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
40029 26/10/2021 NCI Nells Point HMCG contacted NCI re. Police request to look for dispondent person. AWLB tasked. Activity observed at point, and incident dealt with. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
39965 26/10/2021 NCI Calshot Tower Kite sail observed blowing in wind, HMCG informed. Surf shop informed. Patrol recovered sail and reunited it with owner. NCI No Yes
40231 26/10/2021 NCI Nare Point Pan Pan from yacht aground, 4 POB, incl. double amputee. NCI advised HMCG 2 yachts standing by. AWLB tasked, used inflatable to get line aboard. As tide rises yacht freed and escorted to harbour. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
39981 25/10/2021 NCI Needles NCI observed oil tanker go aground. HMCG informed. ALB tasked to standby. Master reported no damage and waited for next high tide to refloat. NCI Yes Yes
39915 23/10/2021 NCI Torbay May Day heard from motor boat with loss of power. NCI had visual and confirmed position to HMCG. Another vessel took casualty under tow, May Day cancelled. MCA/HMCG No Yes
39916 23/10/2021 NCI Stone Point Yacht reported loss of mast to HMCG. NCI had visual. LB tasked, secured mast, and vessel got back underway. LB escorted to ensure no problem, then returned to station. NCI Yes Yes
39960 23/10/2021 NCI Exmouth Day fishing vessel requested assistance from HMCG. ILB tasked, NCI confirmed visual, and ILB escorted casualty to safety. NCI Yes Yes
39980 23/10/2021 NCI Needles NCI observed large floating object, reported to HMCG. Visual maintained until passed from view. NCI No Yes
39979 22/10/2021 NCI Needles HMCG phoned NCI re. floating object. Visual established on two objects, and monitored. ILB involved. Identified as large mass of seaweed. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
39875 21/10/2021 NCI Exmouth MOP reported to NCI a dinghy, unmanned, adrift in river. NCI had visual, HMCG informed and confirmed appropriate action would be taken. NCI No Yes
39871 20/10/2021 NCI Lee-on-the-Solent MOP fell on beach close to NCI Station. Suspected broken hip. Ambulance called, but did not arrive. HMCG informed, CRT provided first aid until ambulance finally arrived and casualty moved to hospital NCI No Yes
39486 18/10/2021 NCI Calshot Tower HMCG phoned NCI - request look out for unmanned RIB. LB tasked, but stood down when person crouching was seen to be aboard. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
39830 16/10/2021 NCI Worms Head MOP reported canister with warning label on rocks. Reported to HMCG and photos sent. Specialist personal directed to scene but dark, so to be dealt with next day. NCI No Yes
39832 16/10/2021 NCI Porthcawl HMCG contacted NCI re. 2 MOP in rowing boat possibly in difficulty. Visual search revealed kayak with 2 POB but not in trouble. NCI monitored. MCA/HMCG No Yes
39833 16/10/2021 NCI Mablethorpe Fishing vessel reported to NCI a buoy was missing from harbour entrance. Reported to HMCG, who informed yacht club to replace missing buoy. NCI No Yes
39822 15/10/2021 NCI Torbay HMCG requested visual from NCI on paddle boarder in difficulty. Nothing seen NFA MCA/HMCG No Yes
39785 11/10/2021 NCI Torbay HMCG requested visual on walker with injured leg. CRT tasked, and HELO, and ILB as casualty in water. AWLB also present. Casualty airlifted to hospital. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
39811 09/10/2021 NCI Needles NCI heard May Day from yacht, unanswered by HMCG. Relayed by phone. 2 vessels standing by, 1 took casualty under tow. AWLB took over tow to safety. NCI Yes Yes
39752 09/10/2021 NCI Worms Head MOP reported to NCI possible human bones at foot of cliff. HMCG informed, Police visited site, CSI to investigate and remove items. NCI No Yes
39758 09/10/2021 NCI Wells-next-the-Sea NCI observed beached vessel. HM made aware, and HMCG. ILB tasked, removed 3 casualties, and took vessel under tow. Safely returned to harbour NCI Yes Yes
