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
18834 07/03/2017 NCI Folkestone Reported grass fire to fire brigade. Fire burnt out by time FB arrived. NCI Yes No
18590 05/03/2017 NCI Shoreham Relayed MoP report of kitesurfer 'in trouble' to CG. Surfer sighted safely ashore. nfa. NCI No Yes
18574 04/03/2017 NCI Calshot Tower Reported capsized dinghy possibly suffering hypothermia to CG. Club RIB assisted and ILB stood down prior to launch. NCI Yes Yes
18560 03/03/2017 NCI Newhaven Police requested visual search for missing lady. Possible sighting reported. CRT and LB in area. nfa reported. Police Yes Yes
18617 01/03/2017 NCI Nare Point Reported single-manned kayak behaving strangely to CG. Occupant withdrew on seeing that he was being observed. NCI No Yes
18557 26/02/2017 NCI Mablethorpe Reported storm-tossed bomb casing to CG and police. Latter removed it. NCI No Yes
18564 23/02/2017 NCI Cape Cornwall CG requested observation of empty liferaft washed overboard from ship. Updated CG as raft drifted past. CRT attended but nfa. MCA/HMCG No Yes
18535 22/02/2017 NCI Gorleston Reported possibly hazardous object in channel to CG. ILB identified it as a whelk pot. nfa NCI Yes Yes
18534 22/02/2017 NCI Felixstowe Reported stranded seal pup to RSPCA. Attended 'casualty' until Seal Sanctuary arrived to remove. NCI No No
18510 16/02/2017 NCI St Ives Reported disabled FV as visual to CG. LB launched and CG informed it was on incorrect heading. But no action taken by CG. RNLI informed and LB attended until FV fit to continue passage. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
18508 15/02/2017 NCI Calshot Tower Reported drifting logs as navigational hazard to HM. Launch retrieved one but second now too shallow. NCI No No
18521 15/02/2017 NCI Gosport Assisted CG and QHM in recovery of disabled race safety boat by local LB. MCA/HMCG No Yes
18491 12/02/2017 NCI Worms Head Passed MoP report of lady with seal bite to CG. CRT unavailable so w/keeper authorised to move casualty to car park. NCI No Yes
18494 12/02/2017 NCI Polruan CG requested any visual on disabled MB but failed due to low visibility. Tow by LB monitored until harbour entry. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
18470 08/02/2017 NCI Calshot Tower Provided description and position of disabled motor cruiser for ILB and police launch to tow in safely. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
18453 07/02/2017 NCI Folkestone District Council requested search for tent containing 'children at risk'. Reported nothing sighted. Police No Yes
18433 03/02/2017 NCI Caister CG requested any radio traffic received after a Mayday Relay transmitted. No traffic heard. nfa MCA/HMCG No Yes
18393 31/01/2017 NCI Calshot Tower CG requested monitoring of MoP, possibly ill, in car below tower. Updated CG, police and ambulance. Vehicle departed before agencies arrived. MCA/HMCG No Yes
18379 29/01/2017 NCI Exmouth RNLI requested monitoring of kite surfer minus board trying to make shore. Updated when he landed safely. RNLI Yes No
18998 29/01/2017 NCI Needles ILB requested assistance in their search for dog reported 'over cliff'. Search conducted, nothing found. nfa RNLI Yes Yes
18359 27/01/2017 NCI St Agnes Head Relayed MoP report of dog over the cliff to CG. CRT attended and managed to coax it back up. NCI No Yes
18338 25/01/2017 NCI Worms Head Reported MoP cut-off by tide to CG. CRT and LB paged. Potential casualty safely returned to mainland. NCI Yes Yes
18322 24/01/2017 NCI Porthcawl CG requested visual search for object reported by MoP. Updated as it came ashore and CRT confirmed it as a 'buoy'. FAWGI nfa MCA/HMCG No Yes
18328 24/01/2017 NCI Calshot Tower Reported potential underwater hazard to CG. Object lost to sight. nfa NCI No Yes
18325 22/01/2017 NCI Calshot Tower Reported 2 PWCs causing ferry to alter course to CG and VTS. Recovery vehicle number also reported. NCI No Yes
18321 21/01/2017 NCI Felixstowe Relayed faint Mayday from kayaker to CG. ILB launched and recovered casualty safely. NCI Yes Yes
18294 18/01/2017 NCI St Agnes Head Relayed to CG MoP report of abandoned personal items near cliff edge. Owners eventually returned and apologised for inconvenience caused. FAWGI NCI No Yes
18304 16/01/2017 NCI Skegness Reported dangerous motorcyclist on beach to police. Suspect left prior to their arrival. nfa NCI No No
18271 14/01/2017 NCI Calshot Tower Monitored and updated CG on sighting of disabled dinghy and recovery safely to shore by LB. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
18275 14/01/2017 NCI St Ives Relayed MoP report to CG of leaking barrel on beach. Police and Fire Brigade attended. NCI No Yes
18266 13/01/2017 NCI Skegness Monitored with Mablethorpe and updated Emergency Control Room on tidal surges., NCI No Yes
18281 13/01/2017 NCI Caister Monitored tidal surge outside normal watch hours and updated CG and RNLI. NCI Yes Yes
18259 12/01/2017 NCI Mablethorpe Reported possible yacht grounding to CG. ILB confirmed no casualty and probably fawgi. nfa NCI Yes Yes
18268 12/01/2017 NCI Nare Point CG requested search for missing female. No sighting to report from vicinity of Station. nfa MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
18676 09/01/2017 NCI Bass Point Reported large undergrowth fire to CG and Fire Service. Updated when fire burnt out. nfa NCI No Yes
18237 09/01/2017 NCI Nells Point Reported MoPs apparently tidebound on Island. ILB attended but found 'casualties' were well equipped fishermen. nfa. fawgi NCI Yes Yes
18240 08/01/2017 NCI Calshot Tower Monitored and updated CG on yacht reported aground. Incident closed as she refloated on tide. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
18217 08/01/2017 NCI Teignmouth Reported motor launch making smoke to CG. LB launched and directed to target on #0. No further problem, units stood down. NCI Yes Yes
18241 08/01/2017 NCI Calshot Tower CG requested visual on MoP report of kayak in difficulties. Craft located and CG informed it was 'fishing'. Fawgi MCA/HMCG No Yes
18278 05/01/2017 NCI St Alban's Head Advised CG of persons landing under cliff. Updated when they turned out to be bona fide climbers. nfa NCI No Yes

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