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 : 8692
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 MCA No.
9217 08/09/2009 NCI Newhaven CG requested monitoring of tow of disabled speed boat to harbour by passing FV. MCA/HMCG No Yes 4528
9216 06/09/2009 NCI Teignmouth Reported grounded vessel.HM and LB attended to tow clear. NCI Yes Yes 176532
9215 05/09/2009 NCI Gosport Requested by CG to monitor recovery of disabled MB by GAFIRS RIB.Casualty towed to marina. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 4469
9214 04/09/2009 NCI Newhaven Assisted in location of unidentified upturned hull for recovery by LB. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
9213 04/09/2009 NCI Portland Bill Assisted in locating trawler believed to have collided with and dismasting a catamaran. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
9212 03/09/2009 NCI Polruan Monitored and reported recovery of disabled yacht by Harbour RIB MCA/HMCG No Yes
9211 02/09/2009 NCI Peveril(Dont Use) Reported jetski distress flare. ILB attended and towed in. NCI Yes Yes
9210 30/08/2009 NCI Wooltack Point Relayed info from kayaks practising rescue scenarios to CG. NCI No Yes
9208 26/08/2009 NCI Nells Point Reported landslide onto coastal path to Glamorgan Council.CG advised. NCI No Yes
9209 26/08/2009 NCI Mundesley Reported MoP finding of live rifle round to Police.Police patrol collected round. NCI No No
9207 25/08/2009 NCI Nells Point Reported possible house fire to FB.Appliance and Police attended. NCI No No
9206 24/08/2009 NCI Mundesley Reported MoP finding live rifle round on beach.Police attended to collect. NCI No Yes
9205 23/08/2009 NCI Lee-on-the-Solent Reported unmanned drifting dinghy.Recovered by local jetski. NCI No Yes 4186
9204 23/08/2009 NCI Lee-on-the-Solent Reported unmanned drifting inflatable. Recovered to shore by Gosport Rescue. NCI No Yes 4159
9203 23/08/2009 NCI Skegness MoP reported missing child. CG Mobile attended and searched with NCI.Child located.NFA NCI No Yes 3322
9202 23/08/2009 NCI Skegness CG requested info on drifting inflatable reported by MoP.Reported safely ashore.NFA MCA/HMCG No No
9201 23/08/2009 NCI Skegness Ambulance requested for MoP with lacerated foot.Casualty transferred to A&E. NCI No No 276
9200 22/08/2009 NCI Skegness Ambulance requested for MoP with foot injuries. Casualty transferred to A&E. NCI No No 261
9199 22/08/2009 NCI Prawle Point Reported empty drifting dinghy.ILB conned to contact and recovered to harbour. No casualties NCI Yes Yes 174076
9198 21/08/2009 NCI Mablethorpe Reported live rifle round on beach to Police.PCSO attended to remove. NCI No No 104
9197 21/08/2009 NCI St Alban's Head Reported sloop at risk. LB and helo attended but casualty not identified and presumed berthed safely. NCI Yes Yes 4065
9196 20/08/2009 NCI Newhaven Monitored and reported on recovery of capsized small craft by LB.Casualty beached safely. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 4017
9195 19/08/2009 NCI Nells Point Monitored and reported MoPs possibly cut-offby tide.Regained shore safely.NFA NCI No Yes 2836
9194 19/08/2009 NCI Shoreham Monitored recovery of disabled MC by Beach patrol RIB. MCA/HMCG No Yes
9193 19/08/2009 NCI Skegness Involved in search for missing child.Found safely. NFA Police No Yes 173550
9192 18/08/2009 NCI Newhaven Co-operated with CG and ambulance to locate MoP with overdose. Casualty identified and treated. NFA MCA/HMCG No Yes 3948
9191 18/08/2009 NCI Prawle Point Relayed MoP report of canoeists at risk.ILB attended and towed in. NCI Yes Yes 173346
9190 17/08/2009 NCI Skegness Ambulance requested for MoP with Weaver Fish sting. Casualty casevac to hospital. NCI No Yes 233
9189 16/08/2009 NCI Herne Bay Relayed MoP report of disturbed man accosting passers-by.Police attended. NCI No No 160626
9188 16/08/2009 NCI Skegness Reported dinghy in possible distress. ILB launched to lecture crew - who went out again. NCI Yes Yes
9187 16/08/2009 NCI Skegness Reported day boat in possible trouble.ILB attended and craft beached safely.NFA NCI Yes Yes 172970
9186 15/08/2009 NCI Mablethorpe Reported lost child.CG and Lifeguards attended.Child found.NFA NCI No Yes 172733
9185 15/08/2009 NCI Padstow CG requested monitoring of dinghy aground and disabled RIB. Both reciovered safely.NFA MCA/HMCG No Yes 3737
9184 14/08/2009 NCI Froward Point CG requested info on possible flares sighted.False alarm NFA. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 3722
9183 12/08/2009 NCI Prawle Point Co-operation with CG over recovery of lost diver. MCA/HMCG No Yes 3676
9182 11/08/2009 NCI Prawle Point Relayed broken PANPAN call to Brixham MRCC.Ushant MRCC handled incident.NFA NCI No Yes 172063
9181 11/08/2009 NCI Boscastle Ambulance requested for MoP with leg injury.Ambulance attended to casevac to hospital. NCI No Yes 3636
9180 11/08/2009 NCI Skegness Ambulance requested for MoP with injured foot.Paramedics attended treated and released. NCI No No 267
9179 11/08/2009 NCI Skegness Ambulance requested for MoP with injured foot.Paramedics attended and casevac to hospital. NCI No No 254
9178 10/08/2009 NCI Froward Point Assisted in locating anchored disabled yacht for MB to r/v.ILB supplied bolt cutters and towed in. NCI Yes Yes 3608

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