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
29570 19/04/2019 NCI Newhaven Reported to Port Control and CG three youngsters in potential danger in deep water. Updated when they turned away from the hazard. NCI No Yes
29561 18/04/2019 NCI Hengistbury Head CG requested lookout for missing elderly male. LB, CRT and helo activated. All stood down when potential casualty returned home. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
29564 18/04/2019 NCI Fleetwood CG requested monitoring of 'despondent male' on coast. Updated when target sighted and contact made with CRT and police who attended to escort him into custody. ILB paged but stood down. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
29546 17/04/2019 NCI Calshot Tower CG requested monitoring of disabled PWC paddling to shore. Updated when passing yacht towed him in. MCA/HMCG No Yes
29559 17/04/2019 NCI Boscastle Reported to CG an inflatable having difficulty in fresh breeze and strong tide. AWLB launched but stood down when canoe managed to reach harbour. NCI Yes Yes
29533 16/04/2019 NCI Mablethorpe Provided defibrillator to MoP for treatment of OAP. Ambulance attended to casevac to hospital. Ambulance No No
29536 16/04/2019 NCI Exmouth Reported to CG two MoPs possibly stranded on sandbank. Updated when they made it to shore. nfa NCI No Yes
29529 15/04/2019 NCI Mablethorpe Informed police and fire service of two fires reported by MoPs. Fires satisfactorily extinguished. CG updated. NCI No Yes
29530 14/04/2019 NCI Charmouth Relayed beach superintendant's report of MoPs in danger of tidal cut off to CG. Updated when they made it back to shore. NCI No Yes
29554 14/04/2019 NCI Gosport CG requested visual check on vessel reported by MoP as 'on fire'. Confirmed smoke was from exhaust. nfa MCA/HMCG No Yes
29495 14/04/2019 NCI Fleetwood Reported to CG MoP group in danger from incoming tide. CFT and ILB attended. Updated when the group managed to wade to shore. NCI Yes Yes
29501 14/04/2019 NCI Whitstable Reported capsized kiter surfer unable to relaunch to CG. Updated as ILB launched but casualty just managed to reach shore unaided. nfa NCI Yes Yes
29484 13/04/2019 NCI Calshot Tower Reported downed kite surfer to CG. Updated when local RIB using Chan. 65 assisted to recover him. NCI No Yes
31812 13/04/2019 NCI Needles CG requested any visual on drifting unmanned dinghy. No sighting. Updated when occupants reportedly self-rescued. MCA/HMCG No Yes
29485 13/04/2019 NCI Calshot Tower Confirmed to CG visual contact on disabled yacht. Updated CG when local RIB assisted with tow and SEA START engineers also attended. MCA/HMCG No Yes
29482 12/04/2019 NCI Charmouth Relayed MoP report of 'missing disturbed' male to CG. Police informed. Later received confirmation that potential 'casualty' had returned home. nfa NCI No Yes
29497 11/04/2019 NCI Newhaven Provided support to slightly 'disturbed' coast walking teenager. CG and police informed after he headed for home having refused a lift. NCI No Yes
29532 10/04/2019 NCI Shoreham Reported capsized dinghies to CG. ILB and club safety boat attended and both safely recovered to shore. NCI Yes Yes
29548 10/04/2019 NCI Porthcawl Attended fallen elderly lady. Provided warming blanket and support. Passing MoP volunteered to take her to hospital in absence of ambulance. HM informed. NCI No No
29365 10/04/2019 NCI Calshot Tower Reported kite surfer in trouble to CG. ILB launched and assisted to casualty psition by NCI on Chan.0. NCI Yes Yes
29290 09/04/2019 NCI Portscatho Reported dog over cliff to CG. Updated when owner seen to recover dog and CRT attended. NCI No Yes
29326 09/04/2019 NCI Porthcawl Reported surfer and paddle boarder in possible rip tide trouble to CG. Updated when ILB and CRT attended and possible casualties were safely returned to shore. NCI Yes Yes
29249 08/04/2019 NCI Exmouth CG requested visual check on grounded motor boat. ILB attended but was unable to move it. High tide awaited. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
29250 08/04/2019 NCI Nells Point Provided accurate position of disabled FV to CG for AWLB to attend and tow in safely. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
29307 08/04/2019 NCI Porthcawl Reported windsurfer in possible trouble to CG. Monitored potential casualty over some time and updated CG when he finally reached shore. NCI No Yes
29236 07/04/2019 NCI Hengistbury Head Reported grounded speedboat to CG. Updated when visual check showed it unerway again. nfa NCI No Yes
29221 06/04/2019 NCI Hengistbury Head Reported and updated CG on motor vessel aground (twice) but on rising tide. nfa MCA/HMCG No Yes
29223 06/04/2019 NCI St Ives CG requested updates on semi-disabled yacht. Monitored and reported its recovery by ILB. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
29292 05/04/2019 NCI St Alban's Head Co-operated with CG to define position and condition of yacht with accidentally deployed liferaft. NCI Yes Yes
29217 05/04/2019 NCI Exmouth Relayed MoP report of drifting yacht to CG. Confirmed as one reported on 2 April. CG passing info to HM. NCI No Yes
29235 05/04/2019 NCI Fleetwood Reported motor boat in possible trouble to CG. Updated when it cleared a fouled prop and proceeded. NCI No Yes
29201 04/04/2019 NCI Gosport Reported to CG visual on yacht fouled on net. Monitored assistance provided by ILB and updated when it could resume passage. Contact also made with ILB on Chan. 65. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
29204 04/04/2019 NCI Hengistbury Head Confirmed to CG visual check on downed windsurfer. Updated when he regained his board. AWLB also diverted. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
29998 04/04/2019 NCI Folkestone CG requested visual search for possible migrants on beach. No sightings. UKBF also attended. MCA/HMCG No Yes
29126 03/04/2019 NCI Porthcawl Co-operated with CG, CRT and ILB to ensure safety of two surfers reported in trouble in rip current. NCI Yes Yes
29470 03/04/2019 NCI Newhaven Informed CG that drifting marker buoy was visual. Updated its position to CG until it passed out of sight. NCI No Yes
29131 02/04/2019 NCI Exmouth Relayed MoP report of grounded yacht to CG. Owner had been informed. nfa NCI No Yes
28981 01/04/2019 NCI Hengistbury Head Reported position of disabled rowing boat to CG. ILB recovered it safely to shore. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
28998 01/04/2019 NCI Caister Reported to CG large debris on shore and likely to refloat. CG would take action to clear it. NCI No Yes
28966 31/03/2019 NCI Porthcawl Reported to CG downed kite surfer unable to recover board. Monitored on camera and visually. Updated when assisted by a wind surfer and both made it safely ashore. NCI No Yes

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