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
12028 12/03/2012 NCI Teignmouth Reported disabled RIB to CG and HM. Monitored and updated CG and HM until RIB safely ashore. NCI No Yes
12027 10/03/2012 NCI Porthdinllaen Reported disabled speedboat. Towed in safely by RNLI-manned RIB. No injuries. NCI Yes Yes
12026 09/03/2012 NCI Caister Observed MoP fall and injure leg. Called ambulance to casevac to A&E. Partner phoned thanks to Station. NCI No Yes
12024 06/03/2012 NCI Torbay Reported unattended FV adrift. Crew returned in another FV. Debriefed by Harbourmaster. NCI No Yes
12025 06/03/2012 NCI Peveril(Dont Use) Reported out of control dinghy near rocks. Local vessel towed in safely. ILB crew debriefed crew ashore. NCI Yes Yes
12023 25/02/2012 NCI Worms Head CG requested monitoring of injured MoP casevac by helo. MCA/HMCG No Yes
12022 25/02/2012 NCI Folkestone Investigated MoP 999 report of fractured pipe. Reported false alarm with good intent. NFA MCA/HMCG No Yes
12021 25/02/2012 NCI Exmouth Reported large oil drum adrift as danger to small craft. CG to attend. NCI No Yes
12020 24/02/2012 NCI Teignmouth Reported unmanned drifting tender. LB attended but with no towing points allowed to continue drift. NCI Yes Yes
12019 20/02/2012 NCI Mablethorpe Involved with police in recovery of munitions found by MoP. Police No Yes
12018 15/02/2012 NCI Newhaven CG requested visual contact on disabled MB. Confirmed position to LB on Chan. Zero for a safe tow in. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
12017 14/02/2012 NCI Torbay Whilst reporting capsized yacht it was righted safely and ultimately returned to harbour. NCI No Yes
12016 11/02/2012 NCI Caister Reported large flotsam danger to small craft. CG issued a Securitay. Lowestoft PB recovered item. NCI No Yes
12015 09/02/2012 NCI Teignmouth Reported disturbance involving two MoPs to Police who attended and arrested one 'male'. NCI No No
12014 06/02/2012 NCI Nells Point Reported MoPs in possible danger from tide. CG attended. Two adults crossed causeway safely. NCI No Yes
12013 06/02/2012 NCI Newhaven Reported and monitored safe recovery of disabled FV in harbour mouth. NCI No Yes
12012 05/02/2012 NCI Moelfre Observed attended and reported MoP with broken leg. Casualty airlifted to hospital. NCI No Yes
12011 04/02/2012 NCI Peveril(Dont Use) CG requested info on possible Mayday transmission. Reported RIB underway. Helo attended to advise. MCA/HMCG No Yes
12010 31/01/2012 NCI Torbay Ambulance called to attend collapsed watchkeeper. Casualty now fit again. NCI No No
12009 30/01/2012 NCI Teignmouth First to report FV capsizing on harbour bar. ILB recovered five crew. NCI Yes Yes
12008 29/01/2012 NCI Newhaven Identified disabled RIB to CG for LB to tow in. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
12007 14/01/2012 NCI Padstow Assisted in providing grid reference for CROs to recover body from base of cliffs. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
12006 14/01/2012 NCI Folkestone Requested to observe MoPs near cliff top. Passed details of sighting CG Police and FB attended.. Nfa MCA/HMCG No Yes
12005 07/01/2012 NCI Lyme Bay Reported large unidentified buoy inshore. CG investigating. NCI No Yes
12004 07/01/2012 NCI Lyme Bay Assisted in location of possibly disabled FV for CG to vector another FV to assist. MCA/HMCG No Yes
12003 02/01/2012 NCI Newhaven Reported unattended kite sail in water. CG found sail owner safe ashore. NCI No Yes
12002 01/01/2012 NCI Felixstowe Corrected position of casualty for ILB to tow in disabled MB. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
12001 01/01/2012 NCI Shoreham CG requested info on paddleboarder reported in difficulty.Not visible. ILB attended. Assistance refused MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
11304 31/12/2011 NCI Mablethorpe Involved in disposal of live flare found by MoP. Police attended to remove. NCI No No
11303 17/12/2011 NCI St Alban's Head CG requested iinfo on MoP report of swimmers in difficulty. Confirmed they were not. LBs stood down. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
11302 14/12/2011 NCI Newhaven Reported possible loss of FV in F10 seas. Beam trawler resighted after 30 mins. NFA NCI No Yes
11301 08/12/2011 NCI Newhaven Co-operated with CG to warn coastal path walkers of bomb disposal operations. CG also attended. MCA/HMCG No Yes
11300 02/12/2011 NCI Polruan CG requested monitoring and updates of disabled MB for ILB to tow in safely. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
11299 29/11/2011 NCI Lee-on-the-Solent Reported and monitored investigation of capsized yacht until out of sight. NCI No No
11298 27/11/2011 NCI Porthdinllaen Reported capsized catamaran and flare. LB rescued crew and later towed in to beach. NCI Yes Yes
11297 26/11/2011 NCI Lyme Bay Recovered major cordage flotsam from surf as danger to small craft. NCI No No
11296 26/11/2011 NCI Southend Reported kitesurfer in difficulty and monitored until he reached shore. CG Mobile attended. NCI No Yes
11295 22/11/2011 NCI Rame Head Reported divers on restricted wreck recovering artefacts. MOD Police attended and interviewed. NCI No Yes
11294 21/11/2011 NCI Nells Point CG requested monitoring of Chan. 16 for kayak in difficulties off Watchet. MoP recovered by LB. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
11293 21/11/2011 NCI Newhaven CG requested any sighting of open cross-channel dory. Empty Craft found off France. NFA in UK MCA/HMCG No Yes

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