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
10250 15/11/2010 NCI Portland Bill Reported floating object possible small boat. CGHelo and RN tasked. Nothing found by dark. NCI No Yes
10249 08/11/2010 NCI Nare Point Reported upturned dinghy. ILB recovered to beach. NCI Yes Yes
10248 06/11/2010 NCI Worms Head Relayed MoP report of possible missing person. CG attended. Nothing found and stood down. NFA NCI No Yes
10247 06/11/2010 NCI Lyme Bay Assisted by confirming that MoP 999 report of capsized kayak was incorrect. CG attended. NFA MCA/HMCG No Yes
10246 03/11/2010 NCI Gosport Reported yacht aground to QHM and CG. QHM craft recovered to marina. NCI No Yes
10245 01/11/2010 NCI Whitstable Assisted police in search for lost child. Child found safely. NFA Police No No
10244 30/10/2010 NCI Newhaven Monitored and reported on recovery of disabled yacht by lifeboat. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
10243 24/10/2010 NCI Bass Point Reported drifting dinghy. CG contacted FV who reported it as an old wreck. NFA NCI No Yes
10242 23/10/2010 NCI Padstow Reported overturned RIB paddling through surf. MoP retrieved by lifeguards. ILB recalled NCI Yes Yes
10241 21/10/2010 NCI Skegness Reported abandoned seal pup to Seal Rescue facility. Pup recovered to sanctuary. NCI No No
10240 18/10/2010 NCI Newhaven Reported disabled MB and subsequent restarting of engine. Thus no SAR assets launched. NCI No Yes
10239 16/10/2010 NCI Folkestone Advised CG of yacht possibly grounding. LB launched to assist and escort to safety. NCI Yes Yes
10238 16/10/2010 NCI Polruan Assisted in locating disabled MB for Pilot Boat to tow in safely. MCA/HMCG No Yes
10236 13/10/2010 NCI Skegness Advised CG that MoP report of distress lights were ship at anchor. Thus SAR assets not deployed. NCI No Yes
10237 10/10/2010 NCI Gosport CG requested info and monitoring of recovery of disabled MB by Gosport rescue. NFA MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
10235 10/10/2010 NCI Gosport Reported and monitored recovery of disabled MB by Portsea Rescue. NFA NCI Yes Yes
10234 10/10/2010 NCI Nells Point Reported multiple dinghy capsizes. LB launched to stand-by. Other dinghies righted. Incident closed NCI Yes Yes
10233 06/10/2010 NCI Nells Point Reported drifting buoy as danger to shipping. Buoy recovered by Trinity House vessel. NFA NCI No No
10232 04/10/2010 NCI Newhaven Assisted in identifying possible search vessel for dog lost in water. Dog recovered. NFA MCA/HMCG No Yes
10230 03/10/2010 NCI Rame Head Relayed MoP report of lost dog. CG Mobile attended located dog and returned to owner. NFA NCI No Yes
10229 03/10/2010 NCI Torbay Reported downed wind-surfer and monitored until safely ashore. NCI No Yes
10231 03/10/2010 NCI Charlestown Clarified MoP report of swimmer in danger as not being an incident. CG Mobile stood down. MCA/HMCG No Yes
10228 02/10/2010 NCI Prawle Point Assisted in locating cliff casualty for casevac by CROs to hospital. MCA/HMCG No Yes
10227 01/10/2010 NCI Prawle Point CG requested monitoring of canoes in strong breeze. Reported progress until out of sight. MCA/HMCG No Yes
10226 26/09/2010 NCI Prawle Point Monitored and reported on progress of assistance by LB to MB taking water. MB beached safely. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
10225 25/09/2010 NCI Skegness Reported safe landing of capsized kayakers. SAR assets not launched in spite of MoP reports. NCI No Yes
10224 18/09/2010 NCI Newhaven CG requested monitoring of recovery of disabled MB by LB. Reported recovery to harbour. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
10222 18/09/2010 NCI Newhaven Monitored and reported on recoveryof disabled MB by another MB. MCA/HMCG No Yes
10221 17/09/2010 NCI Bass Point Reported MV about to anchor over cable line. CG advised ship to move. NFA NCI No Yes
10220 17/09/2010 NCI Cape Cornwall Relayed MoP request for paramedic to attend distressed hill walker. Helo casevac to hospital. NCI No Yes
10219 15/09/2010 NCI Shoreham Reported jetski waving distress. Monitored recovery by ILB. NFA NCI Yes Yes
10218 15/09/2010 NCI Wells-next-the-Sea Reported windsurfers in difficulties. LB launched to escort in. NFA NCI Yes Yes
10217 15/09/2010 NCI Cape Cornwall Sighted lady trapped on cliff face. Watchkeeper assisted her down safely. NCI No No
10216 15/09/2010 NCI Portland Bill Assisted in locating disabled FV for LB to tow in safely. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
10215 12/09/2010 NCI Padstow Reported dinghy unable to right from a capsize. ILB attended to right and recover to shore. NCI Yes Yes
10214 12/09/2010 NCI Newhaven Monitored and reported on recovery of disabled MC by lifeboat. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
10213 11/09/2010 NCI Skegness Co-operated with CG over three days trying to locate interference on Chan. 16. No further info. MCA/HMCG No Yes
10212 11/09/2010 NCI Felixstowe Reported dangerous flotsam. MRCC authorised use of Chan.67 to vector RIB to recover large fender NCI No Yes
10211 09/09/2010 NCI Skegness CG requested info on smoke pall from vessel reported by MoP. Confirmed it was a regular dredger.NFA MCA/HMCG No Yes
10210 07/09/2010 NCI Gosport Reported disabled MB to QHM. Casualty recovered by passing MB. NFA NCI No No

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