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.
| Incident No. | Date of Incident | Station Name | Incident Summary | Initiated by | Lifeboat involved | MCA | MCA No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53230 | 03/05/2025 | NCI Chapel Point | HMCG asked NCI to search for a missing child. Police and drone team deployed. Casualty found safe, assets stood down. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 013810 |
| 53233 | 03/05/2025 | NCI Shoreham | Pan Pan issued by vessel with engine failure, 3 POB and drifting. NCI informed HMCG they had visual, asked to standby and monitor. AWLB tasked, and towed casualty to harbour, CG updated. All safe. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 013872 |
| 53235 | 03/05/2025 | NCI Shoreham | NCI observed a paddle board, 2 POB, being blown out to sea. 1 person in water. HMCG informed, ILB tasked. Casualty made it to shore, ILB confirmed all was okay. casualties seen to be ashore. , Assets stood down. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 013926 |
| 53238 | 03/05/2025 | NCI Southend | Yacht informed NCI they were aground on sand bar. Currently not in danger and waiting for tide. HMCG informed, but assured not an emergency. NFA. | NCI | No | Yes | 013791 |
| 53281 | 03/05/2025 | NCI Mablethorpe | MOP reported to NCI a large piece of timber floating at entrance to harbour. HMCG informed, and they said it would bar dealt with. | NCI | No | Yes | 013805 |
| 53220 | 03/05/2025 | NCI Fleetwood | NCI reported to HMCG a bait digger was in danger of being cut off by tide. Monitoring requested. CG were updated, casualty not moved, beach rescue team tasked. CG further updated, and then , casualty left on a motorbike. CG informed, NFA | NCI | No | Yes | 013812 |
| 53224 | 03/05/2025 | NCI Torbay | Fishing vessel reported to HMCG there was a large floating tree in bay. NCI tried to located debris but could not locate it, CG informed. CG advised NFA | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 013914 |
| 53285 | 03/05/2025 | NCI Rame Head | HMCG called NCI re. report of 3 MOP and dog cut off by tide. Nothing seen at location given, ILB tasked, and LGs involved. Casualties were from an incapacitated vessel. Vessel and casualties were , recovered safely to port by ILB and LGs. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 013800 |
| 53247 | 02/05/2025 | NCI Nells Point | HMCG called NCI re. report from MOP of vessel aground. NCI did not have visual, so W/K walked to investigate. Small inflatable, with motor was seen, with person sunbathing on vessel. CG updated. , Vessel then left area in company of jets. NFA | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 013716 |
| 53225 | 02/05/2025 | NCI Swanage | HMCG called NCI re. concern for safety of kayak reported by MOP. Kayak located by NCI, no apparent difficulty. W/K then walked to maintain visual, and spoke to kayakers, who were not in difficulty. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 013704 |
| 53200 | 01/05/2025 | NCI Needles | HMCG tried to contact F.V. having heard May Day. NCI asked if they had seen vessel. Several Pan Pan messages issued over next 2 hours, nothing heard. Conclusion was that no vessel was in distress. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 013471 |
| 53209 | 01/05/2025 | NCI Hengistbury Head | HMCG called NCI re. spoken May Day heard. Asked if heard by NCI - negative. Message was repeated several times. Message downgraded to Pan Pan , then incident closed by CG, as no response. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 013471 |
| 53207 | 01/05/2025 | NCI Torbay | HMCG called NCI re. report of possible suspicious activity. Vessel had come ashore with 12 - 16 POB. It was confirmed that the vessel had been out with a party of clients. NFA. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 013571 |
| 53186 | 30/04/2025 | NCI Portscatho | HMCG called NCI re. report of two objects in sea. Single pot marker seen, CG updated. CRT tasked to search further with negative results. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 013313 |
| 53197 | 30/04/2025 | NCI Needles | HMCG issued a Pan Pan re. a paddle boarder in difficulty. NCI unable to locate. ILB tasked to search, nothing found. AWLB then tasked, and casualty was reported to be ashore, but not confirmed. , NCI asked to continue search, and incident remained open after NCI closed. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 013324 |
| 53208 | 30/04/2025 | NCI Hengistbury Head | HMCG asked NCI to look for a paddle boarder reported missing. NCI search was negative. ILB and CRT tasked to search. It was then reported that the casualty was ashore in Yarmouth, and was safe. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 013324 |
| 53210 | 30/04/2025 | NCI Penzance | NCI called HMCG re. concern for a fisherman on rocks, with incoming spring tide, and potential for being cut off. CCTV used to monitor. CG and NCI monitored situation until person safely ashore. | NCI | No | Yes | 013222 |
| 53177 | 29/04/2025 | NCI Nare Point | May Day issued re. dismasted yacht, one hour after passing NCI lookout. Vessel not visible fro NCI. AWLB tasked, casualty asked to anchor, and by then was visible from NCI. CG updated. LB met vessel. , Intention was to motor onward after rigging cleared, however there was vibration from prop so casualty was towed to safety of port. Rigging sank. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 013077 |
| 53185 | 29/04/2025 | NCI Swanage | MOP advised NCI a person had fallen on rocks. W/K investigated, and called HMCG on 999. Other MOP took down a HiViz jacket for warmth. RNLI crew attended on foot, and recovered casualty to , boathouse, and from there to hospital. | NCI | No | Yes | 013110 |
| 53198 | 29/04/2025 | NCI Shoreham | HMCG contacted NCI re. person in water unable to get back into RIB. NCI unable to see casualty. ILB and CRT tasked. casualty was recovered by LB, assets stood down. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 013130 |
