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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56973 | 04/05/2026 | NCI Shoreham | NCI observed a RIB approaching harbour, 2 POB, and both persons were thrown overboard into the water, RIB carried on in circles. HMCG informed. A yacht and a second RIB attended, and , recovered casualties to an awaiting ambulance. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 56961 | 03/05/2026 | NCI Needles | HMCG called NCI re. a broken down day boat - visual requested - affirmative. Casualty was drifting, position updated. Sea Start attended and took casualty under tow. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 56945 | 02/05/2026 | NCI Brancaster | NCI observed 3 MOP on sandbank with tide rapidly coming in behind them. HMCG informed. Casualties crossed channel, in waist deep water, with one on another shoulders. All safe. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 56954 | 02/05/2026 | NCI Bembridge | NCO observed a yacht aground, HMCG informed. A private RIB arrived to assist, and attached a line, while NCI were on phone to CG. Yacht was refloated, CG attempted to contact - negative. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 56977 | 02/05/2026 | NCI Froward Point | May Day call from a yacht with engine breakdown, but NCI unable to see due to poor visibility. Vessel offered to attend, then NCI established visual - CG updated. NCI monitored situation until , casualty was towed to safety of harbour. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 56932 | 01/05/2026 | NCI Worms Head | NCI observed 2 MOP about to be stranded, Siren deployed. Causeway closed, HMCG informed. CRT and ILB tasked. LB recovered casualties to shore and care of CRT. All safe. | NCI | Yes | Yes |
| 56937 | 01/05/2026 | NCI Teignmouth | NCI observed smoke from the undergrowth adjacent to the railway line. No flames seen. HMCG informed. No outcome available. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 56916 | 30/04/2026 | NCI Exmouth | HMCG called NCI asking for position of a kite surfer in difficulty. Visual not established, ILB tasked, and recovered casualty. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes |
| 56917 | 30/04/2026 | NCI Exmouth | MOP reported suspected unexploded ordnance in estuary to NCI. HMCH informed, photos attempted but impossible due to tide. CRT to be tasked to investigate. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 56933 | 30/04/2026 | NCI Porthcawl | HMCG called NCI re. a call from a person threatening self harm. Search requested, nothing seen initially, ILB and CRT tasked. ILB located casualty on rocks close to lookout. Casualty, who was , intoxicated, was reluctant to come off rocks. Police attended, and accompanied casualty to hospital. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes |
| 56914 | 30/04/2026 | NCI Gosport | NI observed an inflatable, 2 POB, drifting into main channel, HMCG and VTS informed. CG told NCI had visual. Yacht took vessel in tow, then Police boat arrived, recovered 2 POB, but left , dinghy drifting. NCI lost sight of dinghy. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 56971 | 29/04/2026 | NCI Hornsea | NCI called HMCG re. 2 walkers about to be cut off by tide. CG updated, casualties now totally cut off,.CRT and local Inshore rescue boat tasked. casualties then changed direction, and climbed cliff., CRT met them and offered safety advice. All safe. | NCI | Yes | Yes |
| 56907 | 29/04/2026 | NCI Gosport | Pan Pan issued by naval RIB, engine failure and drifting near rocks. NCI informed HMCG they had visual, monitoring requested. KHM informed, RIB then regained power, and proceeded to marina. NFA. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 56910 | 29/04/2026 | NCI Hengistbury Head | MOP called NCI re. concern for a foil boarder. HMCG informed, monitoring requested. CG tasked CRT, ILB, HELO, and NCI stayed open while search continued. NCI closed down, search continued,. and, were informed the next day that nothing had been found. | NCI | Yes | Yes |
| 56911 | 29/04/2026 | NCI Nells Point | HMCG called NCI re. report from MOP of 2 swimmers in difficulty. Visual requested - negative. Original caller then reported that 2 LGs on a jetski had been mistakenly identified as being in trouble, , but then realised they were training. NFA. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 57010 | 29/04/2026 | NCI Hengistbury Head | NCI heard an SOS message in Morse code. HMCG advised. Pan Pan issued, CRT attended lookout. CG issued radio call asking for any info on message - nothing. Pan Pan cancelled, NFA. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 56886 | 28/04/2026 | NCI St Ives | NCI reported to HMCG concern for a yacht, 1 POB, heading for rocks. CG called vessel, asking intentions, was it aware of rocks. Vessel replied in affirmative, and was trying to avoid them. NCI asked , to monitor. Vessel changed course, cleared rocks, and NCI updated CG. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 56896 | 28/04/2026 | NCI Newhaven | HMCG called NCI re. a call from MOP concerned about a wind surfer being blown out to sea. NCI reported casualty appeared to be in difficulty. ILB tasked, NCI conned LB to casualty. LB recovered, casualty to the beach. All safe. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes |
| 56885 | 27/04/2026 | NCI Cape Cornwall | A passing yacht reported to HMCG a possible body in the water. NCI heard call, and located vessel. Passing military HELO offered assistance, ut declined. NCI asked to monitor, CG HELO and AWLB tasked., HELO recovered body, transferred it to LB, and it was returned to LB station. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes |
