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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35093 | 27/06/2020 | NCI Padstow | Reported visual on paddle boarder separated from board to CG. ILB, Harbour Patrol and helo attended. Updated when she managed to swim ashore. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 016168 |
| 34986 | 26/06/2020 | NCI Lee-on-the-Solent | Identified and informed CG that MV reported as missing was operating safely. Alert cancelled. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 015981 |
| 36926 | 26/06/2020 | NCI Swanage | ADvised HMCG oif small inflatable drifting out of Swanage bay, no occupants seen. hMCG confirmed NFAR. | NCI | No | Yes | 016033 |
| 35007 | 26/06/2020 | NCI Hengistbury Head | CG requested lookout for missing speedboat. No sighting before Station closed. Boat later found in Poole Harbour. nfa | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 015931 |
| 34982 | 25/06/2020 | NCI Porthcawl | Reported to CG lone swimmer in difficulty in tidal current. Target monitored, position confirmed and passed to ILB. Potential casualty returned safely to shore. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 154753 |
| 35465 | 25/06/2020 | NCI Needles | CG requested visual check for vessel with engine loss. CG updated when she passed Needles Light. nfa | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 015642 |
| 34972 | 24/06/2020 | NCI Lee-on-the-Solent | Relayed parental report of children onboard inflatable being blown offshore to CG. Updated when local FV towed them in. | NCI | No | Yes | 05504 |
| 34978 | 24/06/2020 | NCI Newhaven | Identified swimmers in difficulty to CG. Updated when targets (part of a large 'party') were helped ashore by locals. CRT, LB and helo attended. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 015462 |
| 35464 | 24/06/2020 | NCI Needles | Relayed to CG MoP report of man with vodka on cliff edge. No sighting. Man later confirmed safe. | NCI | No | Yes | 015314 |
| 34965 | 24/06/2020 | NCI Hengistbury Head | CG requested monitoring of struggling kayaker. Target identified and position passed. Updated when ILB brought him safely ashore. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 015473 |
| 34976 | 23/06/2020 | NCI Lyme Bay | Reported to CG capsized kayaker unable to reboard. Monitored and updated CG when occupant swam ashore and second kayaker recovered craft. | NCI | No | Yes | 150137 |
| 34989 | 23/06/2020 | NCI Hornsea | Relayed to CG MoP report of unexploded ordinance on public beach. CG will contact bomb disposal unit. | NCI | No | Yes | 15163 |
| 34950 | 23/06/2020 | NCI Worms Head | Reported four MoPs trying to cross flooded causeway to CG. CRT and ILB deployed and potential casualties safely brought to mainland. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 015205 |
| 34963 | 23/06/2020 | NCI Prawle Point | 35ft motor vessel with engine failure made PanPan call to HMCG. WK contacted HMCG with corrected position. Lifeboat tasked and towed casualtyinto Dartmouth. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 15160 |
| 34953 | 23/06/2020 | NCI Rame Head | CG requested any sighting of yacht with missing rudder. When target sighted CG informed that another vessel was assisting so NFA. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 015206 |
| 34956 | 23/06/2020 | NCI Calshot Tower | Provided CG with position of MB with engine failure. Updated when other craft assisted with tow. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 015152 |
| 34966 | 23/06/2020 | NCI Newhaven | Reported disabled jetski to CG. Updated when local swimmers recovered it to shore. | NCI | No | Yes | 015170 |
| 34947 | 22/06/2020 | NCI Newhaven | CG requested visual check on small MB reported broken down. All contacts in sight checked and possible casualty identified. LB attended to tow in safely. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 15064 |
| 34933 | 21/06/2020 | NCI Newhaven | Together with NCI Shoreham received Pan Pan call from partially disabled yacht. Target identified and situation monitored by both Stations and CG updated. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 14822 |
| 34939 | 21/06/2020 | NCI Porthcawl | Reported to CG concern over swimmers in possible difficulty. Monitored and updated as ILB attended (though targets refused help) and they reached shore safely. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 14938 |
