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
01384 06/09/2013 NCI Newhaven Reported position of disabled speedboat. LB attended to escort into harbour when engine restarted. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
01385 06/09/2013 NCI Portland Bill Reported position of 'lost divers' for recovery by their dive boat which had reported it had lost touch with them MCA/HMCG No Yes
01402 06/09/2013 NCI Gosport Reported dismasted yacht and monitored return to harbour under power. MCA informed when out of sight. NCI No Yes
01381 05/09/2013 NCI Mablethorpe Reported large piece of flotsam as danger to small craft and monitored its movement until out of sioht. NFA NCI No Yes
01382 05/09/2013 NCI Newhaven Relayed Chan.12 intercept of FV lost in fog and monitored subsequent search and recovery by LB. NCI Yes Yes
01383 05/09/2013 NCI Charlestown CG requested visual search for disabled dinghy. Not in sight (below cliffs), monitored other searching craft. Dinghy found by ILB close inshore. nfa MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
01380 04/09/2013 NCI Charlestown Advised MRCC that disabled vessel was visible. Together with NCI Polruan monitored and reported recovery by local Maritime Centre RIB. MCA/HMCG No Yes
01367 01/09/2013 NCI Worms Head Reported possible suspicious activity by motor cruiser to Police. NCI No No
01368 01/09/2013 NCI Needles CG requested visual check on disabled RIB. Reported that craft was in tow by another. nfa MCA/HMCG No Yes
01369 01/09/2013 NCI Newhaven CG requested visual search for overdue kayak. Target found and reported for LB search. Craft reached shore safely. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
01370 30/08/2013 NCI Calshot Tower Reported capsized motor launch close in. MoPs told to swim ashore. LB launched to recover it as craft was drifting into shipping lane. NCI Yes Yes
01365 29/08/2013 NCI Boscastle CG requested any sighting of MoP report of unmanned kayak. One sighted which ultimately turned out to be the one reported by MoP with vision defect. Kayak entered harbour safely. FAWGI MCA/HMCG No Yes
01364 27/08/2013 NCI Padstow Relayed telecon from disabled dinghy to HM. Harbour Patrol safely recovered casualty to harbour. NCI No Yes
01363 27/08/2013 NCI Wells-next-the-Sea Relayed MoP request for medical assistance for injured companion. Paramedic and ambulance attended to casevac. NCI No Yes
01360 26/08/2013 NCI Wells-next-the-Sea Police informed of father reporting lost child. Child found safe in Town. nfa NCI No No
01361 26/08/2013 NCI Skegness Reported two PWCs to Boatyard inside restricted area. Manager called them in and admonished. NCI No No
01362 26/08/2013 NCI Mablethorpe MoP brought lost child to Station. Police informed and mother recovered child (who makes a habit of it). nfa MCA/HMCG No No
01351 25/08/2013 NCI Mablethorpe MoP reported missing child. Child observed and reunited with family. nfa NCI No Yes
01352 25/08/2013 NCI Teignmouth Reported yacht aground and in danger of capsize. Yacht regained flotation and entered harbour. NFA NCI No Yes
01355 25/08/2013 NCI Worms Head Relayed MoP report of injured companion on Causeway. Watchkeeper and CRT attended. Casualty stretchered to car. NCI Yes Yes
01356 25/08/2013 NCI Hengistbury Head Reported two PWC in collision. SAR helo and Helimed attended to casevac both drivers to hospital. NCI No Yes
01358 25/08/2013 NCI Southend Reported abandoned kite as danger to small craft. Surfer himself reached shore safely. CRT attended. NCI No Yes
01354 24/08/2013 NCI Worms Head MoP reported injured companion. Watchkeeper rendered first aid and CRT accompanied casualty to car. MCA/HMCG No Yes
01355 23/08/2013 NCI Fleetwood Reported stopped PWC with one person in water. LB attended and recovered casualty. PWC returned to harbour. NCI Yes Yes
01353 22/08/2013 NCI Teignmouth Reported drifting unmanned inflatable.Craft recovered by local dredger having broken adrift. NFA NCI No Yes
01359 22/08/2013 NCI Bass Point CG requested visual on yacht reported in trouble. All craft observed safe. Probable FAWGI. nfa MCA/HMCG No Yes
01409 20/08/2013 NCI Cape Cornwall Relayed MoP report of boy washed onto rocks and injured. Attended casualty until paramedic arrived. NCI No No
01357 20/08/2013 NCI Skegness Reported disabled PWC. Monitored until engine restarted and craft reached shore.NFA NCI No Yes
01345 20/08/2013 NCI Froward Point Co-ordinated with NCI Prawle to sight, monitor and report to CG safe arrival of dory caught in overfalls. NCI No Yes
01344 20/08/2013 NCI Charlestown Assisted safe recovery of disabled speedboat by informing CG of other craft in the vicinity. MCA/HMCG No Yes
01347 19/08/2013 NCI Felixstowe Reported dinghy crew overboard whilst trying to recover floating ring. Returning LB conned to incident. All safe. NFA NCI Yes Yes
01343 18/08/2013 NCI Newhaven CG requested conning of FV on Ch.67 to open boat reported in difficulty. Casualty found by FV and safely escorted in. MCA/HMCG No Yes
01348 18/08/2013 NCI St Ives Monitored and updated CG on safe recovery by private craft of disabled speedboat. MCA/HMCG No Yes
01341 17/08/2013 NCI Newhaven CG requested any visual on dinghy reported as capsized 8 nm offshore. Nothing sighted. Subsequent searches inconclusive. nfa MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
01342 17/08/2013 NCI Newhaven Fire Brigade requested any info on smoke reported by MoP. FB redirected to site of now extinguished fire. Fire No No
01340 16/08/2013 NCI Mundesley Alerted CG to unanswered Mayday call re 'lost' divers. Two LBs launched to search and two divers recovered safely. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
01339 13/08/2013 NCI St Alban's Head Requested ambulance for child injured by rock fall. Casualty moved to hospital. CRT advised that cliffside area closed to public. NCI No Yes
01333 12/08/2013 NCI Wooltack Point Relayed MoP report of abandoned possesions on cliff top. CRT attended to remove items. (Police had found body in water the day before) NCI No Yes
01331 12/08/2013 NCI Whitstable Observed and reported capsized RIB. 3 crew rescued safely by LB (one had been trapped underneath) NCI Yes Yes
01334 11/08/2013 NCI Southend Observed and reported kitesurfer in difficulty and tangled in boom. ILB and SRM Mobile attended to rescue safely. NCI Yes Yes

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