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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42681 | 17/07/2022 | NCI Torbay | HMCG phoned NCI re. inflatable with MOP on board reported to be drifting out to sea. NCI could not get visual. ILB tasked, NCI kept look out. Casualty picked up by other vessel, and brought to safety. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes |
| 42660 | 16/07/2022 | NCI Brancaster | MOP informed NCI a person had fractured his ankle on the beach and ambulance had told them to expect a six hour wait. NCI informed HMCG, CRT tasked. CRT recovered casualty from beach., Casualty conveyed to hospital by CRT. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 42661 | 16/07/2022 | NCI Exmouth | HMCG called NCI re. report of large number of people in water trying to rescue a dog. NCI confirmed to CG there was no-one in the water and dog appeared to have recovered. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 42663 | 16/07/2022 | NCI Fleetwood | MOP informed NCI there was an overturned boat ashore. Photo shown. HMCG informed, and tasked CRT to investigate. CG advised NCI it was a boat involved in incident (42653) previous day, left ashore. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 42665 | 16/07/2022 | NCI Teignmouth | MOP called NCI on Ch 65 reporting a broken prop shaft on their yacht. HMCG informed, and yacht requested to call CG on Ch 16. Message relayed to yacht. , Nearby vessel responded and took casualty under tow to safety. All safe. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 42711 | 16/07/2022 | NCI Gosport | Pan Pan from yacht lost power and drifting. HMCG responded, NCI confirmed visual. During conversation, casualty got under way again, Pan Pan cancelled. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 42673 | 16/07/2022 | NCI Porthcawl | HMCG phoned NCI re. report of 2 paddle boarders causing concern. NCI had visual, and had been monitoring - not in difficulty. Monitoring continued until safely ashore. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 42723 | 16/07/2022 | NCI Polruan | HMCG issued Mayday Relay re. yacht aground on rocks. NCI had just observed casualty and were calling CG. Yacht had engine failure, NCI had visual. AWLB, ILB and harbour patrol tasked., NCI informed CG of conditions at scene. AWLB secured casualty, arrangements made to tow vessel off rocks later at high tide. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes |
| 42792 | 16/07/2022 | NCI Swanage | Inflatable with 3 POB (no lifejackets) was swept over race on ebbing tide. Motor inadequate to return to Bay. Other vessel took them under tow, but zodiac capsized. HMCG informed, NCI asked to monitor, Zodiac righted, and 3 casualties taken on board motor boat, and zodiac towed back to harbour. CG informed all safe. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 42376 | 16/07/2022 | NCI Needles | Mayday from Motor Cruiser lost engine power and drifting. HMCG request NCI monitor situation. Border Force vessel asks NCI for SitRep, launches RIB and takes casualty under tow., LB tasked to take over tow to safety. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes |
| 42652 | 15/07/2022 | NCI Prawle Point | Pan Pan from vessel with engine failure. NCI informed HMCG they had visual. ILB tasked and towed casualty into harbour and safety. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes |
| 42685 | 15/07/2022 | NCI Nells Point | HMCG issued call re. inflatable with 4 POB possibly in difficulty. NCI had visual, gave position to CG. NCI lost sight of casualty. ILB tasked, and recovered casualty to beach and safety. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 42653 | 15/07/2022 | NCI Fleetwood | NCI inform HMCG of unmanned drifting boat, giving position. CRT tasked. Tender had broken loose from a vessel in Bay. Tender taken onto promenade by CRT, owners to collect. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 42735 | 15/07/2022 | NCI Needles | Kayak capsized 3 Nm from NCI, 2 Persons in water. LB conned onto casualties by NCI, which recovered casualties and took them ashore. All safe. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes |
| 42670 | 14/07/2022 | NCI Torbay | HMCG contacted NCI re. report from MOP about wind surfer in difficulty. NCI had visual, casualty lying on board. RIB with 2 POB accompanied casualty. Casualty reached shore safely | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 42640 | 14/07/2022 | NCI Torbay | HMCG phoned NCI re. report of a RIB in distress in area. Visual scan requested. LB observed but unconnected. Extensive search revealed nothing. NFA. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 42644 | 13/07/2022 | NCI Gosport | Vessel called on CH 16 'Emergency Aground'. No response from HMCG so NCI passed on information and position. QHM informed. ILB tasked, laid kedge anchor for vessel to refloat on rising tide. , Casualty refloated on tide and proceeded on its way. | NCI | Yes | Yes |
| 42615 | 12/07/2022 | NCI Exmouth | MOP reported jet ski capsized, NCI had visual. Casualty tangled in tow line. ILB tasked. ILB assisted jet ski to be freed, and recovered casualty to slipway. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes |
| 42761 | 12/07/2022 | NCI Chapel Point | Riderless horse observed by NCI, reported to Police. Second horse and rider followed | Police | No | Yes |
