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 : 8651
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 MCA No.
24013 06/06/2018 NCI Exmouth Reported dangerous tombstoning to CG. LB attended. NCI Yes Yes 13923
23998 06/06/2018 NCI Exmouth CG requested any visual on yacht in posible danger. Confirmed not in danger. nfa MCA/HMCG No Yes 13911
23993 05/06/2018 NCI Porthcawl Reported downed kite surfer to CG. ILB and CRT attended and potential casualty found to be safe ashore. nfa NCI No Yes 13811
23969 04/06/2018 NCI Whitstable Reported swimmer in possible difficulty to CG. LB attended to recover safely. NCI Yes Yes 13593
23956 03/06/2018 NCI Worms Head Reported MoP with broken ankle to CG. Ambulance and helo attended to transfer to hospital. NCI No Yes 13512
23982 03/06/2018 NCI Penzance CG requested visual check for reported capsized kayak. Nothing sighted. FAWGI ? MCA/HMCG No Yes 13539
23997 03/06/2018 NCI Exmouth Provided info on grounded yacht to CG. Updated when she refloated. MCA/HMCG No Yes 13573
23954 02/06/2018 NCI Hengistbury Head Reported possible dinghy capsize when it disappeared from view. RIB in area found no craft in trouble. nfa NCI No Yes n/n
23948 02/06/2018 NCI Mablethorpe Reported drifting buoys to CG. LB attended to recover. NCI Yes Yes 13393
23949 01/06/2018 NCI Porthcawl Liaised with CG and two LBs to monitor, relay radio traffic and assist lost paddle boarder. Target located and safely brought to shore. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 13274
23935 01/06/2018 NCI Mablethorpe Reported hazardous beach debris to CG. Local authority informed. NCI No Yes 13221
23996 31/05/2018 NCI Exmouth Provided position of drifting yacht in poor visibility to CG. LB assisted to safety. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 3....
23898 30/05/2018 NCI Calshot Tower Reported to CG that yacht calling PanPan for a smoking engine was visual with local craft in company.. Updated as LB towed her in. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 12967
23970 30/05/2018 NCI Shoreham Provided CG with name of disabled yacht for local FV to tow in safely. MCA/HMCG No Yes 12494
23896 28/05/2018 NCI Froward Point Reported to CG that immobilised motor launch was visual. Updated when ILB attended to tow in. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 12724
24047 28/05/2018 NCI Needles CG requested any visual of drifting unmanned dinghy. Craft located and position passed for ILB to recover. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 12608
27691 28/05/2018 NCI Swanage With CRT officer in attendance, monitored rowing boat in possible danger until it returned safely. CG updated. NCI No Yes n/n
23873 28/05/2018 NCI Exmouth Reported grounded dinghy to CG for recovery by LB. NCI Yes Yes 12652
23871 28/05/2018 NCI Calshot Tower Reported to CG that grounded yacht was visual. Updated as Hamble LB assisted to refloat. MCA/HMCG No Yes 12728
23884 27/05/2018 NCI Shoreham Reported to CG that disabled FV was visual. Updated when she was towed in by a passing yacht. nfa MCA/HMCG No Yes 12544
23978 27/05/2018 NCI Wells-next-the-Sea Reported tidebound walkers to CG. CRT attended. NCI No Yes 12461
23979 27/05/2018 NCI Wells-next-the-Sea Relayed report of missing child to CG. CRT attended. NCI No Yes 12501
28255 27/05/2018 NCI Aberystwyth Reported drifting kayak to CG. LB (already at sea) diverted to bring them to shore safely. NCI Yes Yes 12438
23881 27/05/2018 NCI Fleetwood Reported drifting kite surfer to CG. LB attended to recover safely. NCI Yes Yes 12454
23864 27/05/2018 NCI Nells Point Reported 3 swimmers in possible danger to CG. Updated when they eventually made shore. NCI No Yes 12317
23867 27/05/2018 NCI Calshot Tower Updated Solent VTS on PWC disobeying port rules. Photographs also provided. NCI No Yes n/n
23854 26/05/2018 NCI Porthcawl Informed CG that windsurfers reportedly 'in trouble' were in fact safely ashore. CRT and ILB stood down. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 12345
23866 26/05/2018 NCI Calshot Tower Reports visual on grounded yacht to CG. Updated when LB attends to refloat her after local boat unable to. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 12317
23865 24/05/2018 NCI Caister Police and CG requested visual lookout for missing person. No sighting. nfa Police No Yes 2058
23985 24/05/2018 NCI Wooltack Point CG requested search for overdue walkers reportedly cut off by tide. Potential casualties found and evacuated by CG Mobile. nfa MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 12091
23824 24/05/2018 NCI Porthcawl Reported unusual behaviour to CG by RIB in local area. Updated when Harbourmaster attended and reported its actions were not suspicious. NCI No Yes 12092
24016 24/05/2018 NCI Gwennap Head Reported loose unaccompanied dogs near cliff edge to CG. LBs and CRT attended. Subsequently found to belong to local farmer who owns the land. nfa NCI Yes Yes 12065
23795 23/05/2018 NCI St Alban's Head Provided accurate position of disabled yacht to CG for local yacht to repond to Mayday relay request and tow casualty in safely. MCA/HMCG No Yes 12012
23842 21/05/2018 NCI Newhaven Contacted CG to confirm receipt of FV's report of injured crewman. LB attended to tow in. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 11772
23726 20/05/2018 NCI Shoreham CG requested visual on possibly disabled dinghy. Casualty sighted, LB conned to target to tow it in safely. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 11552
23734 20/05/2018 NCI Prawle Point Reported a yacht standing into danger to CG. It did not respond to CG radio but luckily altered course at last minute. nfa NCI No Yes n/n
23737 20/05/2018 NCI Calshot Tower Reported observation of capsized dinghy to CG. Updated when local craft assisted. nfa MCA/HMCG No Yes 11663
23739 20/05/2018 NCI Calshot Tower MB reported fuel shortage on #65. Advised to call CG. Assisted LB to locate casualty to tow in safely MCA/HMCG No Yes 11709
23753 20/05/2018 NCI Porthcawl Reported 4 paddleboarders in potential danger. After updates ILB launched and recovered casualties safely to shore. NCI Yes Yes 11725
23738 20/05/2018 NCI Calshot Tower SMALL FISHING BOAT RAN OUT OF FUEL MCA/HMCG No Yes 47/77

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