| 35462 | 21/06/2020 | NCI Needles | Reported to CG concern over vessel making no progress in strong tide and increasing sea state. CRT attended Station and target monitored until adjudged safe.. | NCI | No | Yes | 014908 |
| 34935 | 21/06/2020 | NCI Shoreham | Yacht issued PanPan re electrical failure and lost anchor. HMCG later cancelled PanPan. WK monitored yacht progress by radar until return lost. HMCG confirmed NCI Newhaven now monitoring, NFAR. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 014822 |
| 34927 | 20/06/2020 | NCI Worms Head | Reported MoP possibly tidebound on island to CG. ILB attended and reported him as staying on the Worm overnight. NFA | NCI | Yes | Yes | 14697 |
| 35452 | 20/06/2020 | NCI Needles | Relayed report by local vessel of body in the water. ALB launched and recovered body. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 014715 |
| 34929 | 20/06/2020 | NCI Porthcawl | Carried out visual and camera search for CG after report of MoP on sandbank. No sightings made. CRT also attended. FAWGI | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 14688 |
| 34988 | 20/06/2020 | NCI Hornsea | Reported to CG five PWCs in close possibly dangerous proximity to moored tanker and provided still images. Drivers will be interviewed idc. | NCI | No | Yes | n/n |
| 34920 | 19/06/2020 | NCI Lee-on-the-Solent | CG requested visual check on reported capsized FV. Target identified reported and monitored. Updated when Ryde ILB attended to escort it. now upright, safely to shore. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 014541 |
| 34924 | 19/06/2020 | NCI Newhaven | Reported to CG teenagers tombstoning from harbour wall. CRT directed to incident and advised targets to desist. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | 014552 |
| 34922 | 19/06/2020 | NCI Calshot Tower | Checked and reported to CG after receipt of call from grounded yacht. All contacts monitored but none in danger. ILB launched and found casualty safely aground. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 014570 |
| 34908 | 17/06/2020 | NCI Calshot Tower | Reported possible SART Alarms to CG. No targets visible. Later a lifejacket was found the water, probably the cause of the transmission. No casualty identified though. | NCI | No | Yes | 014349 |
| 35732 | 17/06/2020 | NCI Gosport | Informed police and CG of teenage group jumping off pier. QHM also notified. | NCI | No | Yes | n/n |
| 35160 | 16/06/2020 | NCI Gosport | Reported to CG that yacht with engine failure was visual. Monitored and updated when she managed to make harbour under sail. nfa | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 014227 |
| 34903 | 16/06/2020 | NCI Calshot Tower | Reported grounded yacht to CG. Assisted by relaying radio traffic to casualty. Updated when LB attended to assist into harbour. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 014230 |
| 34890 | 15/06/2020 | NCI Calshot Tower | Monitored MV reporting overheated engine. Updated CG as LB towed her in. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 014106 |
| 34944 | 14/06/2020 | NCI Penzance | Reported disabled launch to CG. Monitored and updated when local yacht towed it in | NCI | No | Yes | 103938 |
| 34886 | 14/06/2020 | NCI Calshot Tower | Reported capsized kite surfer to CG. Hamble LB attended to land him safely ashore. | NCI | No | Yes | 139972 |
| 34888 | 14/06/2020 | NCI Newhaven | Reported possible paddleboard casualty under cliffs to CG. Monitored and updated CG when target appeared not to need help. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | 014004 |
| 34964 | 14/06/2020 | NCI Penzance | Reported to CG a kayaker and paddle-boarder apparently in some difficulty. Monitored and CG updated when both made shore safely. | NCI | No | Yes | n/n |
| 34872 | 12/06/2020 | NCI Rame Head | Liaised with CG to identify yacht with changed name and broken mast. Monitored until she regained port. | NCI | No | Yes | 13681 |
| 34906 | 11/06/2020 | NCI Penzance | CG requested any sighting of disabled windsurfer reported by MoP. All targets were being monitored and none were in trouble. FAWGI NFA | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | n/n |