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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43212 | 20/08/2022 | NCI Hengistbury Head | HMCG requested NCI look out for motor cruiser with engine failure, visual not established, CG not convinced location was correct. Eventually casualty restarted engine and proceed without assistance. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 029769 |
| 43216 | 20/08/2022 | NCI Gorleston | NCI became concerned for MOP behaving strangely, having climbed over safety barrier. Police informed, and attended. CRT and ILB tasked, and casualty was accompanied from scene by police. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 029903 |
| 43218 | 20/08/2022 | NCI Torbay | NCI called by HMCG re. drunk males on speedboats, reported by MOP. NCI observed 2 vessels but headed out of sight, and did not return to Torbay. CG informed. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 029898 |
| 43219 | 20/08/2022 | NCI Torbay | NCI observed small motor boat drifting, 5 POB. Jetski attempted recovery, took 2 persons off. HMCG advised, monitoring continued. Local vessel attended, and towed casualty to harbour. | NCI | No | Yes | 029898 |
| 43204 | 19/08/2022 | NCI Skegness | NCI observed an unmanned inflatable adrift. W/K attempted to retrieve it, but unsuccessful. HMCG informed, also neighbouring NCI station. | NCI | No | Yes | n/a |
| 43207 | 19/08/2022 | NCI Skegness | NCI observed object out at sea. HMCG informed, ILB tasked. Object turned out to be jet is with 2 persons in water beside it. Second jet ski performed rescue of casualties and jet ski. CG informed. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 029611 |
| 43210 | 19/08/2022 | NCI Exmouth | MOP advised NCI lady had fallen on beach and damaged her ankle. LG attended to minor injuries, HMCG informed. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 029591 |
| 43211 | 19/08/2022 | NCI Mablethorpe | MOP reported to NCI a missing child from car park. HMCG informed, CRT tasked. Missing child found, brought to station, CG informed, assets stood down. | NCI | No | Yes | 029558 |
| 43214 | 19/08/2022 | NCI Shoreham | NCI observed kite (kite surfer) in water. HMCG informed. Surfer had returned to beach and kite remained at sea. | NCI | No | Yes | 029668 |
| 43201 | 18/08/2022 | NCI St Alban's Head | Pan Pan from vessel with engine failure. HMCG responded, NCI established visual, no immediate danger, CG advised. Assistance requested from any vessel, yacht responded. Casualty towed to safety. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 029403 |
| 43197 | 18/08/2022 | NCI Lee-on-the-Solent | HMCG requested assistance from NCI to identify source of DSC alert. Visual identified after monitoring, and casualties recovered by ILB. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 029481 |
| 43199 | 18/08/2022 | NCI Mablethorpe | MOP reported to NCI a gentleman had injured his leg on beach. Ambulance called, HMCG informed. LGs tasked. First Aid given until ambulance arrived, and casualty transferred to hospital. | NCI | No | Yes | 029416 |
| 43560 | 17/08/2022 | NCI Portscatho | HMCG phoned NCI re. 2 paddle boarders. ILB and CRT tasked. Casualties seen by ILB, out of sight of NCI, and recovered to beach to care of CRT. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 029283 |
| 43228 | 17/08/2022 | NCI Portscatho | HMCG phoned NCI for visual on 2 paddle boarders unable to return to beach. Not visible from lookout. ILB tasked, recovered casualties, who had been caught by wind. CRT met casualties at beach. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 029283 |
| 43189 | 17/08/2022 | NCI Gwennap Head | MsOP reported to NCI they had seen body boarder swept out to sea. NCI did not have visual, but informed HMCG. AWLB tasked, but casualty self rescued before LB arrived on scene. Assets stood down. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 029282 |
| 43191 | 17/08/2022 | NCI Porthcawl | HMCG contacted NCI re. paddle boarders struggling to return to shore. Visual established, ILB tasked. 2 swimmers assisted casualties, who had been caught in current. All safe. Assets stood down. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 029318 |
| 43163 | 16/08/2022 | NCI Prawle Point | NCI observed large wooden pallet adrift. HMCG informed, who put out radio warning. | NCI | No | Yes | n/a |
| 43179 | 16/08/2022 | NCI Porthcawl | NCI called by HMCG e. 3 paddle boarders overdue. Search requested. Nothing seen, surf school confirmed 3 not returned, and were searching. Casualties located safe and well, walking back to school. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 029019 |
| 43186 | 16/08/2022 | NCI Torbay | HMCG phoned NCI re. abandoned kayak, found floating. Lookout requested. AWLB and HELO tasked. Person found safely ashore having abandoned kayak, assets stood down. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 029005 |
| 43144 | 15/08/2022 | NCI Skegness | NCI observed buoy floating free, creating potential hazard. HMCG informed. | NCI | No | Yes | 028813 |
