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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56894 | 26/04/2026 | NCI Torbay | NCI observed an 10 ft. object in the water, HMCG informed, and decided no action was required then. NCI passed on information to next morning watch. Object did not appear to be a danger to vessels at , the time. Next watch observed the object ashore, CRT had removed the object, a large buoy, to be collected by the council. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 56864 | 25/04/2026 | NCI Worms Head | NCI observed a MOP heading for causeway, Siren and Tannoy used to advise to stay by bell. HMCG advised, CRT tasked. ILB tasked and recovered casualty from Island. | NCI | Yes | Yes |
| 56865 | 25/04/2026 | NCI Bembridge | NCI observed a person on cliff edge, HMCG advised. CRT teams tasked, guided to location by NCI. ILB tasked to base of cliff, nothing found. Assets stood down. | NCI | Yes | Yes |
| 56872 | 25/04/2026 | NCI Exmouth | HMCG called NCI asking for directions for ambulance to attend casualty on the beach. Location confirmed, and passed to ambulance. Ambulance en route, CG updated. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 57273 | 25/04/2026 | NCI Wells-next-the-Sea | MOP called NCI asking if they were aware of a capsized vessel, person in the water. NCI did not have visual initially. HMCG then contacted NCI, ILB tasked, recovered casualty and vessel to shore. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes |
| 56863 | 25/04/2026 | NCI Cleethorpes | Parent reported a vulnerable child missing. HMCG informed. Beach safety, CRT, and Police tasked. W/Ks continued search, until a MOP reported child had been found in car park, and was with the Police. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 56871 | 24/04/2026 | NCI Folkestone | NCI observed an upturned RIB, with person sitting on it. HMCG informed, monitoring requested. Harbour RIB approached vessel, took casualty on board, and righted RIB. CG updated. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 56853 | 24/04/2026 | NCI Cape Cornwall | Off duty W/K working at the lookout had a medical emergency. On duty W/K called 999 for ambulance, and informed HMCG. CRT and first responder arrived, followed by ambulance, and S.M. After , treatment, casualty was taken to hospital for treatment. CG updated. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 56861 | 24/04/2026 | NCI Hengistbury Head | Pan Pan issued re. motor vessel with engine failure. NCI located casualty, HMCG informe, monitoring requested. Second vessel unable to assist due to sea state. CG suggest Sea Start be contacted. , Sea Start arrived one hour later, and towed casualty to port. Pan pan cancelled. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 56862 | 24/04/2026 | NCI Portland Bill | HMCG called NCI requesting search for a missing person. Rucksack and bicycle visible, CG updated. CRT, HELO, AWLB, ILB, drones, and Police all involved in search, but nothing found. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes |
| 5846 | 23/04/2026 | NCI Polruan | NCI observed a yacht, stationary on AIS, but could not find visually or on radar. HMCG informed. CG called vessel on Ch16, with initially no response, but eventually vessel reported it was safely at , its destination. NFA. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 56848 | 23/04/2026 | NCI Nells Point | NCI observed a strong swimmer passing lookout, but then lost sight of them. W/K did a foot patrol, and after a false alarm, spotted the swimmer. HMCG informed, and asked NCI to keep a lookout for him., No further sightings, and assumed safe. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 56849 | 23/04/2026 | NCI Gosport | NCI issued a MayDay relay re. a person in the water, having fallen off a jetski. Casualty was picked up by second jetski, HMCG informed, MayDay cancelled. NFA | NCI | No | Yes |
| 56855 | 23/04/2026 | NCI Porthcawl | HMCG called NCI re. call from Ambulance service, who had received a call from a despondent person on pier. Search revealed no persons of interest on pier, CG updated. CRT tasked, and search continued,, ambulance service attended lookout. ILB tasked to search, and reported a person seen on rocks, but not the casualty. Casualty was located by the Police on the esplanade. Assets stood down. | Ambulance | Yes | Yes |
| 56856 | 23/04/2026 | NCI Porthcawl | HMCG called NCI re. report by MOP of 2 surfers in difficulty. Camera unavailable, ILB and CRT tasked. RNLI then informed CG they were trainee LGs on exercise, and not in danger. NCI monitored , their return. NFA. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes |
| 56854 | 22/04/2026 | NCI Porthcawl | HMCG called NCI re. report from MOP of a kayak, 2 POB, struggling in conditions. Visual requested - established on CCTV. ILB tasked, NCI asked to monitor. ILB recovered casualties to beach and safety. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes |
| 56825 | 21/04/2026 | NCI Mablethorpe | HMCG asked NCI to look out for a missing person, a holiday maker who had been reported missing by family. Search was carried out, ILB tasked. Casualty was found by Police, safe and well. Assets , stood down. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes |
| 56831 | 21/04/2026 | NCI Bass Point | NCI observed a commercial vessel anchored in the cable exclusion zone. NCI contacted BT Marine, who contacted vessel. Vessel then moved to a safe distance from cables. NFA. | NCI | No | No |
| 56814 | 19/04/2026 | NCI Swanage | NCI heard a Pan Pan from HMCG re. a vessel having lost power. NCI observed three vessels in area, all of which were monitored. NCI identified vessel, crew were waving oars. 3 POB. CG informed by NCI , that they had visual. Monitoring requested. A grey RIB established a tow, and casualty vessel was towed to safety of harbour. Pan Pan cancelled. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 56817 | 19/04/2026 | NCI Padstow | NCI observed harbour masters vessel moving at speed, and ascertained it had been tasked by HMCG to 2 casualties. NCI asked to monitor as they has visual. One casualty was visible on rocks, but no-one , was visible in the water. Next day the incident continued, and search resumed, involving Police HELO, AWLB, ILB and LGs. All assets were stood down, but casualty remained missing. Police to , continue dealing with incident. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes |
