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
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
39589 26/09/2021 NCI Exmouth Yacht on Ch6f5 advised that local speedboat was adrift at channel mouth. HMCG informed, ILB launched and towed casualty back to marina. NCI Yes Yes
39563 25/09/2021 NCI Chapel Point PWCs being recovered at unauthorised landing point. Police advised. NCI No No
39551 24/09/2021 NCI Prawle Point MoP reported grey tender/dinghy awash on rocks below station. Not accessible by boat. Advised HMCG who will check. NCI No Yes
39562 24/09/2021 NCI Calshot Tower Advised HMCG of disabled PWC. Swimmer en route to assist. PWC being towed to beach by motor launch, swimmer being attended to by paramedic. NFA NCI No Yes
39543 23/09/2021 NCI Newhaven Kite surfer in water separated from board. Self-recovered to shore with kite sail. HMCG advised that board still in water - possible hazard. Surfer re-entered water and retrieved board, HMCG advised. NCI No Yes
39536 23/09/2021 NCI Skegness HMCG requested possible visual on yacht in distress. Nothing sighted, stood down. MCA/HMCG No Yes
39539 22/09/2021 NCI Needles HMCG requested visual search for aircraft in water (reported by MoP). Nothing found, nothing heard. Advised HMCG of low flying Boeing 737 Oil Dispersal Aircraft overflying area MCA/HMCG No Yes
39526 22/09/2021 NCI Prawle Point Yacht aground, possibly taking on water. HMCG advised NCI have eyes on. Yacht managed to refloat. NCI monitored its progress until safely into Salcombe Harbour. MCA/HMCG No Yes
39705 22/09/2021 NCI Gosport HMCG requested visual from NCI of yacht with engine failure. Visual confirmed in misty conditions. ILB tasked and took casualty under tow to safety of harbour MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
39538 22/09/2021 NCI Needles FV reported engine failure. Advised HMCG we have eyes on. Lost sight of casualty in fog bank. NFA. MCA/HMCG No Yes
39550 20/09/2021 NCI Froward Point Overheard Ch16 PanPan but but callsign. Passing yacht assisting. Advised HMCG that we had visual and gave sea state & weather conditions. Stood down by HMCG when vessels reached harbour. MCA/HMCG No Yes
39490 19/09/2021 NCI Rhoscolyn 2 paddleboarders and children in kayaks being blown out to sea. HMCG informed. ALB and ILB tasked. HMCG reported all casualties safely ashore. All resources stood down. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
39659 19/09/2021 NCI Nare Point Pilot boat observed, 4 POB, being rowed. HMCG requested NCI monitor. Speed boat took casualty in tow to safety. CG advised NCI No Yes
39512 19/09/2021 NCI Calshot Tower Overheard mayday from capsized catamaran, crew in water. Advised HMCG of bearing/distance. ILB tasked to respond. ILB crewhelped right catamaran. ILB then took casualty under tow to safety. MCA/HMCG No Yes
39522 19/09/2021 NCI Porthcawl HMCG requested visual on 6 children at risk attempting to cross estuary. RNLI tasked to assist and took children across. Met by CRT and safely reunited with parents. All resources stood down. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
39493 18/09/2021 NCI Newhaven MoP reported dog slipped over cliff. HMCG advised. CRT tasked to recover dog. Dog safely returned to owner and all units stood down. NCI No Yes
39494 18/09/2021 NCI Newhaven Advised HMCG of paraglider in area where CG Helo attempting to land during ongoing incident. Asked to continue monitoring as glider flew clear of area. Helo safetyrecovered casualty to hospital. MCA/HMCG No Yes
39497 18/09/2021 NCI Stone Point Rib reported engine failure to HMCG. NCI advised HMCG of position and description.Another vessel towed casualty into harbour. NCI monitored until visual lost. HMCG later confirmed rib safely docked. MCA/HMCG No Yes
39513 18/09/2021 NCI Charmouth Advised HMCG of 4 MoP cut off by tide, but not in distress, and in no danger. This was done to pre-empt possibility of other MoPs calling it in as a possible emergency. NCI No Yes
