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 : 9992
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
12389 10/09/2015 NCI Padstow Reported 2 MoP and dogs tidebound for ILB rescue. NCI Yes Yes
12391 10/09/2015 NCI Shoreham Relayed Mayday call from small boat. Boat not visual. nfa NCI Yes Yes
12445 10/09/2015 NCI Fleetwood Assisted in search for man reported missing by girlfriend. Police attended and apprehended one male. nfa (Police no. 0874) Police No Yes
12381 09/09/2015 NCI Calshot Tower CG requested monitoring of grounded yacht. Updates passed until vessel refloated on tide. MCA/HMCG No Yes
12382 09/09/2015 NCI Calshot Tower Reported grounded yacht. Updates passed until vessel (now with snapped mast) was refloated on tide. NCI No Yes
12369 07/09/2015 NCI Exmouth Monitored and reported to CG on two disabled small craft. Updated when together they reached shore. nfa NCI No Yes
12360 06/09/2015 NCI Newhaven CG requested visual monitoring of disabled yacht. NCI informed CG of FV in vicinity. Updated when casualty towed into harbour by FV. MCA/HMCG No Yes
12366 06/09/2015 NCI Exmouth Reported large flotsam as danger to navigation to CG. NCI No Yes
12348 04/09/2015 NCI Lyme Bay Station requested by CG to be ready to assist (watchkeeper speaks French) while two FV's (one French) clear tangled trawls. HMS TYNE also standing by. Trawls damaged but no casualties. MCA/HMCG No Yes
12352 04/09/2015 NCI St Ives CG requested visual search for swimmer in distress reported by MoP. Nothing sighted. Rescue services stood down. FAWGI? MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
12339 03/09/2015 NCI Exmouth Reported grounded yacht to CG. Updated when casualty refloated on tide NCI No Yes
12340 03/09/2015 NCI Exmouth Reported (another) grounded yacht to CG. Updated when refloated on incoming tide. NCI No Yes
12344 03/09/2015 NCI Padstow Reported to CG that position given by disabled yacht was incorrect. Updated when casualty escorted in by Harbour Patrol. MCA/HMCG No Yes
12311 01/09/2015 NCI Calshot Tower Reported capsized kayak. Occupant without life jacket swimming in fast current. ILB attended to recover safely to shore. NCI Yes Yes
12332 01/09/2015 NCI Charlestown Reported to CG two MoP cut off by tide on island. ILB launched but casualties recovered by local craft. LB stood down. NCI Yes Yes
12441 01/09/2015 NCI Needles CG requested visual and updates on grounded yacht. Monitored and reported until yacht refloated on tide. LB in attendance MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
12758 31/08/2015 NCI Froward Point Reported disabled inflatable rowing in against wind and tide. CG informed of other craft in area. Dinghy recovered safely by ILB NCI Yes Yes
12333 31/08/2015 NCI Teignmouth Reported to CG that disabled craft to which LB was tasked was visual and provided accurate position for it to be towed in. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
12295 31/08/2015 NCI Southend Reported large flotsam to CG as danger to boats. ILB attended and QuinetiQ when it reached their beach. Latter left it to refloat. NCI Yes Yes
12313 30/08/2015 NCI Bass Point Reported vessel preparing to anchor over BT cables. CG and BT Marine informed. Master made aware by CG. nfa NCI No Yes
12379 30/08/2015 NCI Folkestone CG requested visual search for MoP reportedly in distress in water. LBs and dogs deployed but male walked ashore safely. FAWGI MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
12380 30/08/2015 NCI Folkestone Reported drifting pallet off harbour entrance. LB attended to remove. NCI Yes Yes
12286 30/08/2015 NCI Newhaven Provided accurate position of disabled yacht to CG and conned LB to casualty to tow in safely. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
12290 30/08/2015 NCI Teignmouth CG requested visual check on yacht reported aground. CG updated when vessel refloated on tide. MCA/HMCG No Yes
12309 29/08/2015 NCI Calshot Tower Reported disabled speedboat drifting in main channel. ILB attended and escorted into river when engine restarted. NCI Yes Yes
12301 29/08/2015 NCI Lyme Bay CG requested check on large object reported on beach. Foot patrol investigated and found large object danger to navigation. CG informed local authority. MCA/HMCG No Yes
12273 28/08/2015 NCI Exmouth Monitored and updated CG during ILB recovery of three persons cut off by tide. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
12307 28/08/2015 NCI Calshot Tower Reported disabled dory to CG drifting in main channel. CG requested a local craft to assist. NCI her conned to casualty to tow in. NCI No Yes
12266 27/08/2015 NCI Nells Point CG requested visual search for MoP report of capsized vessel. Nothing sighted. LB launched but nothing found. FAWGI ? MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
12269 27/08/2015 NCI Charlestown Reported to CG two (Hungarian) MoP cut off by tide on island. ILB deployed to land them safely ashore. NCI Yes Yes
12268 27/08/2015 NCI St Ives Reported to CG large object in water a potential danger to shipping. 8 metre pipe recovered by RNLI Rescue Water Craft. NCI Yes Yes
12279 27/08/2015 NCI Rame Head Called ambulance to MoP in car park reported with chest pains. Police,paramedics and ambulance attended to casevac to hospital. NCI No No
12262 26/08/2015 NCI Prawle Point Reported MoPs dangerously cliff jumping to CG. LBs deployed but jumpers had left area. NCI Yes Yes
12274 26/08/2015 NCI Gosport CG requested visual search for inflatable lost by disabled yacht during recovery by LB. Tender sighted and LB conned on to recover via Chan.65. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
12312 25/08/2015 NCI Bass Point Reported walker taking dangerous path to CG in poor conditions seen to disappear behind rocks.nfa NCI No Yes
12256 25/08/2015 NCI Worms Head Relayed MoP report of abandoned clothes on causeway. ILB and CRT deployed to search but no body found. NCI Yes Yes
12240 23/08/2015 NCI Calshot Tower Informed CG that disabled RIB drifting into main channel was visual. Marine engineering launch assisted b y towing in. MCA/HMCG No Yes
12261 23/08/2015 NCI St Alban's Head Relayed updating info from CRT on Chan. 65 to CG during recovery of injured walker by air ambulance due to the CRT being in land shadow. MCA/HMCG No Yes
12232 22/08/2015 NCI Exmouth CG requested visual watch on disabled sport cruiser. Moniored and reported its recovery by another vessel. MCA/HMCG No Yes
12241 22/08/2015 NCI Calshot Tower Reported disabled FV to CG near drying bank. Monitored until FV managed to restart engine and get clear. NCI No Yes

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