| 43148 | 15/08/2022 | NCI Moelfre | NCI contacted HMCG re. small fishing boat with engine failure. NCI requested to look for other vessels nearby. None available, monitoring maintained, then AWLB tasked to tow casualty to safety. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 028846 |
| 43165 | 15/08/2022 | NCI Fleetwood | NCI reported to HMCG MOP stranded on sandbank. Monitoring requested. Person then in water, ILB tasked, recovered casualty, all safe. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 028839 |
| 43266 | 14/08/2022 | NCI Folkestone | NCI observed inflatable, 1 POB in possible difficulty. Yacht reported same to NCI, no problem reported on investigation, inflatable returned to beach. HMCG informed. | NCI | No | Yes | n/a |
| 43267 | 14/08/2022 | NCI Folkestone | NCI informed on Ch 65 an unidentified black floating tube was floating off the harbour. HMCG informed, tube monitored until it disappeared from sight. NFA | MMO | No | Yes | n/a |
| 43164 | 14/08/2022 | NCI Calshot Tower | NCI observed RIB aground. 5 POB, 3 children wearing lifejackets, 2 adults not. HMCG informed, small fishing vessel went to assist, pulled RIB clear, but ran aground itself. Fishing boat freed itself. , CG informed. | NCI | No | Yes | 028634 |
| 43166 | 14/08/2022 | NCI Calshot Tower | Vessel issued Mayday with broken prop. Vessel at anchor. HMCG informed NCI had visual. Yacht offered assistance, and towed to safety. Mayday cancelled. | NCI | No | Yes | 028656 |
| 43121 | 14/08/2022 | NCI Hengistbury Head | HMCG requested NCI look for missing yacht, possibly drifting near lookout. Nothing seen, search called off, vessel not found. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 028378 |
| 43172 | 14/08/2022 | NCI Needles | Mayday from motor vessel with engine failure. NCI confirmed position to HMCG. Nearby vessel took casualty under tow to safety. CG informed, incident closed. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 028605 |
| 43173 | 14/08/2022 | NCI Porthcawl | NCI observed 2 MOP trying to cross river, waving for assistance. NCI contacted HMCG, ILB tasked. Kayaker offered assistance, CG informed, ILB put on standby to launch. Both casualties reached safety., ILB stood down, as kayaker helped casualties across. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 028724 |
| 43124 | 14/08/2022 | NCI St Agnes Head | NCI observed canoe, 1 POB heading for rocks. vessel was not seen to emerge, HMCG informed. CG asked for updates, and asked a passing yacht to take a look. Nothing seen. , It was assumed canoe had escaped field of view on its return to shore. | NCI | No | Yes | 028412 |
| 43180 | 14/08/2022 | NCI Canvey Island | MOP called NCI re. child in inflatable canoe missing. HMCG informed. Camera search carried out. MOP phoned to say casualty had been found safe. | NCI | No | Yes | n/a |
| 43125 | 14/08/2022 | NCI Needles | HMCG requested NCI look out for drifting yacht, last seen anchored bay. Presumed 0 POB. vessel reported drifting vessel, NCI had visual, CG informed. Vessel took casualty under tow, and tow taken over, by ILB. Incident closed. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 027209 |
| 43127 | 14/08/2022 | NCI Hengistbury Head | HMCG requested NCI look out for jet ski. Visual search carried out, nothing seen and monitoring continued. CG later informed NCI jet skier had been found safe and well. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 028549 |
| 43135 | 14/08/2022 | NCI Wooltack Point | NCI observed a gorse fire on headland. Fire Brigade alerted, and HMCG informed | NCI | No | Yes | n/a |
| 43120 | 13/08/2022 | NCI Hengistbury Head | NCI had concern for MOP on cliff edge. HMCG informed. Full description given, and during conversation, subject slowly walked away from cliff edge, NFA. | NCI | No | Yes | 028049 |
| 43123 | 13/08/2022 | NCI Skegness | Station Manager saw HELO close to station, searching. SM contacted HMCG offered help from W/Ks, whom used camera. Nothing seen, Police, CRT, AWLB, ILB and LGs all in attendance,, Search concluded late evening with recovery of boys body from water. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 028201 |
| 43136 | 13/08/2022 | NCI Gosport | NCI observed a swimmer in difficulty, clinging to pile in strong flood tide. HMCG and QHM informed. Police launch tasked, but casualty made way to beach unassisted. CG and QHM informed. | NCI | No | Yes | 027905 |
| 43143 | 13/08/2022 | NCI Nells Point | NCI heard unanswered Mayday. Phoned HMCG with detail, and given permission to answer on Ch16. No response. CG requested assistance from vessels near position. | NCI | No | Yes | n/a |
| 43104 | 12/08/2022 | NCI Prawle Point | Fishing vessel called NCI on Ch65 with engine failure. HMCG informed and given position. ILB tasked and undertook tow to harbour. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 027686 |
| 43105 | 12/08/2022 | NCI Rame Head | ! POB on motor cruiser suffered injury and reported to HMCG via 999. CG requested visual from NCI, and one W/K walked to establish visual. Second vessel assisted, CG informed, ILB tasked , Casualty treated on scene and vessel continued her voyage. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 027626 |