39759 09/10/2021 NCI Porthcawl NCI observed MOP trying to cross river, with incoming tide. HMCG informed. LB tasked, and CRT, but after extensive search, family not seen. Assumed to be inland and out of danger. NFA NCI Yes Yes
39762 09/10/2021 NCI Calshot Tower RIB reported with no-one on board. Visual confirmed to HMCG. CG later confirmed RIB recovered, believed to be race marker. NCI No Yes
39763 09/10/2021 NCI Calshot Tower Pan Pan from vessel with engine failure, requesting tow. NCI had visual and updated CG. Vessel taken under tow by motor cruiser and entered river. MCA/HMCG No Yes
39786 09/10/2021 NCI Exmouth NCI observed two yachts aground. HMCG informed, visual maintained. ILB attended, both yachts refloated, CG informed. NCI Yes Yes
39751 08/10/2021 NCI Porthcawl HMCG contacted NCI re. surfer in difficulty. Visual requested, and after extensive search with cameras no problem seen. NFA MCA/HMCG No Yes
39738 07/10/2021 NCI Exmouth HMCG requested visual on possible floating hazard. Nothing seen. NFA MCA/HMCG No Yes
39723 05/10/2021 NCI Nells Point NCI observed 2 paddle boarders in difficulty. HMCG informed, CRT and ILB tasked. CRT conned ILB to casualties, recovered them, and then recovered boards. NCI Yes Yes
39711 04/10/2021 NCI Froward Point HMCG requestd NCI keep visual on 1 kayak and 1 paddle boarder. Local fishing vessels also reported visual. Monitoring maintained until reached safety.. MCA/HMCG No Yes
39683 03/10/2021 NCI Prawle Point HMCG requested NCI monitor yacht reported by MOP as in difficulty. No problem seen with yacht MCA/HMCG No Yes
39696 03/10/2021 NCI Porthcawl NCI observed Kite Surfer struggling. HMCG informed, LB tasked, and CRT. Casualty self rescued to beach safely. NCI Yes Yes
39663 02/10/2021 NCI Bass Point NCI informed HMCG that a walker had descended a very dangerous cliff and not reappeared. CRT tasked, and carried out search, nothing found. Later walker seen ascending path - a research ornithologist. NCI No Yes
39695 01/10/2021 NCI St Donat's Bay NCI reported to HMCG on 999 a wind surfer struggling to get ashore. Requested continued monitoring. HELO in area. No concern by others in area. Incident closed NFA NCI No Yes
39675 01/10/2021 NCI Prawle Point AWLB contacted NCI re. MOP on inflatable. Visual confirmed, no lifejacket. LB attended, and vessel returned to Harbour RNLI Yes Yes
39680 01/10/2021 NCI Exmouth HMCG requested visual on kite surfer possibly in distress. No distressed kite surfer seen, but one assisted to shore by two others. MCA/HMCG No Yes
39602 28/09/2021 NCI Prawle Point HMCG requested us to look for missing person. Nothing seen. MCA/HMCG No Yes
39635 28/09/2021 NCI Torbay HMCG contacted by cruise ship re. possible missing wind surfer. NCI had been monitoring said wind surfer, and informed CG, but visual lost due to conditions. It was agreed a search should be initiated, Minutes later CG informed NCI casualty was safe and well and ashore. NCI No Yes
39590 27/09/2021 NCI Exmouth NCI heard ILB tasked to incident at Buoy 17. Advised HMCG we had visual and maintaining observation. Casualtie recovered by ILB. NFA. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
39610 27/09/2021 NCI Rhoscolyn HMCG requested visual on injure walker (dislocated knee). 2 x CRTs tasked to assist casualty. Casualty evacuated to ambulance after 2 hrs as weather deteriorated. MCA/HMCG No Yes
39586 26/09/2021 NCI Mablethorpe MoP concerned at FV proximity to beach. HMCG requested position details and assessment of risk of grounding. HMCG in contact with FV. NFA MCA/HMCG No Yes
39588 26/09/2021 NCI Exmouth Yacht contacted NCI - entangled withg mooring buoy. Advised casualty to contact Harbourmaster on Ch12. HMCG advised. Later confirmed to HMCG that casualty now under way. NCI No Yes

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