| 42623 | 12/07/2022 | NCI Boscastle | HMCG tasked CRT to MOP with broken ankle. CG requested visual search by NCI, which was negative. CRT located casualty and transferred to hospital. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 42630 | 12/07/2022 | NCI St Alban's Head | MOP informed NCI they had fallen and suspected to have broken wrist. NCI informed HMCG, and called ambulance on 999. Ambulance said it would be quicker to make own way to hospital., W/K drove casualty to a rendezvous with taxi, for onward transport to hospital. CG informed. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 42609 | 11/07/2022 | NCI Porthcawl | HMCG contacted NCI re. report from L/Gs concerned for 16 swimmers in estuary. Search with CCTV carried out, linked to CG. All swimmers later confirmed to be out of water and safe. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 42613 | 11/07/2022 | NCI Prawle Point | Vessel contacted HMCG with rope around prop. NCI had visual, CG informed, NCI asked to monitor. Second vessel asked by CG to undertake tow to safety. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 42614 | 11/07/2022 | NCI Exmouth | MOP called NCI to report paddle boarder in difficulty. HMCG and beach LGs informed. Water taxi gave assistance, LG jetski deployed, and Water taxi took casualty to safety, along with board. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 42624 | 11/07/2022 | NCI Prawle Point | RIB reported to HMCG engine failure and dead battery. Second vessel offered assistance. NCI had visual, and gave bearing and distance. Casualty towed to harbour and safety. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 42629 | 11/07/2022 | NCI Porthcawl | HMCG requested NCI assist in search for missing child. CCTV search carried out - negative. CRT and ILB tasked. Casualty later found inland, safe and well. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes |
| 42595 | 11/07/2022 | NCI Felixstowe | Motor vessel called HMCG re. anchor chain caught in winch. Elderly skipper concerned as unable to raise anchor. Vessel attempted to assist but unable to get alongside. ILB and AWLB tasked., NCI had visual. LB crew freed obstruction, all assets stood down and vessel continued on its way. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes |
| 42683 | 11/07/2022 | NCI Mundesley | MOP called NCI to report an elderly lady on beach, who had disappeared. Informant came to Station and explained situation to HMCG. CRT tasked, but after extensive search could not find casualty., Assets stood down. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 42606 | 10/07/2022 | NCI Porthcawl | HMCG contacted NCI re. report from MOP of swimmer in difficulty. Extensive search by NCI revealed nothing, and MOP reported swimmer to be out of water and safe. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 42607 | 10/07/2022 | NCI Porthcawl | MOP reported to HMCG paddle boarders in difficulty. CG contacted NCI asked for visual, Extensive search revealed no-one in trouble, and CG confirmed they were out of water and safe. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 42572 | 10/07/2022 | NCI Prawle Point | Off duty W/K found MOP with broken ankle on beach. HMCG informed, Ambulance, HELO, AWLB, and ILB all tasked, casualty brought ashore by ILB and transferred to HELO and to hospital. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 42576 | 10/07/2022 | NCI Porthdinllaen | HMCG asked NCI for visual on 3 children in 2 kayaks. Sudden sea fret had reduced visibility to 100 mars, so no visual. LB tasked, and reported all had made way to shore and were safe. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes |
| 42580 | 10/07/2022 | NCI Hengistbury Head | Jet Ski reported to NCI they had broken down, 2 POB. NCI informed HMCG, and they had visual. No immediate danger, CG asked any vessel in area to assist. ILB tasked, and took casualty under tow., NCI continued to monitor, and casualty reached safety. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 42586 | 10/07/2022 | NCI Teignmouth | MOP reported to NCI a rapidly spreading fire on beach, persons nearby. HMCG informed, ILB, AWLB and CRT tasked, people evacuated from beach safely. Source of fire unknown. | NCI | Yes | Yes |
| 42643 | 10/07/2022 | NCI Gosport | Yacht ran aground while unsure of position. NCI suggested position but did not have visual. ILB tasked. Vessel well aground and unable to refloat until next tide. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes |
| 42598 | 10/07/2022 | NCI Llandudno | 3 MOP observed by NCI in danger of being cut off by tide, did not respond to warnings. CRT alerted by NCI, HMCG informed. ILB tasked, and recovered casualties | NCI | Yes | Yes |
| 42605 | 09/07/2022 | NCI St Ives | MOP reported to HMCG concern for person in water. AWLB, ILB, LGs all tasked, and after full search, nothing found. W/K saw orange rope in water, which may have been what was seen. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes |
| 42563 | 09/07/2022 | NCI Prawle Point | RIB observed by NCI over historic wreck, 2 heads visible in water. Reported it to appropriate authority, They reported it to Police. Vessel then observed heading to port. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 42564 | 09/07/2022 | NCI Fleetwood | HMCG called NCI to report a MOP had reported concern for walker with dog. NCI carried out search, nothing seen. Incident closed | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 42579 | 09/07/2022 | NCI Nells Point | HMCG phoned NCI re. call from MOP concerned about 2 paddle boarders. NCI already had them under observation. NCI monitored them and informed cg that one appeared to be tiring, visual soon lost., ILB tasked, and NCI later informed the casualties had safely reached safety further up the coast. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes |