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 : 9695
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
01431 10/11/2013 NCI Worms Head Relayed MoP report of pollution in Rhossili Bay. (similar to SW Coast incidents). NCI No Yes
01429 08/11/2013 NCI Newhaven Police attended Lookout to search for distressed male. MoP observed close to cliff wih knife. CG advised. Man apprehended by police without injury. Police No Yes
01427 05/11/2013 NCI Padstow Reported windsurfer in difficulty in rough seas. ILB and CRT attended with casualty being swept ashore on rocks. CallConnect to ILB initially failed to work. NCI Yes Yes
01428 05/11/2013 NCI Gosport CG requested visual check on disabled 22ft ML. Craft identified. Recovery by Police launch monitored and reported. MCA/HMCG No Yes
01426 02/11/2013 NCI Fleetwood CG requested visual on FV taking in water. Casualty identified and reported. LBs attended, pump repaired and FV escorted in. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
01422 30/10/2013 NCI St Alban's Head Monitored and reported small yacht in possible difficulty. CG requested watch maintained until target lost. NCI No Yes
01432 28/10/2013 NCI Herne Bay Reported empty drifting dinghy. CG requested monitoring. Craft lost to view. NCI No Yes
01420 28/10/2013 NCI Wooltack Point Reported deflated dinghy adrift. LBs and CG attended. Craft broken from moorings towed in. NCI Yes Yes
01419 27/10/2013 NCI Newhaven Reported swimming youth disappearing underwater. Police, CRT,LB,Helo and paramedics attended but body not recovered. NCI Yes Yes
01424 26/10/2013 NCI Whitstable Assisted casevac of injured swimmers by relaying ILB Chan. Zero messages. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
01425 26/10/2013 NCI Whitstable CG requested visual search for yacht reported in difficulties. Vessel located by cross bearings with CRT and LB towed in safely. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
01423 25/10/2013 NCI Padstow Reported and monitored downed windsurfer until escorted to shore by passing RIB. NCI No Yes
01418 24/10/2013 NCI Worms Head Relayed MoP report of entangled seal as danger to small craft. RSPCA attended but no trace of seal. FAWGI ? NCI No Yes
01413 22/10/2013 NCI Charlestown CG requested any visual on MoP report of 'flare'. Nothing sighted. CRS attended. nfa MCA/HMCG No Yes
01413.2 21/10/2013 NCI Prawle Point CG requested visual on MoP report of flashing light. Confirmed as a race mark. nfa MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
01412 19/10/2013 NCI Newhaven Intercepted Chan. 0 call for CRT observation of RIB in possible trouble. Identified, monitored and reported safe arrival. CRT attended to 'advise' occupants. MCA/HMCG No Yes
01411 17/10/2013 NCI Nells Point Reported four MoP cut off by tide on Sully Island. LB attended to recover to shore. NCI Yes Yes
01421 17/10/2013 NCI St Ives Monitored swimmers in possible trouble.Relayed FV report of board surfer experiencing chest pains. Ambulance and CRT attended. NCI No Yes
01407 13/10/2013 NCI Charlestown Relayed MoP report of cry for 'Help' below cliffs. CRT attended and found 'swimmer' who had fallen in from rocky seashore. NCI No Yes
01408 13/10/2013 NCI Wells-next-the-Sea Reported to CG a beached empty dinghy. CRT pulled it above high water and HM will recover by tractor idc. NCI No Yes
01403 08/10/2013 NCI Mablethorpe Reported drifting dinghy apparently unmanned. Monitored drift. CG reported craft now underway. nfa NCI No Yes
01405 08/10/2013 NCI Charlestown CG requested monitoring recovery of disabled FV. Craft assisted by another to harbour. MCA/HMCG No Yes
01406 08/10/2013 NCI Polruan CG requested monitoring of disabled FV being towed in. Tow taken to Par instead. nfa. MCA/HMCG No Yes
01404 04/10/2013 NCI Mablethorpe Reported 3 kayaks in possible danger. Craft reached beach safely. nfa NCI No Yes
01397 30/09/2013 NCI Worms Head Reported 3 MoP in danger of being cut off by tide. Monitored their eventual (wet) return to mainland. CRT attended to 'advise'. NCI No Yes
01399 30/09/2013 NCI Rame Head CG requested visual on disabled yacht. Position reported together with name of other adjacent craft for CG to contact. Latter towed casualty in. MCA/HMCG No Yes
01401 30/09/2013 NCI Bass Point CG requested logbook check on yacht with possible man overboard. No record found. Passing FV tried to alert yacht but no reply until sleeping sole crew awoke. LB also launched. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
01414 29/09/2013 NCI Folkestone Relayed MoP finding of hypodermic syringe to Police. Authorities collected it from Lookout. NCI No No
01394 27/09/2013 NCI Gorleston CG requested visual on MoPs report of heavy smoke from vessel. Confirmed as a known 'steam drifter'. NFA MCA/HMCG No Yes
01393 26/09/2013 NCI Lyme Bay Reported and attended collapsed beach fisherman. Paramedic and CRT attended but MoP found to have died.. NCI No Yes
01396 23/09/2013 NCI St Alban's Head Involved with Swanage NCI in tracing missing yacht. Craft later found abandoned and aground in France. Police also investigating. MCA/HMCG No Yes
01395 22/09/2013 NCI St Alban's Head CG requested visual on MV reported aground. Not visible but updated report enabled CRT on arrival to be redirected to amended position. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
01398 22/09/2013 NCI Porthdinllaen Reported yacht in possible trouble and monitored subsequent recovery by lifeboat. CRT also attended to observe. NCI Yes Yes
01400 20/09/2013 NCI Shoreham Monitored and reported on yacht with engine failure. ILB launched and escorted her in safely. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
01388 19/09/2013 NCI Wells-next-the-Sea Relayed parental report of lost child to CG and police. Mother eventually found her safe and well on beach. nfa NCI No Yes
01390 15/09/2013 NCI Teignmouth Reported windsurfer in trouble. LB attended to advise return to shore. Casualty reached beach. NCI Yes Yes
01392 15/09/2013 NCI Swanage Reported downed windsurfer. Advised CG no other craft in area. Monitored safe recovery by ILB. NCI Yes Yes
01410 15/09/2013 NCI Cape Cornwall MoP reported small craft circling unmanned to CG. Visually checked and reported all boats in sight were manned. LB attended and confirmed all safe. nfa MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
01386 10/09/2013 NCI Polruan CG requested visual on disabled zodiac. Not in sight as under cliff edge. Provided access to CRT building and monitored subsequent safe recovery by ILB. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
01391 09/09/2013 NCI Swanage Reported visual on disabled yacht in Race. Relayed PanPan to local boat and monitored safe recovery tow by LB. NCI Yes Yes

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