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 : 9994
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
35318 29/07/2020 NCI Fleetwood Reported to CG walkers and dog in potential danger from tide. Monitored and updated when they managed to wade waist deep back to shore. ILB attended. NCI Yes Yes
35304 28/07/2020 NCI Nare Point Reported drifting unmanned dinghy to CG and local craft in vicinity. Monitored and updated when it was recovered to shore by local boat. NCI No Yes
35308 28/07/2020 NCI Porthcawl CG requested visual sweep of area for two inflatables reported by MoP as drifting. Visual and camera sweep had no sighting other than possibly mistaken objects. FAWGI? MCA/HMCG No Yes
35325 28/07/2020 NCI Shoreham CG requested visual search for lilo reported as drifting to sea. Target spotted and reported when it blew ashore. MCA/HMCG No Yes
35296 27/07/2020 NCI Exmouth Beach Lifeguards requested visual search for missing kite surfer. No sighting made. RNLI Yes Yes
35284 26/07/2020 NCI Prawle Point Confirmed to CG visual on capsized chartered RIB, Monitored and updated when ILB recovered it safely to shore. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
35550 26/07/2020 NCI Hornsea Reported to CG a young girl being blown out in an inflatable. Shore Rescue ILB launched and casualty returned safely to shore. NCI No Yes
35295 26/07/2020 NCI Exmouth In contact with CG and Beach Lifeguards over capsized inflatable. Monitored until Lifeguard PWC recovered it without any casualty. NCI No Yes
35313 26/07/2020 NCI Rhoscolyn CG requested any sighting of kayakers reportedly 'in difficulty'. ILB tasked to position provided by NCI. All three safe ashore. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
35324 26/07/2020 NCI Canvey Island Reported to CG youths releasing tender to drift. Owner and others managed to retrieve it. NCI No Yes
35280 25/07/2020 NCI Felixstowe Reported coloured object floating out to CG. Local patrol LB investigated and found half-inflated balloons. nfa NCI No Yes
35277 25/07/2020 NCI Calshot Tower Reported kite surfer in difficulty to CG. Monitored and updated when Southampton Patrol recovered casualty and board safely. NCI No Yes
35273 24/07/2020 NCI Porthcawl Monitored and updated CG on recovery of medically unwell youth on beach by CRT and ambulance team. NCI Yes Yes
35270 23/07/2020 NCI Charmouth Sighted and monitored solo swimmer in possible trouble in strong current. Informed CG and updated when target managed to get back ashore. NCI No Yes
35266 23/07/2020 NCI Mablethorpe CG used NCI Station camera to try and locate missing person. Incident suspended at nightfall. nfa MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
35233 22/07/2020 NCI Porthcawl RNLI Lifeguards asked for monitoring of kayak in possible trouble. Target identified and updated when it made it safely to shore. NCI Yes Yes
35234 22/07/2020 NCI Rame Head MoP reported fainting lady close by. CG informed and paramedic attended. Lady recovered sufficiently to leave site. NCI No Yes
35236 22/07/2020 NCI Nells Point Reported to CG three persons cut off by tide on Barry Island. ILB attended to bring them safely to mainland. NCI Yes Yes
35244 22/07/2020 NCI Prawle Point CG requested any sighting of disabled ski-boat. Target sighted and updated when ILB recovered it safely. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
35258 21/07/2020 NCI Exmouth Informed Lifeguards of bathers in Red Flag zone. Patrol attended and targets left water. NCI Yes Yes
35222 21/07/2020 NCI Mablethorpe Relayed MoP report to police of children setting fire to undergrowth. PSO attended but nothing found. nfa NCI No No
35226 21/07/2020 NCI Nare Point Reported to CG that disabled motor cruiser was visual. Monitored and updated when a local craft and AWLB assisted her in. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
35229 21/07/2020 NCI Porthcawl Contacted CG to assist in finding missing child. Area swept visually and by camera but no sighting. CG later reported target found safe and well. nfa MCA/HMCG No Yes
35231 21/07/2020 NCI Porthcawl CG requested any sighting of MoPs reported tidebound. ILB launched and confirmed targets were climbers about to ascend. nfa FAWGI MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
35257 21/07/2020 NCI Exmouth Informed RNLI Lifeguards of two unmanned drifting inflatables. Targets retrieved by RNLI PWC. NCI Yes Yes
35213 20/07/2020 NCI Worms Head Co-ordinated with CG, CRT and RNLI to recover a number of MoP from island in rising tide. NCI Yes Yes
35218 20/07/2020 NCI Porthcawl Reported to CG a number of people cut off by tide. RNLI and CRT attended. Updated when they managed to scramble ashore. LBs checked area before standing down. NCI Yes Yes
35219 20/07/2020 NCI Porthcawl CG requested any visual of possibly suicidal male. Camera link established on target. CRT attended. Updated when he was approached by police. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
35474 20/07/2020 NCI Needles Liaised with CG and ILB to recover disabled yacht. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
35211 19/07/2020 NCI Calshot Tower Advised CG that kayak stuck in mud was visual. Monitored and updated when CRT attended. NCI No Yes
36929 18/07/2020 NCI Swanage Reported dinghy in difficulty. radio report to HMCG confirmed dinghy capsized. Motor cruiser assisting. Monitored and updated HMCG till ILB tasked. ILB diverted so monitored till dinghy recovered. MMO Yes Yes
35197 18/07/2020 NCI Nells Point Reported to CG and police three youths entering secure compound. Police attended and targets exited swiftly. NCI No Yes
35188 17/07/2020 NCI Nells Point Advised HMCG of swimmers struggling against tied. RNLI Lifeguards contact by HMCG. RNLI monitored and confirmed when all swimmers safely ashore. NCI No Yes
35182 17/07/2020 NCI Felixstowe Reported to CG possible FV in trouble. CRT attended. Target monitored and found not to be in trouble (rowing to lobster pots with engine failure). nfa NCI No Yes
35189 17/07/2020 NCI Hengistbury Head CG requested any sighting of reportedly capsized vessel. LB attended and area searched but no sighting. FAWGI ? MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
35186 17/07/2020 NCI Exmouth Reported to CG that disabled PWC reported by NCI Teignmouth was visual. Updated when ILBs recovered it to shore. NCI Yes Yes
35196 17/07/2020 NCI Teignmouth Relayed call from disabled PWC to CG. Exmouth and Teignmouth LBs attended to tow in. NCI Yes Yes
35172 16/07/2020 NCI St Ives Relayed to CG MoP report of drifting vessel. Outcome unknown at present. NCI No Yes
35175 16/07/2020 NCI Cromer First Aid trained watchkeeper attended injured lady close by. Her husband took her to hospital. NCI No Yes
35184 16/07/2020 NCI Porthcawl Carried out camera search for suicidal MoP for CG. ILB, CRT and police involved. Latter found the target. nfa MCA/HMCG Yes Yes

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