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 : 9703
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
34997 28/06/2020 NCI Charmouth Reported kitesurfer in possible difficulty to CG. Monitored and updated when he reached shore safely. NCI No Yes
34996 28/06/2020 NCI Calshot Tower Informed CG that Mayday call re kite surfers in trouble was visual. Local patrol brought both casualties to shore for casevac to hospital. MCA/HMCG No Yes
34998 28/06/2020 NCI Calshot Tower Reported to CG yacht having trouble towing a RIB. Monitored and updated when it managed to enter river safely. NCI No Yes
35005 28/06/2020 NCI Bass Point In contact with CG concerning disabled vessel in proximity to submarine cables. NCI No Yes
34992 27/06/2020 NCI Porthcawl CG requested visual check on RIB reported by MoP as being 'in trouble' in poor weather.. Target identified as a 'rescue RIB' and monitored until it got to shore safely. MCA/HMCG No Yes
35093 27/06/2020 NCI Padstow Reported visual on paddle boarder separated from board to CG. ILB, Harbour Patrol and helo attended. Updated when she managed to swim ashore. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
35007 26/06/2020 NCI Hengistbury Head CG requested lookout for missing speedboat. No sighting before Station closed. Boat later found in Poole Harbour. nfa MCA/HMCG No Yes
34986 26/06/2020 NCI Lee-on-the-Solent Identified and informed CG that MV reported as missing was operating safely. Alert cancelled. MCA/HMCG No Yes
36926 26/06/2020 NCI Swanage ADvised HMCG oif small inflatable drifting out of Swanage bay, no occupants seen. hMCG confirmed NFAR. NCI No Yes
35465 25/06/2020 NCI Needles CG requested visual check for vessel with engine loss. CG updated when she passed Needles Light. nfa MCA/HMCG No Yes
34982 25/06/2020 NCI Porthcawl Reported to CG lone swimmer in difficulty in tidal current. Target monitored, position confirmed and passed to ILB. Potential casualty returned safely to shore. NCI Yes Yes
35464 24/06/2020 NCI Needles Relayed to CG MoP report of man with vodka on cliff edge. No sighting. Man later confirmed safe. NCI No Yes
34965 24/06/2020 NCI Hengistbury Head CG requested monitoring of struggling kayaker. Target identified and position passed. Updated when ILB brought him safely ashore. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
34972 24/06/2020 NCI Lee-on-the-Solent Relayed parental report of children onboard inflatable being blown offshore to CG. Updated when local FV towed them in. NCI No Yes
34978 24/06/2020 NCI Newhaven Identified swimmers in difficulty to CG. Updated when targets (part of a large 'party') were helped ashore by locals. CRT, LB and helo attended. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
34950 23/06/2020 NCI Worms Head Reported four MoPs trying to cross flooded causeway to CG. CRT and ILB deployed and potential casualties safely brought to mainland. NCI Yes Yes
34953 23/06/2020 NCI Rame Head CG requested any sighting of yacht with missing rudder. When target sighted CG informed that another vessel was assisting so NFA. MCA/HMCG No Yes
34963 23/06/2020 NCI Prawle Point 35ft motor vessel with engine failure made PanPan call to HMCG. WK contacted HMCG with corrected position. Lifeboat tasked and towed casualtyinto Dartmouth. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
34956 23/06/2020 NCI Calshot Tower Provided CG with position of MB with engine failure. Updated when other craft assisted with tow. MCA/HMCG No Yes
34966 23/06/2020 NCI Newhaven Reported disabled jetski to CG. Updated when local swimmers recovered it to shore. NCI No Yes
34976 23/06/2020 NCI Lyme Bay Reported to CG capsized kayaker unable to reboard. Monitored and updated CG when occupant swam ashore and second kayaker recovered craft. NCI No Yes
34989 23/06/2020 NCI Hornsea Relayed to CG MoP report of unexploded ordinance on public beach. CG will contact bomb disposal unit. NCI No Yes
34947 22/06/2020 NCI Newhaven CG requested visual check on small MB reported broken down. All contacts in sight checked and possible casualty identified. LB attended to tow in safely. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
35462 21/06/2020 NCI Needles Reported to CG concern over vessel making no progress in strong tide and increasing sea state. CRT attended Station and target monitored until adjudged safe.. NCI No Yes
34935 21/06/2020 NCI Shoreham Yacht issued PanPan re electrical failure and lost anchor. HMCG later cancelled PanPan. WK monitored yacht progress by radar until return lost. HMCG confirmed NCI Newhaven now monitoring, NFAR. MCA/HMCG No Yes
34933 21/06/2020 NCI Newhaven Together with NCI Shoreham received Pan Pan call from partially disabled yacht. Target identified and situation monitored by both Stations and CG updated. MCA/HMCG No Yes
34939 21/06/2020 NCI Porthcawl Reported to CG concern over swimmers in possible difficulty. Monitored and updated as ILB attended (though targets refused help) and they reached shore safely. NCI Yes Yes
34927 20/06/2020 NCI Worms Head Reported MoP possibly tidebound on island to CG. ILB attended and reported him as staying on the Worm overnight. NFA NCI Yes Yes
34929 20/06/2020 NCI Porthcawl Carried out visual and camera search for CG after report of MoP on sandbank. No sightings made. CRT also attended. FAWGI MCA/HMCG No Yes
34988 20/06/2020 NCI Hornsea Reported to CG five PWCs in close possibly dangerous proximity to moored tanker and provided still images. Drivers will be interviewed idc. NCI No Yes
35452 20/06/2020 NCI Needles Relayed report by local vessel of body in the water. ALB launched and recovered body. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
34922 19/06/2020 NCI Calshot Tower Checked and reported to CG after receipt of call from grounded yacht. All contacts monitored but none in danger. ILB launched and found casualty safely aground. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
34920 19/06/2020 NCI Lee-on-the-Solent CG requested visual check on reported capsized FV. Target identified reported and monitored. Updated when Ryde ILB attended to escort it. now upright, safely to shore. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
34924 19/06/2020 NCI Newhaven Reported to CG teenagers tombstoning from harbour wall. CRT directed to incident and advised targets to desist. nfa NCI No Yes
35732 17/06/2020 NCI Gosport Informed police and CG of teenage group jumping off pier. QHM also notified. NCI No Yes
34908 17/06/2020 NCI Calshot Tower Reported possible SART Alarms to CG. No targets visible. Later a lifejacket was found the water, probably the cause of the transmission. No casualty identified though. NCI No Yes
34903 16/06/2020 NCI Calshot Tower Reported grounded yacht to CG. Assisted by relaying radio traffic to casualty. Updated when LB attended to assist into harbour. NCI Yes Yes
35160 16/06/2020 NCI Gosport Reported to CG that yacht with engine failure was visual. Monitored and updated when she managed to make harbour under sail. nfa MCA/HMCG No Yes
34890 15/06/2020 NCI Calshot Tower Monitored MV reporting overheated engine. Updated CG as LB towed her in. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
34944 14/06/2020 NCI Penzance Reported disabled launch to CG. Monitored and updated when local yacht towed it in NCI No Yes

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