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
10046 28/04/2010 NCI Newhaven Reported unmanned canoe adrift. CG Mobile recovered canoe. Incident closed. NCI No Yes
10045 25/04/2010 NCI St Alban's Head Relayed MoP report of injured walker. Monitored and reported weather for helo casevac. NCI Yes Yes
10044 25/04/2010 NCI Peveril(Dont Use) Reported divers tidebound. Passing RIB hailed to recover swimmers and land safely. NFA NCI No Yes
10043 24/04/2010 NCI Southend Reported yacht PRESS GANG aground. Southend RNLI hovercraft attended to assist clear. NFA NCI Yes Yes
10042 23/04/2010 NCI Folkestone Co-operated with MRCC to identify barque trangressing separation zone. NCI No Yes
10041 21/04/2010 NCI Bass Point Reported MV anchored over submarine cable. MRCC advised MV who weighed and proceeded. NCI No Yes
10040 19/04/2010 NCI Teignmouth Relayed MoP report of disabled MB. CG attended craft towed in by another vessel. NCI No Yes
10038 17/04/2010 NCI Skegness Police and MRCC requested monitoring of unidentified speeding vessels. Details reported NFA. MCA/HMCG No Yes
10039 17/04/2010 NCI Teignmouth Requested by CG to monitor recovery of disabled RIB. Redirected Patrol to casualty to tow in. MCA/HMCG No Yes
10037 16/04/2010 NCI Polruan CG requested visual search for abandoned dinghy. Nothing sighted. ILB/CG attended. Owners found. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
10036 16/04/2010 NCI Portland Bill Reported dolphin pod around FV (as in Stn orders) to Marine Projects centre. NCI No No
10035 14/04/2010 NCI Skegness Relayed MoP report to CG of hazardous object on beach. MRCC passed info to Council for removal. NCI No Yes
10034 11/04/2010 NCI St Agnes Head CG requested cliff search for MoP reported fallen. Nothing sighted. Helo subsequently casevaced MoP. MCA/HMCG No Yes
10033 11/04/2010 NCI Nells Point Advised MRCC of MoPs in possible danger from tide. CG attended to establish fishermen in no danger. NCI No Yes
10032 07/04/2010 NCI Penzance Reported capsized dinghy.Two casualties wet but uninjured rescued by local charter vessel. NCI No Yes
10031 05/04/2010 NCI Portland Bill Relayed MoP report of indisposed car driver. CG attended and ambulance took casualty to hospital. NCI No Yes
10030 02/04/2010 NCI Wooltack Point Monitored FV returning with injured crewman. NCI No Yes
10029 02/04/2010 NCI Wooltack Point Relayed calls from ILB to HMCG. NCI No Yes
10028 01/04/2010 NCI Charlestown Reported and updated CG on capsized dinghy until it reached shore. CG attended to assist recovery. NCI No Yes
10027 30/03/2010 NCI Rame Head Monitored and reported on MV out of fuel. Ship anchored LB and tug attended. NCI Yes Yes
10026 28/03/2010 NCI Wooltack Point Reported large tree flotsam danger to shipping. MoP also reported 'Sea Monster' ! NCI No Yes
10025 28/03/2010 NCI Worms Head Used siren to warn MoPs of rising tide. MoPs paddled back and were interviewed by CG NCI No Yes
10024 27/03/2010 NCI Prawle Point Monitored and reported on capsized RIB. One swam ashore ILB recovered other 3 and RIB. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
10023 25/03/2010 NCI Padstow Requested by Cg to monitor windsurfer reported by MoP in difficulties. Surfer landed safely. NFA MCA/HMCG No Yes
10022 23/03/2010 NCI Southend Reported drifting 25ft MB. ILB attended confirmed no occupants and towed in. NCI Yes Yes
10021 21/03/2010 NCI Skegness Relayed MoP report of clothing abandoned on beach. CG attended nothing found NCI No Yes
10020 21/03/2010 NCI Folkestone Queried by CG re FV reported ashore by LB. FV has been aground there for 8 months. NFA MCA/HMCG No Yes
10019 21/03/2010 NCI Folkestone Contacted by CG on Zero to establish telephone number - which has been operative throughout. MCA/HMCG No Yes
10018 20/03/2010 NCI Wooltack Point Requested by CG to monitor rescue of MoP from Skomer Island. Casualty casevac to ambulance MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
10017 18/03/2010 NCI Skegness Reported kitesurfer in difficulty. ILB launched but surfer brought in by dayboat. No injuries NCI Yes Yes
10016 14/03/2010 NCI Boscastle Reported and assisted in recovery of large dangerous object by FV and ILB NCI Yes Yes
10015 07/03/2010 NCI St Alban's Head Involved in rescuing a cow over the cliff. Aux. CG and farm hands winched unijured cow to clifftop NCI No Yes
10012 02/03/2010 NCI Polruan Reported empty dinghy adrift at sea. Recovery by ILB monitored. 2 MoP found in pub. NCI Yes Yes
10014 28/02/2010 NCI Worms Head Reported 1 MoP cut-off by tide. ILB recovered to shore. NCI Yes Yes
10013 27/02/2010 NCI Worms Head Reported 2 MoPs cut-off by tide. ILB recovered to shore. Air ambulance also on scene. NCI Yes Yes
10011 17/02/2010 NCI Skegness Assisted in search for missing MoP. Man located ashore and emergency services stood down. Police Yes Yes
10010 15/02/2010 NCI Portland Bill Assisted in monitoring progress of FV with possible grounding damage. FV resumed fishing. NFA NCI Yes Yes
10009 05/02/2010 NCI Portland Bill Monitored and assisted in recovery of disabled FV in difficult sea conditions. Thanked by HMCG NCI No Yes
10008 24/01/2010 NCI Nells Point Assisted in search for casualty on shore line. CG located and left in care of police Police No Yes
10007 19/01/2010 NCI St Agnes Head Reported object in water possible hazard. CG reported unlicenced wave monitor now removed. NCI No Yes

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