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
11251 24/09/2011 NCI Skegness Monitored and reported speedboat with possible engine trouble. Crew swam ashore with tow. NCI No Yes
11250 22/09/2011 NCI St Agnes Head Relayed MoP report of missing man with dementia. CG and police attended to find and restrain casualty. NCI No Yes
11249 22/09/2011 NCI Bass Point Reported catamaran in difficulty close to cliff. ALB attended to clear rudder and escort onwards. NCI Yes Yes
11248 21/09/2011 NCI Nare Point CG requested sight of drifting dinghy. Assisted ILB to locate and recover. NFA MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
11247 17/09/2011 NCI Folkestone CG requested watch and vector assistance for recovery of disabled yacht by ALB. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
11246 17/09/2011 NCI Worms Head Relayed MoP report of injured companion. CG attended for casualty casevac NCI No Yes
11245 16/09/2011 NCI Newhaven Reported and investigated downed paraglider close to Station. Minor injury only CG stood down. NFA NCI No Yes
11244 14/09/2011 NCI St Alban's Head Reported and attended to lady MoP with broken arm. CG and ambulance attended. NCI No Yes
11243 13/09/2011 NCI Skegness Police requested search for missing MoP. Not sighted. MoP found in town and incident closed. Police No No
11242 13/09/2011 NCI Calshot Tower Monitored and reported on rescue of suicidal MoP by police and helo. Police No No
11241 12/09/2011 NCI Exmouth Reported youth on seawall in danger. CG Mobile attended to 'advise'.NFA NCI No Yes
11240 11/09/2011 NCI Felixstowe Reported floating tidebound object.Local rescue RIB identified balloons trailing weighted object. NFA NCI No Yes
11239 11/09/2011 NCI Southend Reported yacht unable to proceed. CG contacted yacht.Updated CG until vessel lost in darkness. NCI No Yes
11238 11/09/2011 NCI Southend CG requested info on overdue RIB. Position on beach passed. CG established crew walked ashore. NFA MCA/HMCG No Yes
11237 05/09/2011 NCI Portland Bill Reported dismasted STV LEADER. ALB attended to tow in. NCI Yes No
11236 03/09/2011 NCI Gosport Monitored and reported on recovery of swamped gig by MOD and QHM. MCA/HMCG No No
11235 02/09/2011 NCI Padstow CG requested visual on red flare casualty. NCI mobile observed casualty under tow. CG informed. NFA MCA/HMCG No Yes
11234 02/09/2011 NCI Shoreham CG requested monitoring of disabled dayboat. Recovered by second dayboat and ILB. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
11233 01/09/2011 NCI Skegness Reported motorcycles riding dangerously on beach. Police attended to remove riders. NFA NCI No No
11232 01/09/2011 NCI Newhaven Reported abandoned bike on cliff edge.Search found owner asleep 20ft down. CG gave safety advice. NCI No Yes
11231 01/09/2011 NCI Torbay CG requested visual on 16ft craft in possible danger. Monitored until CG mobile confirmed as safe. MCA/HMCG No Yes
11230 31/08/2011 NCI Skegness CG requested visual on floating object possible danger to craft. ILB confirmed as a buoy and flotsam. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
11229 31/08/2011 NCI Polruan CG requested visual on youths cut-offby tide. Confirmed Harbour Patrol had them onboard. MCA/HMCG No Yes
11228 30/08/2011 NCI Nare Point Reported large crate adrift as danger to small craft. CG requested river patrol to recover. NCI No Yes
11227 29/08/2011 NCI Lyme Bay Identified monitored and reported on Zodiac with drunken MoPs for HM to interview. MCA/HMCG No Yes
11226 28/08/2011 NCI St Alban's Head Relayed MoP report of swamped racing PB. Observed until restarted and underway. CG informed. NCI No Yes
11225 28/08/2011 NCI Polruan LB and CG requested search for drifting inflatable. Not visible LB confirmed dinghy safe. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
11224 27/08/2011 NCI St Ives Co-operated with CG to refine position of empty drifting skiff for ILB recovery MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
11223 27/08/2011 NCI Nells Point Reported smoke and flames on Sully Island. ILB found campfire out of control. Nfa NCI Yes No
11222 24/08/2011 NCI Shoreham Involved with FV and HM to recover inflatable in danger. NCI No No
11221 22/08/2011 NCI Torbay Paramedic requested for sick watchkeeper. Ambulance Casevac to hospital. NCI No No
11220 21/08/2011 NCI Shoreham CG requested monitoring of disabled yacht subsequently aground. Recovered by ILB. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
11219 19/08/2011 NCI Folkestone Monitored and reported on recovery of disabled grounded speedboat . NCI Yes No
11218 19/08/2011 NCI Portland Bill CG requested monitoring progress of yacht without power. Advised CG when vessel in safe waters. MCA/HMCG No Yes
11217 16/08/2011 NCI Torbay Reported fishing MoP at possible risk. Advised by ILB. MoP aware of tide and remaining fishing. NCI Yes Yes
11216 14/08/2011 NCI Nare Point Reported downed windsurfer. MRCC arranged recovery by local craft. NCI No Yes
11215 13/08/2011 NCI Shoreham Reported large group causing disturbance on shore to police who attended. NCI No No
11214 13/08/2011 NCI Polruan Co-operated with CG to identify open boat being used as FV tender. NFA MCA/HMCG No Yes
11213 13/08/2011 NCI Calshot Tower Assisted in locating grounded yacht for recovery by Hamble Rescue. RNLI Yes Yes
11212 13/08/2011 NCI Torbay Reported youths in possible danger from tide. CG attended. Youths climbed back. Briefed by CG. NCI No Yes

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