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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37929 | 09/05/2021 | NCI Porthcawl | HMCG contacted NCI as MOP reported possible small boat in trouble. Two boats sighted but not in trouble. HMCG agreed to end search and class as FAWGI | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 011826 |
| 37928 | 09/05/2021 | NCI Porthcawl | Police requested assistance to look for MISPER. Camera search undertaken, as well as visual, nothing seen. Casualty later found safe. | Police | No | No | n/a |
| 37935 | 09/05/2021 | NCI Hornsea | NCI observed 2 MOP in danger of being cut off by tide. Informed HMCG who tasked Hornsea rescue. Sweep confirmed no one cut off | NCI | Yes | Yes | 011817 |
| 37906 | 08/05/2021 | NCI Calshot Tower | HMCG took 999 call re dismasted yacht and asked NCI for visual. Yacht dismasted and engine failure and issued Pan Pan. Hamble LB attended and towed yacht to safety | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 011655 |
| 37896 | 07/05/2021 | NCI Worms Head | MOPs stranded on Island. Decided to stay and NCI asked to observe. MOPs then contacted HMCG and LB and CRT deployed. LB recovered casualties safely | NCI | Yes | Yes | 11549 |
| 38029 | 06/05/2021 | NCI St Alban's Head | MOP advised NCI of yellow surfboard unattended. Reported to HMCG, then reports of upturned kayak in same position. CG mobile team tasked, and Swanage LBs recovered kayak | NCI | Yes | Yes | 012603 |
| 37864 | 06/05/2021 | NCI Hengistbury Head | HMCG phoned NCI to say unattended bag found on beach. Asked for visual on beach. Swimmer seen in water. CRT attended . Happy with condition of swimmer | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 011446 |
| 37874 | 06/05/2021 | NCI Worms Head | MOP sighted on causeway to Worm. Causeway due to close. HMCG informed and asked NCI to observe. MOPs waded to safety and given safety advice | NCI | No | Yes | 011466 |
| 37852 | 05/05/2021 | NCI Prawle Point | Fishing vessel hit rocks off Start Point. Pan Pan initiated. HMCG requested NCI monitor. AWLB and ILB tasked and vessel towed to safety | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 011364 |
| 37877 | 05/05/2021 | NCI Nells Point | 2 MOP observed crossing flooding causeway to Sully island. HMCG informed, and NCI observed. Monitored until they hastily returned safely | NCI | No | Yes | 011323 |
| 37812 | 03/05/2021 | NCI Calshot Tower | Kite Surfer in water unable to reflate kite. NCI reported to HMCG, who tasked ILB, and casualty recovered safely | NCI | Yes | Yes | 011155 |
| 37817 | 03/05/2021 | NCI Hengistbury Head | HMCG requested NCI to observe yacht reported by MOP as possibly in trouble. Vessel observed lowering sails and later safely at anchor | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 011151 |
| 37836 | 03/05/2021 | NCI Canvey Island | Cabin Cruiser dragged mooring being pushed onto rocks. NCI informed HMCG, and owner. CRT and owner on scene, boat made safe and beached. Next day boat moved to marina. | NCI | No | Yes | n/a |
| 37908 | 03/05/2021 | NCI Hornsea | Out of Hours request from Police for CCTV footage re. suspicious person. Footage delivered to Police for scrutiny | Police | No | No | 103 |
| 39867 | 02/05/2021 | NCI Moelfre | Pan Pan request from HMCG to look for missing yacht. Traced and two persons leaving yacht by tender. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | n/a |
| 37900 | 02/05/2021 | NCI Froward Point | RIB broken down in river entrance. NCI asked to call LB but called HMCG, however CRT on scene and requested LB to attend. RIB taken in tow by yacht with LB standing by | NCI | Yes | Yes | 10990 |
| 37849 | 02/05/2021 | NCI St Agnes Head | Kayaker/bodyboader observed to be heading for rocks and struggling to progress. HMCG informed, continued to monitor. Casualty lost sight of behind headland, and assumed safe | NCI | No | Yes | 11001 |
| 37805 | 02/05/2021 | NCI Prawle Point | Yacht reported unmanned tender off Prawle Point. NCI had visual contact. NCI inform HMCG of catamaran in vicinity, who tow it to Salcombe at request of CG | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 011039 |
| 37809 | 01/05/2021 | NCI St Ives | Kayaker capsized below Station. Struggling to get back into kayak. HMCG tasked ILB, casualty recovered safely. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 10797 |
| 37795 | 01/05/2021 | NCI Nells Point | 2 MOP seen crossing to Sully Island just before causeway closed. HMCG deployed CRT, and ILB. Casualties returned to mainland. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 10892 |
