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
24475 13/07/2018 NCI Nells Point Reported to CG and RNLI Lifeguards two swimmers in difficulty. Updated when passing craft alerted by CG on NCI suggestion recovered them safely. NCI Yes Yes
25358 13/07/2018 NCI Needles Assisted recovery of disabled powerboat by providing accurate position for local MV to take casualty safely under tow. MCA/HMCG No Yes
24472 12/07/2018 NCI Teignmouth Reported dinghy out of control and person in water to CG. Updated when LB recovered casualties and towed craft in. NCI Yes Yes
26111 12/07/2018 NCI St Agnes Head Reported crashed paraglider to CG. Air ambulance unable to land. CRT attended to evacuate casualty. NCI No Yes
25088 11/07/2018 NCI Wooltack Point Provided position of kayaks believed 'in trouble' to CG. Seven fatigued 'casualties' recovered by AWLB. nfa MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
24439 10/07/2018 NCI Prawle Point CG requested visual on grounded speedboat. Accurate position provided for ILB to tow in safely. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
24681 07/07/2018 NCI Penzance Reported to police 4 teenagers tombstoning off lighthouse scaffolding. Police attended to 'give advice'. NCI No No
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
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
24518 06/07/2018 NCI Torbay Requested ambulance attend injured coast path walker. Updated when casualty transferred to hospital. NCI No Yes
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
28257 01/07/2018 NCI Aberystwyth Updated CG on LB recovery of disabled vessel. RNLI Yes Yes
24299 01/07/2018 NCI Newhaven Reported MoP doing handstands on cliff edge to CG. Updated when he left. nfa NCI No Yes
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
24325 01/07/2018 NCI Skegness Lincolnshire Police request lookout for missing child. ILB attended and child found safe. nfa Police Yes Yes
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
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
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
24277 30/06/2018 NCI Prawle Point Reported to CG and updated on recovery by local FV of disabled yacht. MCA/HMCG No Yes
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
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
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
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
24281 29/06/2018 NCI Charlestown CG requested visual on disabled yacht. Position provided for LB to tow in safely. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
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
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

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