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.
| Incident No. | Date of Incident | Station Name | Incident Summary | Initiated by | Lifeboat involved | MCA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17079 | 27/08/2016 | NCI Folkestone | Reported floating object in sea to CG. Local rescue unit identified it as an inflated ring. nfa | NCI | No | Yes |
| 17082 | 27/08/2016 | NCI Prawle Point | Reported to CG that disabled MC and LBs were visual. Updated when craft regained power. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes |
| 17073 | 26/08/2016 | NCI Nells Point | Relayed MoP report of exhausted windsurfer to CG and assisted in initiating search until LB found him on beach. | NCI | Yes | Yes |
| 17072 | 26/08/2016 | NCI Nells Point | CG requested visual search for disabled vessel after faint radio transmission heard. No sighting by NCI or LBs | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes |
| 17167 | 26/08/2016 | NCI Torbay | Relayed phone call to CG requesting assistance from disabled MB and provided names of craft in vicinity. Local yacht responded to tow in safely. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 17071 | 25/08/2016 | NCI Mundesley | Reported large drum on beach to police and CG. Local firm tasked to remove it. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 17074 | 24/08/2016 | NCI Mablethorpe | Reunited mother with lost child having monitored beach lifeguards' radio traffic. | NCI | Yes | Yes |
| 17154 | 23/08/2016 | NCI Teignmouth | Reported disabled speedboat under tow by RIB to CG. ILB attended to tow in safely. | NCI | Yes | Yes |
| 17166 | 23/08/2016 | NCI Torbay | Reported disabled MV to CG and assisted LB to locate casualty for safe tow in. | NCI | Yes | Yes |
| 17013 | 23/08/2016 | NCI Mablethorpe | Relayed lost child report to CG and police. Police and CRT atended. Child found safe and well. nfa | NCI | No | Yes |
| 17015 | 23/08/2016 | NCI Worms Head | CG requested visual search for kayak reportedly far out to sea. Kayak sighted and CG updated as it safely made land. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 17022 | 23/08/2016 | NCI Exmouth | Reported inflatable being swept seawards to RNLI Beachguards who recovered them safely to shore. | NCI | Yes | Yes |
| 16998 | 21/08/2016 | NCI Exmouth | CG requested visual monitoring of recovery of grounded yacht by LB. CG updated as casualty towed off. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes |
| 17014 | 21/08/2016 | NCI Fleetwood | Reported capsized PWC to CG. ILB attended and casualty recovered safely. | NCI | Yes | Yes |
| 17170 | 20/08/2016 | NCI Torbay | Reported 2 paddleboarders in possible difficulty to CG. Local cafe reported them safely ashore. nfa | NCI | No | Yes |
| 16988 | 20/08/2016 | NCI Calshot Tower | Reported downed windsurfer to CG. Casualty recovered by passing yacht and transferred to LB. | NCI | Yes | Yes |
| 16996 | 20/08/2016 | NCI Calshot Tower | Reported capsized yacht to CG. Passing MB assisted to rescue and tow in. CG updated. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 16973 | 19/08/2016 | NCI Porthcawl | Attended distressed female in dangerous position above rocks. Reported to Police and called ambulance for casevac. | NCI | No | No |
| 16975 | 19/08/2016 | NCI Porthcawl | Reported 2 capsized kayakers in surf. ILB,CRT and helo attended. Chan 65 assisted ILB and casualties reached shore. | NCI | Yes | Yes |
| 16992 | 19/08/2016 | NCI Froward Point | CG requested visual check on MC reportedly out of fuel. Low visibilty precluded any sighting. LB finally found casualty to tow in . | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes |
| 17065 | 19/08/2016 | NCI Nare Point | Reported dismasted yacht to CG. Updated as vessel safely motored in. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 16960 | 18/08/2016 | NCI Calshot Tower | Reported grounded yacht to CG. Updated as it cleared on rising tide | NCI | No | Yes |
| 16961 | 18/08/2016 | NCI Calshot Tower | Sighted yacht aground and reported to CG. Updated when floated free on rising tide. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 16952 | 18/08/2016 | NCI Worms Head | Reported injured young girl on rocks to CG. CRT attended and casualty moved by them to car park for family to move her to A&E. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 16959 | 18/08/2016 | NCI Calshot Tower | Reported yacht aground to CG. Updated as it cleared on rising tide. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 16936 | 17/08/2016 | NCI Nells Point | CG requested visual check on 2 MoP stranded on Sully Island. Presence confirmed and ILB recovered them to shore. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes |
| 16938 | 17/08/2016 | NCI Canvey Island | Reported drifting barge to CG. LB attended to resecure. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 16948 | 17/08/2016 | NCI Gorleston | CG requested visual of MoP report of upturned kayak. Area seen to be clear. Later report found him safe ashore (with body board). Fawgi | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 16908 | 16/08/2016 | NCI Worms Head | Monitored and assisted CG and ILB to recover 3 MoPs stranded by flooded causeway. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes |
| 16931 | 16/08/2016 | NCI Prawle Point | CG requested visual search for kayak reportedly off Start Pt. Nothing sighted monitoring continued. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 16927 | 16/08/2016 | NCI Newhaven | Reported to Harbour Control and CG 3 lads on rocks possibly in trouble. Radio contact with passing boat reported lads now making back ashore. nfa | NCI | No | Yes |
| 16937 | 16/08/2016 | NCI Fleetwood | CG requested visual search for disabled MB. Not visual but LB recovery monitored and CG updated. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes |
| 16903 | 15/08/2016 | NCI Newhaven | CG requested visual check and updates on recovery by LB of grounded sloop. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes |
| 16914 | 15/08/2016 | NCI Needles | Relayed MoP report of abandoned clothing and camera to CG. Extensive search by CRT, ILB and helo for possible casualty found no one. | NCI | Yes | Yes |
| 16932 | 15/08/2016 | NCI Prawle Point | Reported yacht caught in lobsterr potline to CG. Monitored and reported when she eventually got free. nfa | NCI | No | Yes |
| 16897 | 14/08/2016 | NCI Southend | CG requested visual check of MoP report of vessel emitting smoke and red flares. Visual check confirmed bulk carrier making engine smoke and no flares. nfa | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 18436 | 14/08/2016 | NCI Brancaster | Reported Channel 16 interference to CG. Updated when it stopped. nfa | NCI | No | Yes |
| 17058 | 14/08/2016 | NCI Needles | Reported concern over lone MoP on beach without visible support. ILB also observed him. Later found to have departed. nfa | NCI | Yes | Yes |
| 16911 | 13/08/2016 | NCI Needles | CG requested visual search for childs inflatable adrift. Nothing sighted. Search by other craft monitored until dinghy located. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 17057 | 13/08/2016 | NCI Needles | Reported drifting dinghy and updated CG as passing yacht eventually recovered it. | NCI | No | Yes |