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
12271 17/10/2012 NCI Penzance Reported yacht aground off harbour. ILB and CRT attended and yacht towed off safely. NCI Yes Yes
12270 17/10/2012 NCI Charlestown Reported possible 'wreckage'. CRT attended and identified it as a tree. NFA 'FAWGI' NCI No Yes
12269 16/10/2012 NCI Folkestone Relayed MoP report of two others on cliff in trouble and kept CG updated until both safe. NCI No Yes
12268 16/10/2012 NCI Torbay CG requested check on MoP report of climber in trouble. CRT and police attended. Climber found safe. NFA MCA/HMCG No Yes
12267 15/10/2012 NCI St Ives CG requested co-ordinated search by Cornish Stations for missing yacht.Wreckage found later but no survivor. MCA/HMCG No Yes
12266 10/10/2012 NCI Nells Point Reported dead dolphin ashore to CG and VoG Council as health hazard. Local authority removing. NFA NCI No Yes
12265 10/10/2012 NCI Gosport Reported motor boat with lost dinghy. MB found dinghy and commenced tow to harbour. NFA NCI No Yes
12264 06/10/2012 NCI Newhaven Reported possible 'mine' off beach. CRT attended but LB confirmed it to be a 'wave buoy'. NFA NCI Yes Yes
12263 02/10/2012 NCI Torbay Reported sailboarder in trouble. ALB recovered 68 yr-old safely. NCI Yes Yes
12262 30/09/2012 NCI Southend Reported two disabled kitesurfers.CG requested Chan.0 con of LB to casualties.MoPs ashore safely. NCI Yes Yes
12261 30/09/2012 NCI Skegness Assisted in identifying craft close to vessel reported aground. Check showed vessel safe. CRT stood down. MCA/HMCG No Yes
12260 30/09/2012 NCI Felixstowe Reported yacht in danger from VLCC. Yacht finally took avoiding action. NFA NCI No Yes
12259 29/09/2012 NCI Wooltack Point CG requested Chan.16 call to disabled FV. Craft sighted LB launched to tow in safely. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
12258 24/09/2012 NCI St Alban's Head Reported inverted dinghy. MSI broadcast. CRT confirmed to be boat known to be lost in bad weather. NCI No Yes
12257 23/09/2012 NCI Lee-on-the-Solent Reported exhausted windsurfer in trouble. Safe recovery by Inshore Rescue Service. NCI Yes Yes
12256 22/09/2012 NCI Charlestown CG requested weather during recovery of swamped dinghy from beach by LBs. Rescue monitored. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
12255 21/09/2012 NCI Newhaven CG requested casualty position and local conditions during recovery by LB of disabled fishing boat. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
12254 21/09/2012 NCI Lyme Bay CG requested radio contact with disabled RIB. No contact but craft reached shore. LB towed in. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
12253 18/09/2012 NCI Folkestone CG requested visual search for downed hang glider. Nothing sighted. LB Police and helo attended. NFA MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
12252 17/09/2012 NCI Skegness Reported large empty black inflatable. ILB launched. Found to be inflated industrial bin liner. NFA NCI Yes Yes
12251 16/09/2012 NCI Nells Point Reported position of disabled yacht. LB launched to tow in safely. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
12250 15/09/2012 NCI Exmouth Reported dayboat aground and monitored until refloated on flooding tide. NCI No Yes
12249 15/09/2012 NCI Southend Reported 2 surfers in danger. LB and CRT launched and directed by Station. MoPs landed safely. NCI Yes Yes
12248 13/09/2012 NCI Shoreham CG requested search for MoP report of kitesurfers in difficulty. Two found safe ashore. nfa MCA/HMCG No Yes
12247 13/09/2012 NCI St Alban's Head CG requested monitoring of disabled motor cruiser. Reported subsequent towing in by SeaStart Co. MCA/HMCG No Yes
12246 12/09/2012 NCI Calshot Tower CG requested observation of LB recovery of MoP report of drifting dayboat. CG updated during safe tow in. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
12245 10/09/2012 NCI Boscastle Involved in recovery of dismasted yacht by LB. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
12244 10/09/2012 NCI Folkestone Reported anchored yacht in possible danger. Yacht informed CG that all well. FAWGI NFA NCI No Yes
12243 09/09/2012 NCI Felixstowe Reported details of unsafe speeding PWC to CG. Owner 'advised' by CG on coming ashore. MCA/HMCG No Yes
12242 09/09/2012 NCI Nells Point Reported disabled PWC and it being towed in by local RIB. LB launch cancelled as a result. NFA NCI No Yes
12241 09/09/2012 NCI Torbay Monitored recovery of missing divers by CRT ILB and Border Force. All eventually accounted for. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
12240 09/09/2012 NCI Teignmouth Reported disabled speedboat ashore with five MoPs. Harbourmaster's launch towed into harbour. NCI No Yes
12239 07/09/2012 NCI Bass Point Reported tanker anchored near BT cable. CG requested ship to move on and passed message on to BT. NCI No Yes
12238 05/09/2012 NCI Shoreham CG approved Chan.16 radio check to disabled but silent FV. Another FV responded to a CG PanPan to assist. MCA/HMCG No Yes
12237 05/09/2012 NCI Exmouth CG requested observation of disabled MB. Reported casualty recovered by passing craft. NFA MCA/HMCG No Yes
12236 03/09/2012 NCI Wells-next-the-Sea Reported 2 MoPs cut-off by tide. LB attended to recover to shore. NCI Yes Yes
12235 03/09/2012 NCI St Alban's Head Watchkeeper (medic rtd) attended MoP report of companion fainting. Ambulance called to assess and treat. NCI No Yes
12234 03/09/2012 NCI Exmouth CG requested observation of MoP's possibly cut-off by tide. Reported two persons walked/swam ashore. MCA/HMCG No Yes
12232 02/09/2012 NCI St Alban's Head CG requested visual on yacht aground. Description and logging provided. Craft refloated. Mayday cancelled MCA/HMCG No Yes
12233 02/09/2012 NCI Mablethorpe Reported possibly disabled MB. CRT attended to identify as leisure FV. NFA NCI No Yes

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