| 53205 | 29/04/2025 | NCI Porthcawl | NCI called HMCG re. 2 surfers in possible difficultyILB tasked, then NCI updated CG that the casualties had been helped out of the water by MOP. ILB proceeded to location, and ascertained they were ok, NFA, assets stood down. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 013156 |
| 53173 | 28/04/2025 | NCI Prawle Point | HMCG asked NCI to look out for 2 kayakers reported as possibly in difficulty. Kayakers were seen to be making progress, CG updated. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 012951 |
| 53189 | 28/04/2025 | NCI Porthcawl | HMCG tasked CRT to MOP fallen on rocks. Casualty out of view of NCI camera, so W/K walked to locate casualty. CRT arrived and recovered casualty, who was taken to hospital in the family car. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | n/a |
| 53162 | 27/04/2025 | NCI Wells-next-the-Sea | NCI observed 4 MOP and a child trying to return to main beach through shoulder deep water. HMCG informed. A passing pleasure craft assisted casualties, and returned them to shore. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 012802 |
| 53163 | 27/04/2025 | NCI St Agnes Head | NCI observed an unusual amount of surface foam, possible pollution. HMCG informed, Police and CRT tasked. Local fishing vessel also investigated. It was revealed to be a large algae bloom - NFA. | NCI | No | Yes | 012719 |
| 53164 | 27/04/2025 | NCI Gosport | Yacht reported to HMCG engine failure. Pan Pan issued. ILB tasked, but ILB and NCI could not see vessel at given location. After vessel had drifted, visual was established, casualty towed to harbour. , Pan Pan cancelled | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 012809 |
| 53148 | 26/04/2025 | NCI Hengistbury Head | Local ferry called NCI re. 2 persons on a jets in trouble. HMCG advised. casualties tried to win ashore. ILB tasked, recovered casualties, and recovered jets, which has started too sink. All safe. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 012594 |
| 53150 | 26/04/2025 | NCI Hengistbury Head | HMCG observed a jetski upturned on sandbar. NCI informed HMCG, monitoring requested. CRT tasked, and then ILB tasked also. Casualty was recovered and ILB followed jetski to safety of harbour. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 012636 |
| 53153 | 26/04/2025 | NCI Worms Head | NCI observed 2 MOP on island after causeway closed, and 1 on causeway. No sign of distress. HMCG informed. ILB and CRT tasked, and then reported the three intended to stay until tide fell. NFA | NCI | Yes | Yes | 012652 |
| 53149 | 26/04/2025 | NCI St Agnes Head | Pan Pan issued from fishing vessel, anchor chain around prop. NCI advised HMCG they had visual. Second vessel offered help, NCI monitored situation. casualty slowly proceeded, Pan Pan cancelled. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 012630 |
| 53156 | 26/04/2025 | NCI Mablethorpe | CRT asked NCI to look back over CCTV footage for a MISPER the previous day. Nothing seen. Message re. a possible sighting overheard. After reviewing camera footage again, still nothing found. NFA | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 012590 |
| 53138 | 25/04/2025 | NCI Polruan | NCI observed an empty dinghy on a remote beach. HMCG informed, CRT tasked to investigate. NCI conned CRT to location. CRT moved dinghy above high water mark, and recorded details of vessel. , NFA | NCI | No | Yes | 012479 |
| 53140 | 25/04/2025 | NCI Swanage | HMCG called NCI asking if they had seen 6 kayaks. NCI had logged them and informed next NCI station they were on passage. CG said they had had a 999 call from them but call had failed. AWLB and ILB, were tasked, one kayaker had capsized. LBs asked to do a medical check, 3 kayaks were on way to safety. LBs stood down. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 012481 |
| 53141 | 25/04/2025 | NCI Gosport | Yacht issued May Day after collision with object and broken its rudder. NCI informed HMCG they had visual. 7 POB, foreign vessel so comms difficult. ILB and AWLB tasked to tow casualty to safety. , May Day cancelled once tow commenced. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 012526 |
| 53144 | 25/04/2025 | NCI St Alban's Head | HMCG called NCI re. 6 kayakers (see I/R 53140 Swanage) Initially not visible then saw 3, one towing 2 kayaks. casualty called NCI on Ch65, and was asked to call CG on Ch16. ILB called NCI for visual, but by then they were out of range. All casualties safely reached land. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 012481 |
| 53134 | 24/04/2025 | NCI Fleetwood | HMCG called NCI re. report from MOP of a male walking out to sea. NCI search revealed nothing, and monitoring requested. NCI then informed CG they had seen a lone person walking back to shore, and using his mobile phone. NFA | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 012402 |
| 53157 | 23/04/2025 | NCI Portland Bill | Yacht called NCI re. engine failure, proceeding under sail but concerned at losing control. HMCG informed, and passed on contact details. Vessel not visible from lookout. Update revealed yacht was , being escorted by AWLB past the headland, then would make way to port under sail. Harbour contacted by CG to provide assistance when arrived. Arrived 2.5 hrs later - all safe. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 012245 |
| 53122 | 22/04/2025 | NCI Lee-on-the-Solent | Yacht informed HMCG a fishing vessel was emitting blue/white smoke. NCI had visual, CG informed, monitoring requested. Smoke emissions then ceased and vessel continued on its way. NFA | NCI | No | Yes | n/a |
| 53128 | 22/04/2025 | NCI Calshot Tower | HMCG called NCI re. DSC alert from yacht. NCI asked to search for vessel. Vessel identified by NCI, heading up Solent, details passed to CG. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 012139 |
| 53115 | 21/04/2025 | NCI Hengistbury Head | HMCG called NCI re. report of paddle boarder possibly in trouble. Search was negative, CG informed. HMCG decided casualty was ashore, NFA. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 012018 |