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 | MCA No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24442 | 09/07/2018 | NCI Newhaven | Relayed MoP report of overmanned RIB to CG. Updated when it was confirmed as a routine dive boat. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | 10709 |
| 24454 | 09/07/2018 | NCI Shoreham | Reported to CG four teenagers tombstoning from harbour pier. Police attended but youngsters had already left the scene. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | 18684 |
| 28259 | 08/07/2018 | NCI Aberystwyth | In touch with CG over a Mayday call. No sighting or contact made. Assumed to be a false alarm or hoax. nfa | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | n/n |
| 24429 | 08/07/2018 | NCI Porthcawl | Reported to CG that 'despondent person' reportedly in the water had come ashore. ILB, CRT and police had attended. | Police | Yes | Yes | 18550 |
| 24417 | 07/07/2018 | NCI Nells Point | Reported to CG 3 persons attempting to cross flooded causeway. ILB on exercise nearby rescued these 3 and found a further two for safe recovery. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 18143 |
| 24420 | 07/07/2018 | NCI Porthcawl | Observed MoP acting strangely on pier. Reported to CG casualty facedown in water. CRT, Police, ambulance and ILB attended to recover casualty and move to hosptal. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 18274 |
| 24681 | 07/07/2018 | NCI Penzance | Reported to police 4 teenagers tombstoning off lighthouse scaffolding. Police attended to 'give advice'. | NCI | No | No | 619 |
| 24424 | 07/07/2018 | NCI Needles | Updated CG with twelve strandings and collisions in Round the Island Race. ILB involved in checking all safe. nfa | NCI | Yes | Yes | n/n |
| 24680 | 07/07/2018 | NCI Penzance | Reported disabled MB to CG and Hbr Master. Updated when HM launch attended and engine restarted. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | 18147 |
| 24419 | 07/07/2018 | NCI Lee-on-the-Solent | Reported capsized PWC to CG. Updated when he managed to regain craft. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | 18178 |
| 24411 | 06/07/2018 | NCI Hengistbury Head | Informed CG of Lifeguard reporting erratic PWC operation. Updated when craft, now operating smoothly, moved out of sight. nfa | RNLI | Yes | Yes | n/n |
| 25093 | 06/07/2018 | NCI Wooltack Point | Monitored and updated CG as police RIB and AWLB attended disabled leisure fishing boat to tow in. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 18022 |
| 24518 | 06/07/2018 | NCI Torbay | Requested ambulance attend injured coast path walker. Updated when casualty transferred to hospital. | NCI | No | Yes | 120683 |
| 24392 | 05/07/2018 | NCI Felixstowe | Reported grounded yacht to CG. Updated when she was refloated with HM assistance on rising tide. | NCI | No | Yes | 17725 |
| 24380 | 04/07/2018 | NCI Porthcawl | Reported to CG two swimmers in possible difficulty. Updated when lost to view around headland. ILB on exercise tasked to search and found them safe ashore. nfa | NCI | Yes | Yes | 17745 |
| 24528 | 03/07/2018 | NCI Padstow | Reported PanPan message on #65 to CG. LB attended, disabled yacht's prop cleared and she proceeded safely. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 17619 |
| 24354 | 03/07/2018 | NCI Prawle Point | Co-operated with CG and MoP to confirm safety of windsurfer who in fact had made it to shore. | NCI | No | Yes | 17623 |
| 24361 | 02/07/2018 | NCI Calshot Tower | Reported position of downed kite surfer and yacht in company to CG. Updated when yacht retrieved kite and surfer continued to shore. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 17483 |
| 28257 | 01/07/2018 | NCI Aberystwyth | Updated CG on LB recovery of disabled vessel. | RNLI | Yes | Yes | n/n |
| 24299 | 01/07/2018 | NCI Newhaven | Reported MoP doing handstands on cliff edge to CG. Updated when he left. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | 17316 |
| 24301 | 01/07/2018 | NCI Wells-next-the-Sea | Reported injured swimmer to CG. CRT and RNLI attended to move ashore. Taken to hospital by car as no ambulance available. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 17337 |
| 24325 | 01/07/2018 | NCI Skegness | Lincolnshire Police request lookout for missing child. ILB attended and child found safe. nfa | Police | Yes | Yes | 17220 |
| 24360 | 01/07/2018 | NCI Calshot Tower | Reported grounded MB to CG. Updated when LB attended, but all decided to wait for rising tide. nfa | NCI | Yes | Yes | 17351 |
| 24280 | 30/06/2018 | NCI Porthcawl | Co-operated with Surf Hire Company and CG to ensure safe landing of 3 paddle boarders in possible difficulty. | NCI | No | Yes | n/n |
| 24397 | 30/06/2018 | NCI Froward Point | Reported possible body in water. ILB tasked to check and reported it was a marker buoy. FAWGI | NCI | Yes | Yes | 17079 |
| 24277 | 30/06/2018 | NCI Prawle Point | Reported to CG and updated on recovery by local FV of disabled yacht. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | n/n |
| 24324 | 30/06/2018 | NCI Skegness | Local police requested search for missing child. ILB attended and found her on the beach. nfa | Police | Yes | Yes | 17012 |
| 24312 | 30/06/2018 | NCI Teignmouth | Advised MoP to report dinghy in trouble to CG. Updated when LB towed casualty in safely. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 17044 |
| 24279 | 29/06/2018 | NCI Calshot Tower | CG requested visual info on disabled MB. Updated as ILB attended to tow in. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 16803 |
| 24281 | 29/06/2018 | NCI Charlestown | CG requested visual on disabled yacht. Position provided for LB to tow in safely. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 1676 |
| 24351 | 29/06/2018 | NCI Shoreham | Provided CG with position of disabled PWC for ILB to recover it and 2 PoB safely. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 16746 |
| 24352 | 29/06/2018 | NCI Shoreham | CG requested any visual on kayak and body boarder. Sighting confirmed and position provided for ALB to recover both safely. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 16776 |
| 24314 | 28/06/2018 | NCI Shoreham | Reported disabled inflatable to CG. Updated when it regained power and proceeded. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | 16560 |
| 24258 | 28/06/2018 | NCI Fleetwood | Reported to CG three inflatable overloaded kayaks in difficulty. Updated when CRT and LB attended to advise on safety procedures. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 16583 |
| 24249 | 28/06/2018 | NCI Torbay | CG requested visual check on inflatable secured to buoy. Watchkeeper checked them as 'sunbathing'. CRT attended to 'advise'. FAWGI | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 16538 |
| 24255 | 28/06/2018 | NCI Cape Cornwall | Persisted with updates to CG on position of 'missing' kayak for CRT,LBs and helo to locate and recover safely. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 16627 |
| 24427 | 27/06/2018 | NCI St Alban's Head | Reported AIS Alert to CG (who had not received it). nfa | NCI | Yes | Yes | 16407 |
| 24227 | 27/06/2018 | NCI Felixstowe | Reported grounded yacht to CG and HM. Updated when she refloated on tide with non-LB in attendance. | NCI | No | Yes | 16049 |
| 24229 | 27/06/2018 | NCI Skegness | CG requested visual check on large flotsam. Updated when it was identified as a large mooring buoy. CRT recovered it. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 16413 |
| 24230 | 27/06/2018 | NCI Skegness | Relayed MoP report of dead dolphin to CG. CRT attended to arrange removal. | NCI | No | Yes | 16419 |