| 56873 | 26/04/2026 | NCI Boscastle | NCI observed items of discarded clothing on cliffs. No-one seen nearby. HMCG informed, who contacted Police. CRT tasked, and decided items were probably lost or forgotten. NFA. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 56875 | 26/04/2026 | NCI Porthcawl | HMCG called ILB (on exercise) re. a suspected heart attack on beach. ILB proceeded to location, HELO tasked. NCI monitored situation, and kept CG updated. CRT also in attendance. Casualty was , airlifted to an ambulance and on to hospital. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes |
| 56883 | 26/04/2026 | NCI Shoreham | NCI heard radio comms re. a dinghy adrift. HMCG called NCI to monitor, but CG then informed vessel was anchored with a diver down. RIB then was seen to enter harbour, CG updated, NFA | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 56894 | 26/04/2026 | NCI Torbay | NCI observed an 10 ft. object in the water, HMCG informed, and decided no action was required then. NCI passed on information to next morning watch. Object did not appear to be a danger to vessels at , the time. Next watch observed the object ashore, CRT had removed the object, a large buoy, to be collected by the council. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 56863 | 25/04/2026 | NCI Cleethorpes | Parent reported a vulnerable child missing. HMCG informed. Beach safety, CRT, and Police tasked. W/Ks continued search, until a MOP reported child had been found in car park, and was with the Police. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 56864 | 25/04/2026 | NCI Worms Head | NCI observed a MOP heading for causeway, Siren and Tannoy used to advise to stay by bell. HMCG advised, CRT tasked. ILB tasked and recovered casualty from Island. | NCI | Yes | Yes |
| 56865 | 25/04/2026 | NCI Bembridge | NCI observed a person on cliff edge, HMCG advised. CRT teams tasked, guided to location by NCI. ILB tasked to base of cliff, nothing found. Assets stood down. | NCI | Yes | Yes |
| 56872 | 25/04/2026 | NCI Exmouth | HMCG called NCI asking for directions for ambulance to attend casualty on the beach. Location confirmed, and passed to ambulance. Ambulance en route, CG updated. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 57273 | 25/04/2026 | NCI Wells-next-the-Sea | MOP called NCI asking if they were aware of a capsized vessel, person in the water. NCI did not have visual initially. HMCG then contacted NCI, ILB tasked, recovered casualty and vessel to shore. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes |
| 56871 | 24/04/2026 | NCI Folkestone | NCI observed an upturned RIB, with person sitting on it. HMCG informed, monitoring requested. Harbour RIB approached vessel, took casualty on board, and righted RIB. CG updated. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 56853 | 24/04/2026 | NCI Cape Cornwall | Off duty W/K working at the lookout had a medical emergency. On duty W/K called 999 for ambulance, and informed HMCG. CRT and first responder arrived, followed by ambulance, and S.M. After , treatment, casualty was taken to hospital for treatment. CG updated. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 56861 | 24/04/2026 | NCI Hengistbury Head | Pan Pan issued re. motor vessel with engine failure. NCI located casualty, HMCG informe, monitoring requested. Second vessel unable to assist due to sea state. CG suggest Sea Start be contacted. , Sea Start arrived one hour later, and towed casualty to port. Pan pan cancelled. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 56862 | 24/04/2026 | NCI Portland Bill | HMCG called NCI requesting search for a missing person. Rucksack and bicycle visible, CG updated. CRT, HELO, AWLB, ILB, drones, and Police all involved in search, but nothing found. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes |
| 5846 | 23/04/2026 | NCI Polruan | NCI observed a yacht, stationary on AIS, but could not find visually or on radar. HMCG informed. CG called vessel on Ch16, with initially no response, but eventually vessel reported it was safely at , its destination. NFA. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 56848 | 23/04/2026 | NCI Nells Point | NCI observed a strong swimmer passing lookout, but then lost sight of them. W/K did a foot patrol, and after a false alarm, spotted the swimmer. HMCG informed, and asked NCI to keep a lookout for him., No further sightings, and assumed safe. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 56849 | 23/04/2026 | NCI Gosport | NCI issued a MayDay relay re. a person in the water, having fallen off a jetski. Casualty was picked up by second jetski, HMCG informed, MayDay cancelled. NFA | NCI | No | Yes |
| 56855 | 23/04/2026 | NCI Porthcawl | HMCG called NCI re. call from Ambulance service, who had received a call from a despondent person on pier. Search revealed no persons of interest on pier, CG updated. CRT tasked, and search continued,, ambulance service attended lookout. ILB tasked to search, and reported a person seen on rocks, but not the casualty. Casualty was located by the Police on the esplanade. Assets stood down. | Ambulance | Yes | Yes |
| 56856 | 23/04/2026 | NCI Porthcawl | HMCG called NCI re. report by MOP of 2 surfers in difficulty. Camera unavailable, ILB and CRT tasked. RNLI then informed CG they were trainee LGs on exercise, and not in danger. NCI monitored , their return. NFA. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes |
| 56854 | 22/04/2026 | NCI Porthcawl | HMCG called NCI re. report from MOP of a kayak, 2 POB, struggling in conditions. Visual requested - established on CCTV. ILB tasked, NCI asked to monitor. ILB recovered casualties to beach and safety. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes |
| 56825 | 21/04/2026 | NCI Mablethorpe | HMCG asked NCI to look out for a missing person, a holiday maker who had been reported missing by family. Search was carried out, ILB tasked. Casualty was found by Police, safe and well. Assets , stood down. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes |
| 56831 | 21/04/2026 | NCI Bass Point | NCI observed a commercial vessel anchored in the cable exclusion zone. NCI contacted BT Marine, who contacted vessel. Vessel then moved to a safe distance from cables. NFA. | NCI | No | No |