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 : 9701
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
21002 21/10/2017 NCI Porthcawl CG reported four persons in water in exteme conditions. Visual sighting confirmed they were safely ashore. CRT attended and no further swimers sighted. nfa MCA/HMCG No Yes
20996 20/10/2017 NCI Exmouth CG requested visual on vessel reportedly adrift. No visual sighting. NFA MCA/HMCG No Yes
20986 20/10/2017 NCI Skegness Reported to police and CG one male MoP acting strangely in a distressed way on the beach. Subjecct had left prior to police arriving. nfa NCI No Yes
21204 19/10/2017 NCI Teignmouth Reported sailing dinghy in trouble to HM. MoP had also reported and local craft and ILB assisted to tow in safely. NCI Yes Yes
21202 18/10/2017 NCI Wooltack Point Relayed PanPan call from disabled yacht to CG. AWLB attended to tow in safely. NCI Yes Yes
20963 16/10/2017 NCI Exmouth Relayed MoP report of drifting speedboat to CG. ILB attended and escorted safely to mooring. NCI Yes Yes
20907 15/10/2017 NCI Calshot Tower Reported disabled small craft in main channel to CG. ILB attended and towed it in safely. NCI Yes Yes
20905 15/10/2017 NCI Fleetwood Reported 2 MoP about to be tidebound to CG. Updated when they managed to wade back ashore. nfa NCI No Yes
20864 14/10/2017 NCI Charmouth Reported MoP in danger of being tidebound to CG. ILB guided to casualty by NCI. Assessed not in danger. nfa. NCI Yes Yes
20863 14/10/2017 NCI Rame Head Monitored and updated CG on recovery of disabled day boat by AWLB. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
21029 14/10/2017 NCI Torbay CG requested any visual on divers left on surface by disabled dive boat. No sighting. LBs attended. Station then routinely closed. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
20856 14/10/2017 NCI Penzance Reported floating hazard to CG. Sailing club tasked to recover buoy. nfa NCI No Yes
20874 13/10/2017 NCI Porthcawl Reported kite surfer in difficulty to CG. ILB attended and escorted him to shore. nfa NCI Yes Yes
20810 11/10/2017 NCI Portscatho Relayed MoP report of injured walker to CG and ambulance service. Latter plus CRT attended and casualty was moved to hospital. NCI No Yes
20859 10/10/2017 NCI Fleetwood CG requested visual check on possible tidebound MoPs. CRT attended but bait diggers returned safely. nfa MCA/HMCG No Yes
20866 09/10/2017 NCI Needles Monitored and updated CG on semi-disabled MV until she eventually made harbour. MCA/HMCG No Yes
20855 09/10/2017 NCI Bass Point LB request visual search for missing female. CRT and helo also tasked. Casualty found but deceased. nfa RNLI Yes Yes
20780 08/10/2017 NCI Shoreham Relayed telephone call from disabled MB to CG. ALB attended to tow in safely. NCI Yes Yes
20761 08/10/2017 NCI Porthcawl Passed info on large floating plank to CG to avoid damage to exercising ILB. NCI Yes Yes
20772 07/10/2017 NCI Exmouth Reported downed windsurfer to CG. Updated when casualty managed to regain board prior to LB launch. nfa NCI No Yes
20746 07/10/2017 NCI Lee-on-the-Solent Called for ambulance on MoP report of injured child. Casualty moved to hospital. CG updated. NCI No Yes
20749 07/10/2017 NCI Fleetwood Reported MoP and dog cut off by tide. Updated as casualty and dog swam to shore. ILB,CRT, police and ambulance attended. Both man and dog assessed as safe and well. nfa NCI Yes Yes
20975 07/10/2017 NCI Folkestone Relayed reports on Chan. 65 from local Rescue Service to CG during recovery of MoP from cliff edge. NCI No Yes
20721 06/10/2017 NCI Gwennap Head Exceptionally used Chan.16 to warn yacht she was standing into danger. Yacht altered to safe heading. CG updated. NCI No Yes
20751 06/10/2017 NCI Herne Bay Provided first aid and called an ambulance for woman injured in a fall nearby. Casualty removed to hospital. NCI No Yes
20758 06/10/2017 NCI Shoreham Relayed MoP report of disabled angling boat to CG. Provided position on Chan. 0 to ALB for her to tow it in. NCI Yes Yes
20718 06/10/2017 NCI Nells Point CG requested visual sweep for PWC reported by MoP 'in difficulty'. No sighting. Situation monitored and CG updated as potential casualty made harbour and met by CRT. FAWGI MCA/HMCG No Yes
20710 05/10/2017 NCI Worms Head Relayed MoP report of casualty on cliff path to CG. CRT, ambulance and helo attended to casevac to hospital. NCI No Yes
20754 05/10/2017 NCI Porthcawl Reported major cliff rockfall to CG as possible danger to coastal path. Relevant authority will be informed. NCI No Yes
20709 04/10/2017 NCI Prawle Point Reported to CG lady stuck on mobility scooter on coast path. CRT attended and helped her return to car. NCI No Yes
20965 04/10/2017 NCI Nare Point Monitored and updated CG during recovery of casualties from explosion on survey vessel. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
20715 04/10/2017 NCI Polruan Liaised with CG over recovery by harbour patrol of disabled speedboat. Updated as she was towed in safely. MCA/HMCG No Yes
20702 03/10/2017 NCI St Ives Reported yacht in possible difficulty to CG. ILB attended to give anchoring advice and escort her into St Ives. NCI Yes Yes
20673 02/10/2017 NCI Worms Head Reported two MoPs potentially tidebound to CG. Updated as they tried to wade back. CRT attended until they managed to get across - wet. NCI No Yes
20634 01/10/2017 NCI Calshot Tower Reported capsized catamaran to CG. ILB tasked and directed to casualty on Chan. 0. Craft righted and escorted safely to shore. NCI Yes Yes
20629 30/09/2017 NCI Newhaven Police requested lookout for missing woman. CG aware but no sighting by NCI. Incident ongoing with victim seated on cliff edge when watch closed. Police No Yes
20739 30/09/2017 NCI Needles Provided accurate position of disabled beached MV to CG for ILB and CRT to attend. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
20643 30/09/2017 NCI Caister CG requested visual on possible grounded vessel. No sighting. ILB search negative. nfa fawgi MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
20627 29/09/2017 NCI Calshot Tower Reported grounded yacht to CG. Updated when local sailing school assisted recovery. nfa NCI No Yes
20617 28/09/2017 NCI Bass Point Reported semi-disabled tanker anchored over submarine cable to CG and BT Marine. Updated when she moved further away. NCI No Yes

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