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 : 9994
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
40703 07/01/2022 NCI Felixstowe MOP reported to HMCG paddle boarder possibly in trouble. NCI requested to obtain visual. NCI used CCTV to observe, and see paddle boarder come safely ashore. Incident closed. MCA/HMCG No Yes
40681 06/01/2022 NCI Newhaven NCI reported to HMCG female standing at waters edge and causing concern. CG requested NCI monitor situation. casualty entered water, LB tasked and dealt with casualty NCI Yes Yes
40696 06/01/2022 NCI Felixstowe NCI observed unmanned inflatable 200 mtrs off shore. HMCG informed. CRT and ILB tasked with area search. Dinghy recovered by MOP. NCI Yes Yes
40729 06/01/2022 NCI Hornsea MoP reported possible unexploded ordnance on beach and provided What3@ords reference to HMCG and NCI. NCI contacted HMCG to confirm details and provide email photographs to enable action to be taken., NCI stood down once information passed. NCI No Yes
40674 05/01/2022 NCI Calshot Tower Verssel observed to have broken its mooring, drifting to main channel. HMCG informed, ILB tasked. took vessel under tow and returned it to slipway, transferred to SP and was impounded. NCI Yes Yes
40639 03/01/2022 NCI Torbay NCI overheard HMCG tasking ILB to paddle boader in distress. NCI observed abandoned paddle board, and casualty 50 mtrs along rocks. ILB rescued casualty and recovered paddle board NCI No Yes
40625 02/01/2022 NCI Hengistbury Head MOP reported possile head in water. HMCG simultaneously called NCI asking if we had visual. NCI able to establish object was a weed covered pot marker. ILB had been called but stood down. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
40630 02/01/2022 NCI Hengistbury Head NCI observed abandoned wing sail. Owner reportedly safely ashore. NCI kept visual watch, and sail eventually washed ashore and recovered NCI No Yes
40661 02/01/2022 NCI Hornsea NCI observed 2 anglers below cliffs, informed HMCG of concern. CRT looked at CCTV at lookout, then went to location. Anglers located safe and able to leave beach. NCI No Yes
40670 02/01/2022 NCI Nare Point MOP reported to off duty NCI W/K dinghy with 5 POB and dog drifting towards rocks. Attempts to start engine and rowing fruitless. Dinghy hit rocks, 3 persons plus dog scrambled ashore. , Safety advice ignored, CRT arrived, AWLB and ILB tasked, dinghy towed back to beach and all occupants reunited NCI Yes Yes
40594 30/12/2021 NCI Newhaven HMCG requested NCI lookout for MOP threatening self harm. Visual scan carried out, Police and Ambulance attended, and took patient to hospital by ambulance. MCA/HMCG No Yes
40365 29/12/2021 NCI Shoreham NCI called by HMCG re. objects in water. Nothing seen. ILB tasked, possible body in water. 3 x pieces of wood located and recovered. MCA/HMCG No Yes
40576 27/12/2021 NCI Nells Point MOP reported to HMCG pile of clothing on beach, no swimmers seen. NCI asked to do visual search, nothing seen. MOP later reported swimmer returned safely and retrieved clothes. MCA/HMCG No Yes
40676 26/12/2021 NCI Folkestone MOP reported to NCI unidentified object off beach. NCI advised call HMCG, and backed up by calling also. Object identified as pot markers. NCI No Yes
40565 26/12/2021 NCI Worms Head MOP reported to NCI a stranded horse. W/K investigated, gave location to farmer. HMCG informed, CRT tasked, and horse rescued by farmer. MMO No Yes
40555 23/12/2021 NCI Felixstowe Pan Pan heard re. fishing vessel with engine failure. NCI established visual contact. LB tasked and took casualty under tow to marina. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
40567 23/12/2021 NCI Shoreham W/K reported abandoned inflatable on beach, plus lifejackets. HMCG informed, moved vessel to high water mark, but engine left as too heavy. MCA/HMCG No Yes
40554 22/12/2021 NCI Exmouth HMCG contacted NCI re. MOP report of kite surfer in difficulty. CCTV sweep requested. Nothing visible of concern. MCA/HMCG No Yes
40548 21/12/2021 NCI Exmouth HMCG contacted NCI re. MOP report of yacht at river mouth with no Nav. lights. NCI identified vessel, and CG attempted to contact to put on lights. MCA/HMCG No Yes
