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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 : 8860
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
6121 16/02/2006 NCI Mundesley CG requested info on drifting dinghy. Dinghy recovered by offshore rescue boat. MCA/HMCG No Yes
6122 15/02/2006 NCI Portland Bill Major involvement in arrest of stolen MB. Police CG RNLI on scene MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
6123 14/02/2006 NCI Padstow Monitoring recovery of grounded RNLI Support boat MCA/HMCG No Yes
6124 11/02/2006 NCI Penzance Yacht drifting inshore CG team & ILB attended MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
6125 10/02/2006 NCI Portland Bill Co-op with CG over chemicals on footpath. Contact initiated by CG. MCA/HMCG No Yes
6126 02/02/2006 NCI Penzance Reported red flare from yacht ILB attended MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
6127 27/01/2006 NCI Penzance Reported MFV in difficulties. ALB attended MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
6128 16/01/2006 NCI Exmouth Brixham CG requested observation of Windsurfer MCA/HMCG No Yes
6129 12/01/2006 NCI Newhaven CG requested to check report of upturned boat. It was a tree. MCA/HMCG No Yes
6130 10/01/2006 NCI Penzance Monitored & reported windsurfer in rough seas MCA/HMCG No Yes
6131 05/01/2006 NCI Penzance AuxCG in Station to assist search for missing person MCA/HMCG No Yes
6132 02/01/2006 NCI Newhaven One person cut off by tide GC Team attended MCA/HMCG No Yes
9237 05/10/2005 NCI Polruan Relayed telephone call from disabled dinghy to Harbourmaster.HM dory attended to tow in. No No
11006 11/01/2001 NCI Bass Point Reported tanker anchored over submarine cables to CG and BT Marine Liaison. Tanker moved on. NCI No Yes
10130 11/01/2000 NCI Nells Point Assisted in clarifying possible incidents for LB to check and recover one sunken dinghy. No casualties MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
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9132 NCI Canvey Island Assisted disabled FV to conatct CG.Towed in by LB. NCI Yes No
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Total Number of Incidents for the year to date 8860

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