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
11171 20/07/2011 NCI St Agnes Head Reported disabled ill-equipped MB off rocks. Engine restarted and boat returned to harbour. NFA NCI No Yes
11170 16/07/2011 NCI Calshot Tower Relayed MoP report of disabled jetski and monitored safe recovery by RYA RIB. NCI No Yes
11169 15/07/2011 NCI Shoreham Reported disabled PWC to HM. Recovered by Pilot Cutter. CG updated. NCI No Yes
11168 15/07/2011 NCI Skegness Reported large flotsam as danger to small craft. CG asked local tug to check. No longer a hazard. NFA NCI No Yes
11167 13/07/2011 NCI Fleetwood Requested by radio to search for disabled trawler. Monitored safe recovery by LB. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
11166 12/07/2011 NCI Folkestone Reported SART alert. LB checked area but nothing found. Suspect gear failure. Nfa NCI Yes Yes
11165 10/07/2011 NCI St Alban's Head Provided care and transport to unwell coastal path walker. NFA NCI No No
11164 10/07/2011 NCI St Alban's Head Assisted in locating grounded yacht and monitored safe recovery by LB. NCI Yes Yes
11163 10/07/2011 NCI Nells Point Assisted in identifying and monitoring recovery of disabled MBby LB. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
11162 09/07/2011 NCI Skegness Requested by CG to assist search for missing MoP. Police visited to check info. MoP found safely. MCA/HMCG No Yes
11161 09/07/2011 NCI Nells Point Co-operated with CG to identify and monitor overdue yacht. LB confirmed safe condition. Nfa MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
11160 08/07/2011 NCI Gosport Reported dismasted yacht and monitored safe recovery by life boat. NCI Yes Yes
11159 07/07/2011 NCI Polruan Relayed MoP report of inflatable ashore.CG tasked Harbour patrol to recover craft lost on 6/7/11 NCI No No
11158 05/07/2011 NCI Exmouth Co-operated with CG in search for possibly missing swimmer. Swimmer landed safely. nfa MCA/HMCG No Yes
11157 04/07/2011 NCI St Alban's Head Assisted in indentifying disabled RIB for assistance by passing Range Craft and LB. Engine restarted. Nfa NCI Yes Yes
11156 03/07/2011 NCI Worms Head Reported empty surf boards adrift. CG attended. Boards recovered by unseen owner. False alarm wgi NCI No Yes
11155 03/07/2011 NCI Caister Relayed MoP report of missing swimmer. ILB diverted.Swimmer returned after a 'jog' to apologise. Nfa NCI Yes Yes
11154 03/07/2011 NCI Caister Reported jetski in apparent distress. ILB confirmed it was a stag party 'prank'. Nfa NCI Yes Yes
11153 02/07/2011 NCI Wells-next-the-Sea Relayed MoP report of missing child. CG and Police informed. Parents found child safe. Nfa NCI No Yes
11152 02/07/2011 NCI Southend Reported youths in danger of flooding tide.MoPs reached shore safely. nfa NCI No Yes
11151 29/06/2011 NCI Calshot Tower Reported helo emergency landing. Fire Ambulance and Police attended. No injuries. NCI No Yes
11150 29/06/2011 NCI Worms Head Reported unidentified object on rocks. CG found fishing equipment of MoP not visible from Station. NCI No Yes
11149 29/06/2011 NCI Nells Point Monitored and reported to CG on recovery of disabled motor cruiser. NCI No Yes
11148 28/06/2011 NCI Rame Head Reported heavy smoke ashore. Fire Brigade attended to extinguish large gorse fire. NCI No Yes
11147 28/06/2011 NCI Newhaven Reported and monitored safe recovery of disabled speedboat by FV. NCI No Yes
11146 27/06/2011 NCI Whitstable Reported small inflatable adrift in ebb tide.LB launched to recover safely with one MoP. NCI Yes Yes
11145 26/06/2011 NCI Wells-next-the-Sea Relayed MoP report of lost child. Police RNLI and CG attended. Child found safe. NFA NCI Yes Yes
11144 24/06/2011 NCI Nare Point Relayed telephone report of drifting dinghy. Monitored and reported on safe recovery by ILB NCI Yes Yes
11143 23/06/2011 NCI Shoreham Reported downed surfer. MoP rescued by another. Nfa NCI No Yes
11142 21/06/2011 NCI Charlestown Reported 3 youths in danger of tidal rise and monitored until they just made shore. Met by CG CRO. NCI No Yes
11141 19/06/2011 NCI Shoreham Reported disabled yacht in danger monitored and reported on safe recovery by LB. NCI Yes Yes
11140 19/06/2011 NCI Newhaven Monitored safe recovery of MoP from water by LB. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
11139 17/06/2011 NCI Polruan CG requested monitoring of recovery of disabled MB by local craft. Reported when towed in safely. NCI No Yes
11138 16/06/2011 NCI Peveril(Dont Use) MoP requested help in search for missing suicidal man. Police and CG attended. Man found safely.Nfa NCI No Yes
11137 16/06/2011 NCI Polruan Monitored and reported to CG on safe recovery of disabled yacht by LB and HM patrol. NCI Yes Yes
11136 12/06/2011 NCI St Ives Assisted in safe recovery by ALB of yacht anchored in surf on falling tide. Beach Lifeguards involved. NCI Yes Yes
11135 11/06/2011 NCI Exmouth Reported downed windsurfer to Beach Guards to recover safely. NCI Yes No
11134 09/06/2011 NCI Newhaven Reported disabled MC and monitored safe recovery by LB. NCI Yes Yes
11133 07/06/2011 NCI Newhaven Reported disabled MC and monitored until safely underway. Nfa NCI No Yes
11132 06/06/2011 NCI Whitstable Reported kayak in possible difficulty. LB attended to recover Care Home occupant to shore. NCI Yes Yes

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