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
11108 14/05/2011 NCI Worms Head Relayed MoP report of persons cut-off by tide. CG attended but all well. False alarm with good intent NCI No Yes
11107 12/05/2011 NCI Portland Bill Reported loss of FV AIS signal.CG radioed vessel to confirm all well with AIS switched off when fishing NCI No Yes
11106 09/05/2011 NCI Portland Bill Contacted relative on behalf of youth injured on shoreline. NCI No No
11104 08/05/2011 NCI Exmouth Requested by CG to monitor recovery of downed windsurfer by ILB. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
11105 08/05/2011 NCI Lyme Bay Requested by CG to locate wetsuit adrift in surf by MoP. Seen to sink. CG attended. NFA MCA/HMCG No Yes
11103 07/05/2011 NCI Newhaven Assisted in recovery of sinking yacht by relaying weak position signal to Port Authority. NCI No No
11102 07/05/2011 NCI Skegness Requested by CG to observe kayak in difficulty. Established all well and false alarm. nfa MCA/HMCG No Yes
11101 07/05/2011 NCI Nells Point Reported ill-equipped inlatable kayak at risk. Advised to return by LB and CG. Landed safely. NCI Yes Yes
11100 05/05/2011 NCI Portland Bill CG request to monitor dinghies nearing the Race. Reported safe tow to harbour. Press release issued. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
11099 04/05/2011 NCI Exmouth Reported drifting buoy possible hazard to small craft. Collected by windsurfer. Nfa NCI No Yes
11098 02/05/2011 NCI Shoreham Reported windsurfer downed for ten minutes. ILB conned to casualty by radio. MoP beached safely. NCI Yes Yes
11097 02/05/2011 NCI Peveril(Dont Use) Liaised with CG re jetskiers in possible trouble. CG attended and all jetskiers safely ashore. MCA/HMCG No Yes
11096 02/05/2011 NCI Wooltack Point Co-operated with CG and LB to recover lost divers. Chan.16 authorised. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
11095 02/05/2011 NCI Wooltack Point Reported possible lost divers and monitored their eventual safe recovery. NCI No Yes
11094 01/05/2011 NCI Wooltack Point Requested by CG to remain on watch to monitor recovery of kayakers by LB. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
11093 01/05/2011 NCI Worms Head Reported missing canoe. Tourist RIB located it to take to shore. Updated CG with progress. NCI No Yes
11092 30/04/2011 NCI Gosport Reported capsized RIB.MCA tasked Gosport Rescue (GAFIRS) to attend and escort into harbour NCI Yes No
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
11088 25/04/2011 NCI Polruan Co-operated with Fire Bde and reported to CG re cliff side fire.Fire extinguished. Fire 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
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
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
11073 17/04/2011 NCI Portland Bill CG requested monitoring of tow in of disabled FV by another. MCA/HMCG 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

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