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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37693 | 23/03/2021 | NCI Lyme Bay | HMCG phoned to say NCI Portland had concerns for a yacht proceeding through Portland Race. Yacht under power and appeared to be smoking. No longer visible from Portland NCI. No sighting of the vessel, | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 37496 | 20/03/2021 | NCI Wells-next-the-Sea | MoP reported his dog collapsed on beach with suspected broken leg. HMCG advised, CRT tasked to assist. Dog recovered to owner's vehicle by CRT. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 37408 | 20/03/2021 | NCI Prawle Point | FV reported breakdown. HMCG not receiving. NCI phone HMCG to give details. FV later confirmed assistance not required. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 37413 | 20/03/2021 | NCI Newhaven | 2 PCs asked about 3 youths shouting at people on beach. Visual check carried out but nothing seen. NFA | Police | No | No |
| 37405 | 19/03/2021 | NCI Exmouth | HMCG requested observation of yacht aground, waiting for rising tide. Yacht refloated with tide. NFA | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 37451 | 19/03/2021 | NCI Penzance | HNCG requested NCI to observe yacht with engine failure of St Michael's Mount. No tow available. Yacht later confirmed intending to sail to Plymouth for repairs. No further assistance required. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 37397 | 16/03/2021 | NCI Skegness | HMCG requested review of CCTV footage to locate missing person. Police reviewed footage. Nothing seen. Misper later located several miles away. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 37414 | 16/03/2021 | NCI Porthcawl | HMCG requested visual on windsurfer possibly in trouble. Local dinghy seen - confirmed no windsurfer in area. HMCG advised. NFA | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 37450 | 13/03/2021 | NCI Penzance | HMCG relayed report of windsurfer in difficulty. Visual and CCTV scan - all windsurfers safe and well. NFA | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 37381 | 12/03/2021 | NCI Hornsea | HMCG requested CCTV search for missing person to assist pollice. Casualty had already left beach in company of two MoPs. Stood down. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 37356 | 07/03/2021 | NCI Fleetwood | CG requested visual check on three MoPs possibly at risk from tide. Targets identified and monitored. Incident closed when CRT confirmed all safe ashore. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 37359 | 04/03/2021 | NCI Gosport | 6 youths on steps below cafe terrace. QHM & HMCG advised. Youths waded back to beach. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 37422 | 04/03/2021 | NCI Torbay | HMCG requested visual scan of cliffs for MisPer wearing black. NCI, Police and police helo and CRT find nothing. NFA | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 37338 | 04/03/2021 | NCI Porthcawl | Local police requested visual search for missing, possibly suicidal, MoP. Area surveyed visually and by camera. One individual found not to be the target. Monitoring continued until dusk. CG informed. | Police | No | Yes |
| 37316 | 03/03/2021 | NCI Mablethorpe | Reported collapsed MoP on beach to CG. CRT attended and casualty transferred to ambulance. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 37292 | 01/03/2021 | NCI Cape Cornwall | CG requested any sighting of windsurfer reportedly in difficulty. No sighting but CRT established that target had landed ashore | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 37289 | 27/02/2021 | NCI Nells Point | CG requested any sighting of large floating debris reported by MoP. Object not sighted but possible identification of earlier object passed. . | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 37291 | 27/02/2021 | NCI Torbay | In contact with CG and Torquay HM concerning two illegal climbers seen on Thatchers Rock. Two kayaks reported leaving area. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 37286 | 26/02/2021 | NCI Skegness | Assisted police in identification of possible offender. nfa | Police | No | Yes |
| 37307 | 26/02/2021 | NCI Polruan | Off-duty watchkeeper reported small craft operating suspiciously to CG. NFA at this stage while investigations continue. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 37326 | 26/02/2021 | NCI Nare Point | CG requested any sighting of female MoP reported by other walkers as missing. Target sighted and reported safe. nfa | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 37334 | 26/02/2021 | NCI Mundesley | CG requested any update on large drums reported on beach. They had been reported previously and local authority would be updated. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 37252 | 19/02/2021 | NCI Exmouth | Reported to CG concern for kite surfer with tangled rig on sands with incoming tide. Monitored and confirmed to CG that he had safely made shore. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 37247 | 18/02/2021 | NCI Lyme Bay | CG requested any sighting of a red flare. A number of other units activated and established that a MoB marker had washed ashore and self-ignited. NFA | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes |
| 37242 | 16/02/2021 | NCI Calshot Tower | In contact with CG over drifting RIB. Stood down after recovery tow arranged. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 37243 | 15/02/2021 | NCI Torbay | CG called for any sighting of sailboarder reported in trouble with persons in water. Targets observed swimming back to beach, nfa | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 37325 | 15/02/2021 | NCI Nare Point | Falmouth Pilots requested any sighting of drifting marker buoy. CG and pilots advised that buoy had been reported washed ashore. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 37239 | 15/02/2021 | NCI Hornsea | Reported to CG a tree trunk on beach as potential hazard to small craft. EYRC will take action to remove. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 37229 | 14/02/2021 | NCI Worms Head | In contact with CG over two MoPs observed on headland in dangerous weather. Monitored and reported their safe return inland, Subjects were advised by NCI to take more care in future. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 37226 | 13/02/2021 | NCI Hornsea | Reported to CG quantity of debris on beach as a hazard to craft when refloated. Local council removed it. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 37216 | 11/02/2021 | NCI Hornsea | CG requested camera footage of female extracted from sea. Reported that camera currently malfunctioning. nfa | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 37196 | 08/02/2021 | NCI Torbay | CG requested visual check for persons reported in the sea off Meadfoot Beach. Area checked by CCTV and CRT but no sighting. FAWGI | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 37171 | 04/02/2021 | NCI Cromer | Reported to CG that vessel clearly underway was showing on AIS as anchored. Ship was advised to correct its Nav Station. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 37177 | 04/02/2021 | NCI Hornsea | Reported to CG a large tree trunk on beach which would be a danger if washed out on next tide. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 37164 | 02/02/2021 | NCI Charlestown | CG requested any MoP reported sighting of craft in trouble. Visibility poor but observed object possibly mistaken for a boat in trouble. Incident closed. FAWGI | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 37184 | 02/02/2021 | NCI Shoreham | Relayed MoP report of kite surfer in difficulty to CG. Monitored and updated when he was assisted ashore by other surfers. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 37149 | 01/02/2021 | NCI Teignmouth | CG requested any sighting of 'sunken boat' reported by MoP. Object sighted when mist cleared and seen to be a large tree trunk confirmed by CRT. FAWGI nfa. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 37181 | 01/02/2021 | NCI Shoreham | Reported to CG a lone kayaker in possible danger in failing light. Monitored him until he returned safely to harbour. Harbour pilot had also reported concern. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 37161 | 31/01/2021 | NCI Penzance | CG requested visual search for swimmers reported by police in bad weather. Nothing seen. Later reported them ashore. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes |
| 37190 | 31/01/2021 | NCI Canvey Island | Reported to CG a RIB possibly damaged by youths on shoreline and liable to be washed out as a hazard. CRT attended to move. | NCI | No | Yes |