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 : 9991
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
8140 30/10/2008 NCI Fleetwood Reported youths injuring cyclist with firework. Police Ambulance and Fire Bde. Attended. NCI No No
8139 20/10/2008 NCI Folkestone Co-operated with Police re stolen car over cliff edge. NFA MCA/HMCG No Yes
8138 18/10/2008 NCI Southend Reported kite surfer tangled in boom. LB attended and landed swimmers ashore. NFA NCI Yes Yes
8137 12/10/2008 NCI Wells-next-the-Sea Reported 2 MoP and dogs cut off by tide. CG and ILB attended to land potential casualties safely NCI Yes Yes
8136 12/10/2008 NCI Nells Point Monitored 2 MoP cut off by tide wading ashore and reported their safe arrival ashore. NFA MCA/HMCG No Yes
8135 11/10/2008 NCI Nells Point Monitored 4 MoP cut off by tide. Lifeboat brougt them ashore. NFA NCI Yes No
8134 03/10/2008 NCI Worms Head Assisted injured MoP. CG and Air Ambulance tasked. Casualty flown to A&E. NCI No Yes
8133 29/09/2008 NCI Prawle Point Relayed MoP report of abandoned clothing and dinghy. CG and ILB attended. Assessed as 'old'. NFA NCI Yes Yes
8132 28/09/2008 NCI Teignmouth Reported jetskis in collision.CG paramedic LB and helo launched.One casevac to A&E one in shock. NCI Yes Yes
8131 27/09/2008 NCI Worms Head Reported two MoP cut off by tide. Cliff Rescue and ILB attended. MoP landed by ILB. NFA NCI Yes Yes
8130 26/09/2008 NCI Portland Bill Monitored yacht disabled off PBL. SMIT craft tasked but craft made harbour when tide turned NCI No Yes
8129 24/09/2008 NCI Mundesley MoP handed in 8 inch knife from beach. Delivered to police station. NFA NCI No No
8128 19/09/2008 NCI Skegness Reported possible liferaft adrift. CG and ILB tasked. ILB though thought object to be small boat. NFA NCI Yes Yes
8127 18/09/2008 NCI Teignmouth Reported capsized speedboat. ILB towed to shore. No casualties. NFA NCI Yes Yes
8126 16/09/2008 NCI Nells Point Reported large tree and flotsam danger to vessels. NCI No Yes
8125 16/09/2008 NCI Nells Point Reported long plastic pipe and drum danger to small craft. LB attended to recover. NCI Yes Yes
8124 14/09/2008 NCI Felixstowe Reported red flare from small boat. ILB attended and established flare fired in error. NFA NCI Yes Yes
8123 13/09/2008 NCI Prawle Point Clarified posit of MC with u/s engine to CG and monitored tow by FV and Harbour Launch. NCI No Yes
8122 12/09/2008 NCI Prawle Point Clarified position of yacht with u/s engine to CG and monitored tow in by Harbour Launch. NCI No Yes
8121 11/09/2008 NCI Skegness Reported downed kitesurfer. CG requested continue observation. Surfer gained shore. NFA NCI No Yes
8120 07/09/2008 NCI Nells Point Assisted in recovery of manoverboard from yacht (Boom strike). Casualty lifted by helo but DOA MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
8119 03/09/2008 NCI Fleetwood Reported live gas bottle on beach. Fire Brigade attended to remove. NFA NCI No No
8118 02/09/2008 NCI Exmouth Assisted in recovery of disabled yacht with description etc. ILB towed in. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
8117 01/09/2008 NCI Exmouth Co-operation with MRCCs and Hbr Mstr to locate dinghy with 4 MoP. Located ashore at Lyme Regis MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
8116 31/08/2008 NCI Fleetwood Reported live leaking gas bottle on beach. Fire Brigade and Environmental Health attended. NFA NCI No No
8115 31/08/2008 NCI Charlestown Reported MoP in possible danger. LBs attended. False alarm with good intent. NFA NCI Yes Yes
8114 31/08/2008 NCI Portland Bill Corrected position of dive boat with casualty to CG. Helo attended to lift to hospital. NCI No Yes
8113 30/08/2008 NCI Prawle Point Reported disabled RIB and monitored recovery by ILB updating CG NCI Yes Yes
8112 27/08/2008 NCI Polruan CG requested monitoring of disabled FV. Towed in by yacht OWL. NFA MCA/HMCG No Yes
8111 25/08/2008 NCI Mundesley Relayed MoP report of possible mine ashore. CG and Police informed. NFA NCI No Yes
8110 22/08/2008 NCI Bass Point Relayed faint radio traffic from disabled FV off Manacles Reef. ILB attended to tow in. NCI Yes Yes
8109 21/08/2008 NCI Portland Bill Reported dismasted yacht in Race. Helo on scene as yacht fired flares. Local press coverage. NCI No Yes
8108 19/08/2008 NCI Skegness Passed MoP report of drunk frightening children. Police and ambulance attended. NFA NCI No Yes
8107 18/08/2008 NCI Portscatho Observed reported and monitored windsurfer in difficulties. Landed themselves safely. NFA NCI No Yes
8106 13/08/2008 NCI Mundesley CG requested info on 'canoeist in trouble'. ILB established was OK. NFA MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
8105 12/08/2008 NCI Wells-next-the-Sea Reported and cared for injured child and family. Paramedic attended and removed casualty. NCI No Yes
8104 09/08/2008 NCI Portscatho Reported missing swimmer. ILB and CG attended. Swimmer landed himself safely. NFA NCI Yes Yes
8103 03/08/2008 NCI Mundesley Reported object in sea. Lifeguard identified it as a water drum. NFA NCI No Yes
8102 03/08/2008 NCI Mundesley Reported object in sea. ILB identified it as an inflatable toy. NFA NCI Yes Yes
8101 02/08/2008 NCI Skegness Reported grass fire to Fire Brigade. No conclusion reported. NCI No No

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