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
11091 28/04/2011 NCI Nells Point Refined position of disabled yacht to CG for LB to tow in safely. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
11090 27/04/2011 NCI Froward Point Reported MoP with medical problem to CG for paramedic and ambulance casevac NCI No Yes
11089 25/04/2011 NCI Nare Point Refined position of grounded RIB to LB via CallConnect for latter to safely tow in. RNLI Yes Yes
11088 25/04/2011 NCI Polruan Co-operated with Fire Bde and reported to CG re cliff side fire.Fire extinguished. Fire No Yes
11087 24/04/2011 NCI Padstow Reported ijured MoP on cliff path and assisted her until paramedic arrived to casevac. NCI No Yes
11086 24/04/2011 NCI Torbay Reported youths tombstoning to HMPolice and CG. CG mobile attended. NCI No Yes
11085 23/04/2011 NCI Exmouth Updated CG on drifting MC and monitored until safely towed in. MCA/HMCG No Yes
11084 23/04/2011 NCI Newhaven Reported canoe in danger from ferry to Port Control. Ferry advised canoist interviewed re safety . NCI No No
11083 23/04/2011 NCI Torbay Refined position of sinking MC to CG for another to tow in to LB takeover. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
11082 22/04/2011 NCI Bass Point Reported MV anchored over telegraph cables. CG requested ship to move clear.Thanked by CG NCI No Yes
11081 22/04/2011 NCI Folkestone Assisted in multi-agency security patrol of unexploded device on beach. EOD exploded device. MCA/HMCG No Yes
11080 22/04/2011 NCI Worms Head Reported two MoP in possible danger from flooded causeway. Men waded back. Nfa NCI No Yes
11079 21/04/2011 NCI Nells Point CG requested monitoring of inflatable with 3 MoP in possible trouble. Reported them safely ashore. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
11078 21/04/2011 NCI Nells Point Reported large tree danger to small craft. CG transmitted Securitay message NCI No Yes
11077 21/04/2011 NCI Skegness Co-operated with Police and CG to search for missing child. Child found safe ashore. Police No Yes
11076 20/04/2011 NCI Folkestone Reported possible oil contamination to Environment Agency. Agency carried out tests. NCI No No
11075 19/04/2011 NCI Polruan CG requested monitoring of disabled MV tow into harbour by another MV. MCA/HMCG No Yes
11074 18/04/2011 NCI Polruan Co-operated with CG to monitor recovery of disabled speedboat by yacht and HM launch MCA/HMCG No Yes
11073 17/04/2011 NCI Portland Bill CG requested monitoring of tow in of disabled FV by another. MCA/HMCG No Yes
11072 17/04/2011 NCI Newhaven Refined position of yacht aground to MRCC. Yacht towed in safely by LB and RIB. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
11071 17/04/2011 NCI Felixstowe CG request on Chan.0 for check on MoP report of craft at risk.ILB recovered 2 boys in toy dinghy MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
11070 17/04/2011 NCI St Ives Reported to CG that child MoP reported in danger on rocks was safely on beach. ILB stood down. NCI Yes No
11066 16/04/2011 NCI Lyme Bay Relayed NT Rep. report of MoPs stuck on cliff. Attended incident until CRT arrived to rescue safely. NCI No Yes
11069 16/04/2011 NCI St Alban's Head Refined position of disabled dinghy to CG for passing yacht to tow in. Police RIB also attended. MCA/HMCG No Yes
11068 16/04/2011 NCI Skegness CG requested visual search for MoP report of object in water Plastic buoy sighted. CG stood down. MCA/HMCG No Yes
11067 16/04/2011 NCI Skegness Confirmed to CG that jetski MoP reported in trouble was not. ILB stood down. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
11065 15/04/2011 NCI Worms Head Relayed MoP report of hazardous container on beach.CG attended.Environment Dept. to remove. NCI No Yes
11064 14/04/2011 NCI Prawle Point Reported position of disabled yacht and monitored tow in by LB. NCI Yes Yes
11063 13/04/2011 NCI Wooltack Point Reported group of objects as danger to small craft. Police launch attended to burst baloons. Nfa NCI No No
11062 11/04/2011 NCI Froward Point CG requested info on disabled ML. Refined position and monitored tow in by ILB. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
11061 11/04/2011 NCI Polruan CG requested visual ident on disabled MB. Monitored tow back to harbour by another vessel. MCA/HMCG No Yes
11060 10/04/2011 NCI Torbay Relayed message from pleasure boat re MoPs on cliff face. CG and ILB attended until climbers safe. NCI Yes Yes
11059 10/04/2011 NCI Torbay Assisted in monitoring gorse fire for action by Fire Service. MCA/HMCG No Yes
11058 10/04/2011 NCI Nells Point Reported small inflatable in trouble and monitored until drifted ashore thus saving a LB launch. NCI No No
11057 09/04/2011 NCI Mablethorpe Reported two speeding motor cycles on beach danger to public. Police attended. NCI No No
11056 09/04/2011 NCI Exmouth Requested by CG to monitor two MoPs in difficulty on sands. Kite surfers watched until safely back. MCA/HMCG No Yes
11055 08/04/2011 NCI Froward Point CG requested info on leaking FV. Monitored and reported until vessel entered harbour. MCA/HMCG No Yes
11054 07/04/2011 NCI Prawle Point Reported disabled speedboat and assisted CG to contact passing yacht to tow in safely. NCI No Yes
11053 06/04/2011 NCI Portland Bill CG requested info on disabled yacht. Assisted search until vessel found in inaccurate position. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
11052 04/04/2011 NCI Lee-on-the-Solent Reported and monitored capsized dinghy unable to right until it drifted ashore. NCI No No

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