40521 19/12/2021 NCI Hengistbury Head HMCG called NCI re. 4 kayakers observed moving near Hengisbury Head. NCI looked for them, and called CG reporting nothing seen. CRT also reported negative sighting. , Car parks checked, nothing found, assumed safe so incident closed. MCA/HMCG No Yes
40511 17/12/2021 NCI Newhaven Police asked NCI for visual on missing person. CCTV search revealed nothing. Ambulance attended, casualty located by Police and taken to hospital. Police No Yes
40498 15/12/2021 NCI Hengistbury Head HMCG informed NCI that a dog had gone over cliff, landed half way down. CRT tasked. W/K monitored situation at scene by radio.Dog recovered by CRT - no injuries. MCA/HMCG No Yes
40499 15/12/2021 NCI Torbay NCI overheard HMCG tasking CRT re. dog fallen off cliff. Offered visual monitoring. Dog recovered and appeared uninjured. MCA/HMCG No Yes
40496 14/12/2021 NCI Torbay NCI informed HMCG re. dog stuck in rabbit hole. Fire service tasked, and rescued dog safe and well. NCI No Yes
40486 12/12/2021 NCI Mablethorpe NCI observed 2 motorcyclists on beach. Phoned HMCG but they do not get involved. Rang Police who followed up report as they had already had similar report earlier. NCI No No
40506 12/12/2021 NCI Shoreham NCI observed kayaker capsized at harbour entrance. HMCG informed, NCI monitored situation. CG advised of repeated capsizes, ILB tasked, conned onto casualty by NCI. Recovered safe and well. NCI Yes Yes
40478 12/12/2021 NCI Hengistbury Head HMCG reported to NCI that MOP had reported wing surfer in difficulty. Visual established, no apparent problem. CG informed., NCI lost visual due to poor visibility, and subsequently saw no sign, Assumed to have come ashore, incident closed. MCA/HMCG No Yes
40485 11/12/2021 NCI Exmouth HMCG requested NCI to maintain observation on paddle boader. Seen to land safely on beach. MCA/HMCG No Yes
40512 09/12/2021 NCI Hornsea MOP reported to NCI a large pipe washed up on beach, potentially hazardous if washed out to sea. HMCG informed, and they reported it to Council. NCI No Yes
40451 08/12/2021 NCI Cromer NCI heard message from HMCG to CRT Re. search for small vessel or kayak. CRT requested to attend NCI station., W/K telephoned CG for detail. Nothing seen, all stood down. MCA/HMCG No Yes
40441 06/12/2021 NCI Penzance MOP reported to NCI possible unexploded bomb on beach. HMCG informed, CRT tasked, area evacuated. Incident closed 45 minutes later. NCI No Yes
40425 05/12/2021 NCI Exmouth Unattended kite sail reported to harbourmaster. MOP reported to NCI that owner intended swimming to retrieve it. HMCG requested NCI monitor, but noone entered water. Sail blew out of view. CG informed NCI No Yes
40410 04/12/2021 NCI Torbay Local dive boat issued Pan Pan re. 2 missing divers. NCI and fishing vessel offered assistance. Upgraded to May Day. Divers spotted and rescued by dive boat. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
40412 04/12/2021 NCI Hornsea NCI observed MOP in danger of being cut off by rising tide. HMCG informed. ILB tasked, and casualties found to be safe. NCI Yes Yes
40413 04/12/2021 NCI Nells Point MOP reported to HMCG walker on island collapsed. NCI requested to monitor. CRT and ambulance tasked. 3 MOP + dog seen on island. CRT and ambulance recovered casualty before tide covered causeway. MCA/HMCG No Yes
40414 04/12/2021 NCI Newhaven MOP handed in 3 flares to NCI, 7 years out of date. HMCG informed, Police tasked to collect flares from NCI. NCI No Yes
40416 04/12/2021 NCI Stone Point HMCG requestedNCI search for vessel reported to be sinking. Visual established. LBs tasked and took vessel under tow, 2nd one stood by with pump. Casualty towed to safety. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
40428 04/12/2021 NCI Southend HMCG issued call re. drifting yacht. NCI had visual, CG informed. ILB tasked, NCI directed ILB onto casualty. Yacht, no-one on board, taken under tow by ILB to safety. NCI Yes Yes
40440 04/12/2021 NCI Penzance NCI informed HMCG that an unmanned dinghy was adrift east of harbour. ILB tasked, recovered vessel to harbour, CRT investigated incident. NCI Yes Yes
40467 03/12/2021 NCI Portland Bill May Day re. Cabin Cruiser with engine failure 5 miles from lookout. NCI monitoring. AWLB on scene, and commenced tow. , May Day cancelled, and casualty towed to safety in harbour. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes

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