| 37784 | 30/04/2021 | NCI Rame Head | Yacht reported unmanned kayak to HMCG. NCI requested to look out for it, but not seen. Different yacht took kayak in tow, and ILB deployed to search for occupant, but learned kayak lost in river. NFA | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 010693 |
| 37844 | 29/04/2021 | NCI Gosport | NCI overheard conversation between HMCG and speedboat out of fuel.Advised insufficient fuel supplied, and boat then ran out again at Harbour entrance. Police launch towed to safety | NCI | No | Yes | 010594 |
| 37760 | 28/04/2021 | NCI Worms Head | HMCG asked NCI to lookout for 2 kite surfers. Nothing observed. Local CRT and ILB recovered casualties | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 010469 |
| 37843 | 28/04/2021 | NCI Gosport | NCI informed HMCG yacht aground. QHM also informed. Yacht refloated 25 mins later, and made way to marina | NCI | No | Yes | 010496 |
| 37745 | 27/04/2021 | NCI Prawle Point | NCI observed dory with 4 POB unable to start engine. Reported to HMCG, and yacht within 0.3 miles. HMCG radioed yacht, which took dory in tow to Salcombe | NCI | No | Yes | 010311 |
| 37734 | 26/04/2021 | NCI Prawle Point | Sailing vessel reported broken fan belt. NCI asked by HMCG to monitor. Vessel observed and hoisted sail and sailed away. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 010130 |
| 37735 | 26/04/2021 | NCI Lee-on-the-Solent | Small vessel observed drifting without power. 2 POB using oars. HMCG requested NCI to monitor.. PanPan initiated. NCI watch keeper went to beach to ensure safe arrival of boat | NCI | No | Yes | 010215 |
| 37749 | 26/04/2021 | NCI Calshot Tower | Pan Pan issued re day fisher with 2 POB rowing. NCI informed HMCG, asked to monitor, and boat safely reached shore in 35 minutes. NFA | NCI | No | Yes | 010215 |
| 37750 | 26/04/2021 | NCI Calshot Tower | HMCG requested NCI look for possible small dinghy adrift off Hamble. Observed and monitored for 30 minutes and reported to HMCG did not appear in difficulty | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 010221 |
| 37733 | 25/04/2021 | NCI Hornsea | Large barrel sized object observed by NCI. HMCG informed, requested that NCI monitor. Visual lost and not seen again. | NCI | No | Yes | n/a |
| 37748 | 25/04/2021 | NCI Hornsea | NCI observed walkers cut off by incoming tide. HMCG informed. Hornsea Inshore Rescue RIB launched. Casualty had minor injuries and returned to boat house | NCI | No | Yes | 10120 |
| 37826 | 25/04/2021 | NCI Gosport | Yacht called MayDay aground on Ryde Sands. NCI had visual contact. Ryde Rescue recovered casualty, and yacht left to await rising tide. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 010111 |
| 37718 | 25/04/2021 | NCI Hengistbury Head | Motor boat with 2 POB reported problem outside Christchurch harbour. NCI had visual. ILB took casualty under tow safely to harbour | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 10095 |
| 37775 | 25/04/2021 | NCI Shoreham | Possible overturned kayak observed. HMCG tasked ILB to investigate. Object discovered to be a loose buoy. NFA | NCI | Yes | Yes | 010045 |
| 37721 | 25/04/2021 | NCI Calshot Tower | Yellow inflatable observed in trouble, no people seen. Inflatable collected by small craft, Hamble LB located two people in water, transferred to meet ambulance, conscious and talking | NCI | Yes | Yes | 010150 |
| 37728 | 25/04/2021 | NCI Llandudno | MOP reported one of a group of three paddle boarders appeared to be in difficulty. HMCG asked NCI to observe. ILB deployed and two of the three taken back to shore. All safe | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 010121 |
| 37801 | 24/04/2021 | NCI Portland Bill | MOP saw 2 surfboarders in difficulty in Chesil Cove. Advised 999 to HMCG, AWLB and Helo tasked, casualties safely returned to shore | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 009865 |
| 37699 | 24/04/2021 | NCI Porthcawl | HCG requested NCI to look for four persons holding onto a paddle board in river mouth. Casualties observed drifting towards rocks. AWLB and ILB launched. MOP reported casualties now safely on beach. N | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 009914 |
| 37700 | 24/04/2021 | NCI Porthcawl | NCI observed two surfers being blown offshore. Contacted HMCG. ILB launched and recovered surfers and escorted to beach. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 009952 |
| 37825 | 24/04/2021 | NCI Gosport | HMCG tasked ILB to search for MOP in water. Helo. also deployed. Casualty observed by NCI and recovered by ILB and transferred to ambulance | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 009986 |