB, then tased to a different position, and thrown into water. CG updated. Dinghy was then recovered by Port Patrol. Unable to contact original occupant of dinghy. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 53644 | 11/06/2025 | NCI Penzance | Local vessel called NCI re. windsurfer in difficulty. they were tired and unable to remount board. help had been declined. NCI used CCTV to monitor. casualty reached shore by kneeling on board and , raising sail. All safe. | NCI | No | No |
| 53646 | 11/06/2025 | NCI Shoreham | MOP called NCI re. person cut off by tide. Advised to ring 999 and ask for HMCG. NCI advised CG, ILB tasked and recovered casualty to be met by CRT. | NCI | Yes | Yes |
| 53814 | 11/06/2025 | NCI Nells Point | NCI observed 2 MOP stranded on island with causeway flooding. HMCG advised Casualties attempted to cross, but went back. ILB tasked, and recovered casualties and two dogs, all safe. | NCI | Yes | Yes |
| 53637 | 11/06/2025 | NCI Penzance | NCI were called by HMCG re search for vulnerable person. Search with CCTV carried out - nothing seen. No reported outcome to date. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes |
| 53639 | 11/06/2025 | NCI Worms Head | NCI observed 2 MOP on causeway, which was closed. No response to siren , or loudhailer. HMCG advised, CRT, ILB and HELO tasked. ILB could not reach casualties due to rocks, HELO winched casualties to safety, second ILB had arrived by then. , Casualties discharged by paramedic. | NCI | Yes | Yes |
| 53610 | 10/06/2025 | NCI Folkestone | NCI observed a MOP in difficulty on cliff, HMCG informed, CRT tasked. CRT reported that they were one of 8 people fossilising , the other 7 on the ground. CG updated, advice given by CRT. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 53628 | 10/06/2025 | NCI Calshot Tower | HMCG called NCI re. report of wind surfer in difficulty. Search requested, NCI contacted wind surfing shop, who confirmed the casualty was now safe and well and making their way out of the water. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 53633 | 10/06/2025 | NCI Gosport | Vessel called on Ch16 to inform HMCG it was drifting . NCI established visual, and informed CG it was drifting towards main channel. Pan Pan issued. Harbour Master informed. vessel then restarted, engine and returned to harbour. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 53634 | 10/06/2025 | NCI Southend | NCI observed 2 jetskis, 1 with 2 POB circled other, 1 POB. HMCG informed, first jets left scene, ILB approached casualty, CG updated. First jetski then returned, and both left scene, possibly under , tow. CRT met both vessels, no assistance required. Possible fuel shortage. | NCI | Yes | Yes |
| 53611 | 09/06/2025 | NCI Torbay | HMCG called NCI re. report from MOP of an inflatable flamingo off the beach. No person in difficulty. Inflatable continued to drift out to sea, NFA. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 53615 | 09/06/2025 | NCI Brancaster | Fishing vessel, 2 POB, issued Pan Pan and DSC alert re. loss of power. NCI informed HMCG they had visual. 2 vessels from harbour offer to assist, NCI continued to monitor until casualty was towed , back to harbour. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 53609 | 08/06/2025 | NCI Torbay | HMCG called NCI re report of 2 canoes possibly in distress. Canoes identified, and monitored as they moved slowly to beach and safety. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 53609 | 08/06/2025 | NCI Torbay | HMCG called NCI re report of 2 canoes possibly in distress. Canoes identified, and monitored as they moved slowly to beach and safety. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |