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 : 9992
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
12045 07/04/2012 NCI Exmouth CG requested monitoring of disabled MB. ILB attended to tow in. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
12044 06/04/2012 NCI Gosport Reported yacht aground to QHM and CG and monitored GAFIRS LB attending to pull clear and escort in. NCI Yes Yes
12043 05/04/2012 NCI Worms Head Reported MoP cut-off by tide. Italian MoP (who could not read notices) recovered to shore by ILB. NCI Yes Yes
12042 02/04/2012 NCI St Alban's Head CG requested report on yacht with tender. Movements reported. Police attended and case closed. MCA/HMCG No Yes
12041 02/04/2012 NCI Torbay Reported visual on MoPs cut off by tide. Assisted CROs to position. MoPs decided to await ebb tide. MCA/HMCG No Yes
12040 01/04/2012 NCI Teignmouth Reported visual on disabled FV and monitored safe recovery by LB. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
12039 01/04/2012 NCI Portland Bill CG requested visual and monitoring of LB recovery of disabled ketch. Position updates and weather passed MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
12038 30/03/2012 NCI Peveril(Dont Use) Called paramedic on 999 to attend MoP reported choking. Ambulance attended and victim recovered. NCI No No
12037 28/03/2012 NCI Newhaven CG requested identification and monitoring of safe recovery by LB of disabled FV. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
12036 25/03/2012 NCI Newhaven CG requested monitoring of recovery of disabled Fv by LB. Reported safely in harbour. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
12035 24/03/2012 NCI Newhaven Reported to Harbour Control and monitored youths acting suspiciously until police attended. NCI No No
12034 24/03/2012 NCI Calshot Tower Reported yacht aground. CG requested remain on watch to monitor LBs safely recovering five crew NCI Yes Yes
12033 21/03/2012 NCI Torbay Reported empty inflatable adrift Lone diver surfaced (no 'A' flag). CG gave 'advice' when back ashore. NCI No Yes
12032 21/03/2012 NCI Nells Point Reported large tree adrift as danger to small craft. CG issued a Securitay warning. NFA NCI No Yes
12031 18/03/2012 NCI Moelfre Reported MoP with broken leg. Provided stabilisation until CGs and air ambulance casevac to hospital. NCI No Yes
12030 17/03/2012 NCI Folkestone Took action to warn racing yachts standing ito danger. Yachts avoided rocks without response to NCI NCI No No
12029 12/03/2012 NCI Newhaven Reported and monitored yacht with lost power until it gained harbour. NCI No Yes
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
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
12024 06/03/2012 NCI Torbay Reported unattended FV adrift. Crew returned in another FV. Debriefed by Harbourmaster. NCI No 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

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