39482 16/09/2021 NCI Nells Point Police seeking vulnerable femail asked if NCI could monitor shoreline. HMCG contacted NCI re same person. Police liaising with CRT. HMCG advised. No-one sighted, NCI stood down. Police No Yes
39479 16/09/2021 NCI Porthcawl FV requested assistance. NCI have visual contact, passed bearing/distance to HMCG. Second FV offered assistance and escorted casuatly in to beach. NCI No Yes
39480 16/09/2021 NCI Penzance Reported to HMCG concerns about small open boat, apparently sinking. Third party vessel took one crew on board and secured casualty vessel. ALB attended and assisted with safe recovery. NCI Yes Yes
39460 15/09/2021 NCI Boscastle Relayed Mayday call to HMCG from stranded kayaker. CRT and ALB tasked to assist. NCI Boscastle extended the watch until casualty recovered to Boscastle harbour and were then stood down. NCI Yes Yes
39568 15/09/2021 NCI Portland Bill Person trapped on rocks with injured ankle. Taken off rocks and into Weymouth by ALB. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
39469 15/09/2021 NCI Porthcawl MoP report of boady boarder in difficulty, no visual sighting. some confusion in initial report from MoP but HMCG tasked ILB and requested ambulance to attend. CRT assisted with casualty care. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
39658 14/09/2021 NCI Nare Point NCI heard HMCG in respect of a lady fallen on coast path. MOP asked NCI if CG were aware - affirmative. Casualty airlifted to hospital by HELO MCA/HMCG No Yes
39477 14/09/2021 NCI Cromer Large blue container on beach, potential hazard if washed out to sea. HMCG informed, and local council contacted to arrange removal. NCI No Yes
39544 12/09/2021 NCI Folkestone Unmanned dinghy seen, drifting SW. HMCG advised, RNLI tasked to recover. NIC conned lifeboat onto dinghy. Unable to recover, so dinghy abandoned. Later recovered by local FV. NCI Yes Yes
39547 12/09/2021 NCI Folkestone MoP reported person on cliff edge. WK investigated and found suicidal male. HMCG advised, CRT & police attended. Casualty arrested for his own safety and taken away. NCI No Yes
40077 12/09/2021 NCI Moelfre May Day relay concerning diver overdue. Incident resolved out of watch hours. MCA/HMCG No Yes
39453 12/09/2021 NCI Wooltack Point May Day from yacht - Man overboard. Casualty assessed by paramedics and transferred to hospital by ambulance. NCI Yes Yes
39453 12/09/2021 NCI Wooltack Point Relayed Mayday to HMCG from yacht with MOB and located visually. MOB picked up by another boat. RNLI crew on board yacht. Casualty transferred to ALB then to ambulance and on to hospital. NCI Yes Yes
39525 12/09/2021 NCI Folkestone Possible missing person seen on cliff face. Advised HMCG who alerted CRTs. NCI requested to keep eyes on. Misper recovered by CRT. NCI Yes Yes
39527 12/09/2021 NCI Prawle Point Yacht contacted Prawle Point with engine failure. Advised to contact HMCG, but unable to do so. Casualty contacted harbour master on Ch14. Harbour staff vessel towed vessel into harbour. NCI No Yes
39424 11/09/2021 NCI Nells Point Dinghy capsized off harbour entrance. Gig attended, tried to help, unable to right vessel, so took casualty to safety. HMCG informed, AWLB recovered vessel NCI Yes Yes
39434 11/09/2021 NCI Rhoscolyn Runner had serious fall during charity run. ILB tasked. Comms difficult, NCI offered to link. HELO tasked. Casualty carried to cliff top, and HELO to hospital NCI Yes Yes
39435 11/09/2021 NCI Hengistbury Head NCI observed kite surfer in difficulty. HMCG informed. Yacht picked up casualty, but not kite. ILB tasked to recover kite, but board not found. NCI Yes Yes
39549 11/09/2021 NCI Froward Point Advised HMCG of dismasted yacht under tow by motor launch. HMCG requested continued monitoring. Watched until out of sight & stood down by HMCG. NCI No Yes
39567 11/09/2021 NCI Portland Bill HMCG requested visual on yacht in difficulty in Portland Race. CRT deployed. Casualty managed to get clear of Race. NFA. MCA/HMCG No Yes

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