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
19020 20/05/2017 NCI Nells Point Provided accurate position of disabled MV to CG for ILB to provide tow safely into harbour. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
19005 18/05/2017 NCI Lyme Bay Acted as radio relay to CG from disabled dory. Updated as ILB towed casualty in. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
18981 16/05/2017 NCI Bass Point Reported possible incident due to AIS failure to CG. Various communications established operator error. NFA NCI No Yes
19201 16/05/2017 NCI Folkestone CG requested visual search for missing elderly lady at risk. No sighting and she returned home idc. nfa MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
18985 15/05/2017 NCI Fleetwood CG requested any sighting of male last seen entering water with bycycle. No trace found by any units. nfa MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
18969 14/05/2017 NCI Calshot Tower Relayed report from kite surfing school of surfer in trouble to CG. Casualty also visual. ILB recovered casualty safely. NCI Yes Yes
18966 13/05/2017 NCI Calshot Tower Reported disabled power boat to VTS and CG. Updated when passing MB towed in safely. NCI No No
19009 13/05/2017 NCI Whitstable Carried out local search for missing child. Reported 'nothing found' to CG. Child finally found by police. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
19017 13/05/2017 NCI Southend Reported downed kite surfer to CG. LB alerted but surfer reached shore unaided. nfa NCI Yes Yes
19199 12/05/2017 NCI Felixstowe Relayed call from disabled MB to CG and provided her position. CRT attended and recovered grounded vessel. NCI No Yes
18950 09/05/2017 NCI Calshot Tower Provided position and local craft in vicinity of disabled FV to CG. Casualty towed in safely. MCA/HMCG No Yes
19003 08/05/2017 NCI Needles Reported to CG that capsized dinghy was visible. Updated as ILB recovered casualty. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
191196 08/05/2017 NCI Folkestone Advised local Council re possible danger to vulnerable children. NCI No No
18943 07/05/2017 NCI Calshot Tower CG requested visual search for craft with activated EPIRB. Item found at jumble sale ashore ! nfa MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
19195 06/05/2017 NCI Folkestone Provided accurater position of distressed RIB to CG for LB and SMIT ROTHER to recover to shore and casevac. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
18927 06/05/2017 NCI Newhaven Reported potential suicidal man to CG and police who attended and escorted him away from cliff edge to his family. NCI No Yes
18933 06/05/2017 NCI Lee-on-the-Solent CG requested any sighting of yacht transmitting a DSC Mayday a number of times. No sighting and CG ultimately reported it was a false alarm. nfa MCA/HMCG No Yes
19091 05/05/2017 NCI Torbay Updated CG on safe landing of capsized dinghy sailors on beach. CRT attended. NCI No Yes
18923 05/05/2017 NCI Calshot Tower CG requested position and monitoring of recovery of disabled angling boat by local vessel to Calshot. MCA/HMCG No Yes
18907 04/05/2017 NCI St Ives Advised CG that MoP report of person 'in distress' was in fact a large seabird flapping its wings. ILB stood down. nfa MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
19125 04/05/2017 NCI Penzance CG requested visual search for overdue swimmer. Casualty recovered by local ML. LBs stood down. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
18893 02/05/2017 NCI Mablethorpe Reported recumbent female body on beach as possible casualty to CG. CRT and police attended and she told them to go away. She then departed. nfa NCI No Yes
18886 01/05/2017 NCI Fleetwood Informed CG of vehicle possibly becoming tidebound. Local craft also had it visual. Car eventually managed to return to shore. nfa NCI No Yes
18882 30/04/2017 NCI Newhaven Reported 2 anglers cut off by tide to CG. CRT and LB activated and casualties returned safely (but injured) to paramedics ashore. NCI Yes Yes
18873 29/04/2017 NCI Worms Head Reported 2 MoPs in danger of tide to CG. CRT and ILB deployed to return them safely to mainland. NCI Yes Yes
18874 29/04/2017 NCI Calshot Tower Reported 2 small craft aground in very low tide to CG. CRT and RNLI crew attended to bring occupants safely ashore. NCI Yes Yes
18878 28/04/2017 NCI Rame Head CG requested any visual on disabled day boat. Position supplied and ILB course advised. Casualty towed in safely. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
18861 25/04/2017 NCI Lee-on-the-Solent Called police and ambulance to woman reported unresponsive in car. Safety services on scene and casualty casevaced to hospital. NCI No No
18862 25/04/2017 NCI Lyme Bay Advised CG that 'smoke' reported by MoP was likely to be from low flying helo. Suggestion confirmed. nfa MCA/HMCG No Yes
18854 25/04/2017 NCI Exmouth CG requested visual surveillance of 2 paddleboarders being recovered by ILB. Updated as rescue proceeded. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
18859 24/04/2017 NCI Calshot Tower CG requested visual monitoring of ILB recovery of grounded yacht. Updated as tow reached harbour. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
19088 24/04/2017 NCI Torbay Assisted CG and ILB to recover two MoPs possibly tidebound. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
19089 24/04/2017 NCI Torbay Corrected inaccurate position reported of two possibly tidebound MoPs for their safe recovery by CRT. MCA/HMCG No Yes
18869 24/04/2017 NCI Shoreham Observed and report disabled MB to Harbourmaster. CG updated as local FV attended to tow casualty in. NCI No Yes
18833 23/04/2017 NCI Prawle Point Assisted CG to contact disabled speedboat off Salcombe. Local craft towed her in. NCI No Yes
18836 23/04/2017 NCI Folkestone Reported unidentified drifting object as danger to navigation. LB tasked and reported it as a large (dangerous) tree trunk which it retrieved. nfa NCI No Yes
18831 22/04/2017 NCI Rame Head Relayed MoP report of an MB appearing be shooting seabirds to CG and MoP, who attended and 'warned' the crew. NCI No Yes
18813 20/04/2017 NCI Prawle Point Contacted by Police and Hazardous Waste Unit re container on beach. CRT tasked to deal with it. NCI No No
18936 20/04/2017 NCI Folkestone Reported to Range Control that a craft was entering firing area. Range Safety Boat contacted vessel which was repairing a buoy. nfa NCI No No
18804 19/04/2017 NCI Worms Head Relayed MoP report of wife with broken ankle to CG. CRTattended and casualty casevaced to hospital. NCI No Yes

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