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
16672 31/07/2016 NCI Nells Point Reported 4 MoP cut-off by tide to CG. ILB attended to move to shore safely. NCI Yes Yes
16673 31/07/2016 NCI Prawle Point Advised finder of unexploded ordnance to phone police and remain in hotel. Outcome n/k. NCI No No
16674 31/07/2016 NCI Calshot Tower Reported to CG capsized PWC being assisted by passing MB. CG updated when casualties safely ashore. NCI No Yes
16675 31/07/2016 NCI Calshot Tower Provided accurate position of disabled MB to CG for ILB to attend and assist. CG updated as casualty regained power. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
16705 31/07/2016 NCI Portscatho Reported speedboat snagged on buoy line to CG. Updated CG as casualty, assisted by a passing MB, cleared prop and proceeded. NCI No Yes
16662 28/07/2016 NCI Exmouth Reported drifting yacht tender to CG. No reply from yacht. Tender recovered from rocks by MoP. CG updated. NCI No Yes
16644 25/07/2016 NCI Felixstowe Relayed MoP report of drifting partially submerged inflatable to CG. ILB tasked to investigate but no one found. nfa NCI Yes Yes
16653 24/07/2016 NCI Shoreham Initiated ambulance attendance for injured PWC driver and assisted it access casualty. Info passed to CG. NCI No Yes
16636 23/07/2016 NCI Wells-next-the-Sea Reported to CG total of 8 MoP stranded by tide on sandbars. Some waded back, ILB safely recovered the rest. NCI Yes Yes
n/k 23/07/2016 NCI Brancaster Monitored and updated CG duing recovery by local craft of motor cruiser aground. (LBs on another shout). MCA/HMCG No Yes
16989 22/07/2016 NCI Froward Point Observed and monitored a motor cruiser hitting a rock. No report made as it continued into harbour. NCI No No
16621 21/07/2016 NCI Wells-next-the-Sea Reported 2 MoP marooned on sandbar on flooding tide to CG. ILB attended to bring safely to shore. NCI Yes Yes
16623 21/07/2016 NCI Gorleston Reported to CG a surfboarder paddling long distance seaward. Local FV checked he was OK. CG updated when he returned to shore. NCI No Yes
16851 21/07/2016 NCI Needles Reported yacht losing tender to CG and directed local boat to recover it. NCI No Yes
16630 20/07/2016 NCI Skegness Reported empty drifting inflatable to lifeguards and CG. Visual searches found no occupant. nfa NCI Yes Yes
16539 20/07/2016 NCI St Ives Reported capsized kayaker unable to right to Lifeguards (no reply frpm FCG). Assisted by local boat to safety. NCI No No
16640 19/07/2016 NCI Cromer Assisted Duty Lifeguard to report collapsed and injured MoP to CG. Ambulance attended to casevac to hospital. NCI No Yes
16526 19/07/2016 NCI Calshot Tower Reported RIB on fire to CG. Monitored and updated CG as HM attended and towed in. NCI No Yes
16527 19/07/2016 NCI Prawle Point Monitored and updated CG during recovery of disabled MB by local boats and Harbour Launch. MCA/HMCG No Yes
16532 19/07/2016 NCI Polruan Provided visual position to CG and HM of sloop reporting 'aground'. Identified as fouled on pot line. Harbour Patrol attended to recover into port. MCA/HMCG No Yes
16541 19/07/2016 NCI Shoreham Relayed report of kitesurfer in difficulties to CG and updated when helped ashore by onlookers. Kite lost. NCI No Yes
16523 18/07/2016 NCI Worms Head Reported potential stranding on island to CG as tide came in. ILB & CRT deployed. All 6 MoPs landed safely - and wet. NCI Yes Yes
16850 18/07/2016 NCI Needles Reported red flares to CG, monitored and updated while AWLB rescue of 3 kayakers exhausted by conditions. NCI Yes Yes
16507 17/07/2016 NCI Prawle Point Monitored recovery of disabled yacht and updated CG when towed in by another vessel.. MCA/HMCG No Yes
16507 17/07/2016 NCI Prawle Point Monitored and updated CG on disabled yacht being recovered by local vessels. MCA/HMCG No Yes
16510 17/07/2016 NCI St Ives Relayed report of overdue kayaker to CG. Updated when further reported ashore. NCI No Yes
16518 17/07/2016 NCI Folkestone CG requested search for collapsed male on coast path. Casualty found, CRT and ambulance attended to casevac to hospital. MCA/HMCG No Yes
16537 17/07/2016 NCI St Ives Provided CG with last sighting of FV lost in fog for LBs to assist. FV returned safely. nfa MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
16473 16/07/2016 NCI Calshot Tower Reported capsized catamaran to CG and updated as craft was righted by windsurfers. NCI No Yes
16535 16/07/2016 NCI Bass Point Reported divers in water on harbour approaches without dive flag displayed to CG. Latter tried to conatct dive boat without response. nfa NCI No Yes
16489 16/07/2016 NCI Newhaven Relayed report of disabled PWC to CG. Assisted LB to locate target to tow in (rider had been rescued by others). NCI Yes Yes
16506 16/07/2016 NCI Prawle Point Reported to CG that disabled yacht calling PanPan was visual. AWLB attended to tow in safely. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
16525 14/07/2016 NCI St Alban's Head CG requested monitoring of LB recovery of disabled motor cruiser. Towed in safely. nfa MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
16465 14/07/2016 NCI Calshot Tower CG requested monitoring of grounded yacht. Updated when craft refloated on tide. MCA/HMCG No Yes
16466 14/07/2016 NCI Calshot Tower CG requested monitoring of (second) grounded yacht. Updated when casualty refloated on tide and towed off by Sea Start.. MCA/HMCG No Yes
16619 13/07/2016 NCI Nare Point Provided monitoring and updating to CG of recovery by LB of disabled yacht. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
16628 12/07/2016 NCI Skegness Reported motorcyclist riding recklessly on beach to CG and police. Rider left before police arrival. NCI No Yes
16438 12/07/2016 NCI Calshot Tower CG requested monitoring and updates on safe recovery by local RIB and ILB of sinking yacht. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
16434 11/07/2016 NCI St Ives Provided accurate position of disabled inflatable to CG for ILB to recover safely. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
16415 10/07/2016 NCI Nells Point CG requested monitoring of anglers reported crossing flooded causeway. CRT confirmed all safe and gave them advice. MCA/HMCG No Yes

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