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
12191 10/08/2012 NCI Padstow Reported inflatable with 2 MoP in possible danger. Harbour Safety boat escorted to shore. NCI No Yes
12190 09/08/2012 NCI Wells-next-the-Sea Relayed MoP report of collapsed mother to CG and ambulance. Paramedic and CG attended to casevac. NCI No Yes
12189 06/08/2012 NCI Worms Head Relayed MoP report of injured walker. CRT and helo attneded to casevac. NCI No Yes
12188 06/08/2012 NCI Skegness Reported lost contact on canoe in bad weather. Helo and LB attended and found canoe safe. Nfa NCI Yes Yes
12187 05/08/2012 NCI Prawle Point CG requested monitoring of recovery by LB of disabled FV. Updating reports provided. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
12186 05/08/2012 NCI Caister Assisted at LB Open Day by reporting MoP with defective pacemaker. Ambulance casevac to hospital. NCI No Yes
12185 05/08/2012 NCI Mablethorpe Police requested search for missing girl. Person sighted and reported. Police succesfully located girl. Police No No
12182 04/08/2012 NCI Portscatho Reported yacht in possible danger. ILB attended to check. Yacht continued under power. Nfa NCI Yes No
12184 04/08/2012 NCI Exmouth Reported downed kite surfer waving distress to Beach Rescue to bring in. NCI Yes Yes
12183 04/08/2012 NCI Southend Monitored and reported on helo rescue of MoPs from disabled vessel. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
12181 02/08/2012 NCI Portscatho CG requested search for possible capsized dinghy. Not visible. Assessed as MoP report with good intent. MCA/HMCG No Yes
12180 31/07/2012 NCI St Alban's Head Reported 4 kayaks in difficulty. ILB recovered three safely fourth discovered en route to pub. NCI Yes Yes
12179 31/07/2012 NCI Torbay Reported large object danger to vessels to Harbourmaster. HM boat recovered object. NCI No No
12178 29/07/2012 NCI Folkestone CG requested visual on MoP possible suicide.Relayed messages from CRT.Nothing sighted.Police found MoP. MCA/HMCG No Yes
12177 28/07/2012 NCI Teignmouth Police requested search for MoP near sea front. Sighting reported and man held by police. Police No No
12176 28/07/2012 NCI Caister Assisted parents search for lost child and reported to police and CG. Child found safe. NFA NCI No Yes
12175 28/07/2012 NCI Herne Bay CG requested search for disabled yacht near windfarm. Craft reported and eventually found by WF vessel. MCA/HMCG No Yes
12174 27/07/2012 NCI Skegness Relayed MoP report of lost child to CG and Police. Visual search started. Child subsequently found safe. NCI No Yes
12173 27/07/2012 NCI Wooltack Point CG authorised use of handheld Chan. 16 to assist location of divers at risk due to diveboat malfunction. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
12172 26/07/2012 NCI Skegness Police requested search for missing MoP. No sighting. Lady subsequently found safe ashore. Police No No
12171 26/07/2012 NCI Gosport Relayed MoP report of five persons in danger in the water. Four recovered safely fifth sadly DOA. NCI Yes Yes
12170 26/07/2012 NCI Skegness Observed MoP injured on road. Ambulance and CG informed. Casualty moved to A&E with broken arm. NCI No No
12169 25/07/2012 NCI Mundesley Reported three PWCs acting dangerously. No further action taken. NCI No Yes
12168 25/07/2012 NCI Worms Head Relayed MoP report of injured walker. Cliff rescue and helimed paramedics provided casevac to hospital. MCA/HMCG No Yes
12166 24/07/2012 NCI Lyme Bay CG requested assistance to prevent public access to major fatal rock fall over two days. MCA/HMCG No Yes
12167 24/07/2012 NCI Gorleston Reported two craft in hazardous activity. LB attended to advise and escort clear. NCI Yes Yes
12165 23/07/2012 NCI Mundesley Informed lifeguards of child in inflatable launching dangerously. Parents advised and child brought ashore. NCI No No
12164 23/07/2012 NCI Torbay Relayed radio call to CG from disabled MC. Local vessel towed in. NCI No Yes
12163 23/07/2012 NCI Torbay CG requested visual on possibly disabled open boat. Updated CG that boat had entered harbour. MCA/HMCG No Yes
12162 23/07/2012 NCI Wells-next-the-Sea Reported MoP with possible heart attack for CG and paramedics to casevac. NCI No Yes
12161 22/07/2012 NCI Shoreham Reported disabled MB off harbour mouth by radio to HM. Patrol boat attended. Craft towed in by local FV. NCI No No
12160 21/07/2012 NCI Lyme Bay Assisted in location of disabled MB for helo to spot and harbourmaster to recover. MCA/HMCG No Yes
12159 21/07/2012 NCI Worms Head Relayed MoP report of injured girl on Causeway. CRT attended to casevac. NCI No Yes
12158 21/07/2012 NCI Caister Reported drifting MB. LB found they were about to dive in main channel. Advice rejected. No diving noted. NCI Yes No
12157 21/07/2012 NCI St Agnes Head Reported fire and downed aircraft on cliff face. All safety services attended crash scene. NCI No Yes
12156 21/07/2012 NCI Wooltack Point Reported large grass fire near airfield. Firebrigade attended to extinguish. NCI No No
12155 18/07/2012 NCI Skegness Relayed MoP report of distressed youngster to police who recovered the child after watchkeeper sighting. NCI No No
12154 17/07/2012 NCI Mablethorpe Police requested search for missing MoP. No sighting. Man subsequently found safe ashore. Police No No
12153 16/07/2012 NCI Exmouth CG requested observation of overloaded dinghy. Craft observed until out of sight. CG attended in Dawlish. MCA/HMCG No Yes
12150 15/07/2012 NCI Wooltack Point Assisted recovery of disabled dive boat by relaying messages to CG on Chan. 16 and phone. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes

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