| 56830 | 19/04/2026 | NCI Rame Head | HMCG called NCI re. a fisherman who had climbed onto rocks, and was unable to move. search with camera was negative so NCI called LGs, who investigated. LGs located casualty, and escorted them , to safety. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 56797 | 19/04/2026 | NCI Hengistbury Head | Cabin Cruiser issued a Pan Pan re. engine failure. HMCG asked NCI for visual - affirmative, monitoring requested. second vessel undertook a tow, CG updated. NFA. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 56803 | 18/04/2026 | NCI Shoreham | HMCG called NCI re. report from MOP of a capsized dinghy. Nothing seen, but search continued. NCI informed CG there were two vessels in area, nothing of concern, NFA. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 57272 | 18/04/2026 | NCI Wells-next-the-Sea | HMCG called NCI re. persons cut off by tide, asking for visual. 2 MOP plus 2 dogs. ILB tasked, and recovered casualties to shore. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes |
| 56793 | 18/04/2026 | NCI Shoreham | NCI observed a capsized dinghy, 0.5Nm off the pier. HMCG and LGs informed. NCI thought it was single handed dinghy they had seen earlier. LGs unable to launch RIB, but jetski undertook a tow , to the beach and safety. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 56794 | 18/04/2026 | NCI Rame Head | HMCG tried to contact a small motor vessel in difficulty. CG asked NCI if they had heard transmission - negative - Pan Pan issued, NCI confirmed visual to CG, vessel had engine failure. AWLB tasked,, NCI conned LB to casualty, as it had overshot position. LB undertook a tow to safety, NCI stood down as visual was lost. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes |
| 56784 | 16/04/2026 | NCI Filey | NCI observed a MOP cut off by tide and trying to climb cliff. HMCG informed, monitoring requested. Casualty did manage to reach the top of a very crumbly cliff, CG updated. NFA. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 56788 | 16/04/2026 | NCI Exmouth | HMCG called NCI asking for visual on a cabin cruiser reportedly aground. Casualty was located, CRT tasked. ILB tasked, vessel was refloated and escorted by LB to a mooring. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes |
| 56770 | 13/04/2026 | NCI Porthcawl | HMCG called NCI re. report from MOP concerned for 2 persons on an inflatable kayak. Search requested, casualties identified, and they appeared to be struggling in the conditions. ILB tasked. Local , surfers and paddle boarders assisted casualties to shore and safety, CG updated. Assets stood down. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes |
| 56780 | 13/04/2026 | NCI Fleetwood | NCI observed a Jet Ski around. HMCG informed, position supplied. CRT tasked to make contact. Casualties started to walk back to shore, jetski high and dry. CRT informed NCI the 2 people would return , later to recover jetski, CG updated. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 56751 | 11/04/2026 | NCI Hengistbury Head | NCI saw a Man Overboard alarm on the chart plotter AIS. HMCG informed. CG tried to call vessel. Pan Pan issued. ILB tasked, and position confirmed by NCI. ILB informed CG there was no-one , on board vessel, and all seemed fine. After a search, ILB was stood down, NFA. | NCI | Yes | Yes |
| 56738 | 10/04/2026 | NCI Bembridge | NCI observed a SART warning on AIS, HMCG informed, Pan pan issued. Screenshot of SART sent to CG, Pilot vessel tasked to investigate. HELO and AWLB proceeded to location. LB found a seat cushion at , site. Fixed wing aircraft also overflew site, but nothing was found so assets stood down. | NCI | Yes | Yes |
| 56743 | 10/04/2026 | NCI Padstow | HMCG called NCI re. report from MOP of a swimmer in difficulty. NCI established visual - a swimmer towing a surfboard, who appeared fine. CG requested NCI keep monitoring, and casualty reached , the shore safely. CG updated. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 56755 | 10/04/2026 | NCI St Agnes Head | HMCG called NCI re. report from a MOP of a vessel in trouble. NCI searched area of reported problem, but found nothing. CG informed. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 56735 | 09/04/2026 | NCI Mablethorpe | MOP approached NCI re. a person taking inappropriate video of a girl. Police informed, two individuals observed, who seemed to be part of a larger group. Police arrived, were given details of vehicles, involved. Outcome unknown at present. | NCI | No | No |
| 56739 | 09/04/2026 | NCI Penzance | HMCG called NCI re. report from MOP of 2 Paddle Boarders possibly in difficulty. NCI established visual, ILB tasked and was conned to casualties by NCI. NCI asked to monitor. Casualties returned to , shore safely. CG updated. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes |
| 56710 | 08/04/2026 | NCI Wells-next-the-Sea | NCI observed a sailing vessel aground - crew in water trying to refloat it. HMCG informed. ILB tasked, recovered crew and secured vessel at anchor to await the incoming tide. | NCI | Yes | Yes |
| 56722 | 08/04/2026 | NCI Hengistbury Head | HMCG called NCI, asking for visual on paddle boarder, - negative. Casualty then seen to be safely ashore. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 56734 | 08/04/2026 | NCI Calshot Tower | NCI observed a kite surfer in difficulty - separated from their board. HMCG informed, ILB tasked. ILB was conned to casualty on Ch65. LB crew sorted outsourcer and returned to station. NFA. | NCI | Yes | Yes |
| 56762 | 07/04/2026 | NCI Nells Point | A kite surfer appeared in difficulty in the bay. Comms not good with HMCG. ILB tasked, casualty appeared safe and well, NFA. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes |