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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41865 | 14/05/2022 | NCI Hengistbury Head | Motor vessel reported to have anchor chain wrappers around propeller, radio inoperative. HMCG requested NCI for visual - confirmed, 4 POB, no lifejackets. ILB tasked and towed to harbour and safety. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes |
| 41866 | 14/05/2022 | NCI Hengistbury Head | Motor boat, at anchor, reported to NCI they had been struck by a sailing yacht. Bow damaged but not taking on water. Advised to call HMCG, and NCI advices CG they had visual. , Vessel decided to return to harbour, but had to wait for tide. NCI monitored until vessel safe. | Fire | No | Yes |
| 41844 | 13/05/2022 | NCI Nells Point | HMCG requested visual on windsurfers, negative, monitoring requested. Windsurfer reported in difficulty, CRT, AWLB and ILB tasked as on service. CRT spoke with 3 windsurfers, who said one may have , had a little difficulty earlier, but was OK. Possible fourth reported but after extensive search, nothing seen. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes |
| 41903 | 13/05/2022 | NCI Gosport | 2 fishermen observed by NCI potentially cut off by tide. HMCG informed. Police involved, and QHM. Station closed while fishermen still there, all authorities aware of situation. NFA | NCI | No | Yes |
| 41850 | 13/05/2022 | NCI Fleetwood | MOP phoned NCI re. windsurfer in difficulty, unable to get back on board. HMCG informed, but NCI did not have visual. Casualty eventually regained control. after further falls, and was lost to sight. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 41861 | 13/05/2022 | NCI Torbay | High risk MOP believed to have gone into sea. ILB, CRT teams, NCI and HMCG involved in search. AWLB and HELO also tasked. Nothing found, NCI closed down. , Casualty later located at safe address safe and well. | Police | Yes | Yes |
| 41845 | 12/05/2022 | NCI Porthcawl | NCI observed 2 paddle boaters washed against rocks. One board damaged, both casualties on rocks. HMCG informed, visual maintained, ILB and CRT tasked. NCI confirmed position., Casualties picked up by LB and returned to safety, boards recovered by CRT. Only minor injuries sustained. | NCI | Yes | Yes |
| 41824 | 11/05/2022 | NCI Gosport | Yacht informed NCI on Ch65 it had lost power as it was entering harbour. HMCG and QHM informed. casualty made way under reefed sail. Casualty then lost wind and requested tow from CG., 2 unidentified RIBs then established tow, and casualty safely towed to harbour and safety. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 41838 | 10/05/2022 | NCI Froward Point | Pan Pan from yacht with engine failure. NCI had visual, and HMCG requested monitoring. ILB tasked, vessel employed anchor. 2 RIBs attended as waited for ILB, which took casualty under tow to harbour. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes |
| 41837 | 09/05/2022 | NCI Froward Point | May Day from RIB with 5 POB, including 2 children. NCI located vessel. ILB tasked, and took casualty under tow, and safely recovered to harbour and safety | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes |
| 41807 | 08/05/2022 | NCI Cromer | NCI observed people climbing unstable cliffs, also digging at base, unaware of danger. HMCG informed, NCI continued to monitor. Group left eventually. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 41808 | 07/05/2022 | NCI Porthcawl | NCI observed 3 jet skiers, one fell off but got back on. Report then heard of one injured. HMCG requested visual from NCI - negative as out of sight. NCI continued to monitor. CRT and HELO tasked., NCI then saw jet skis being recovered, one rider in ambulance with head injury. Casualty treated and well enough to go home. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 41849 | 07/05/2022 | NCI St Donat's Bay | HMCG phoned NCI re. jet skier broken down and stranded. Visual confirmed. ILB tasked, took jet ski under tow and retrieved casualty. Both dropped off at slipway. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes |
| 41793 | 06/05/2022 | NCI Rhoscolyn | Coasteering team called HMCG re. person fallen into sea, not breathing. CG asked if NCI had visual, negative, monitoring continued. ILBs and HELOs tasked., Casualty transferred to ILB, then to HELO at sea, Rescue vehicles used NCI station as base. Leaders of group traumatised, advised to seek counselling. Sadly casualty died. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes |
| 41781 | 05/05/2022 | NCI Lyme Bay | HMCG asked NCI for help with incident involving fishing boat which had lost power. Single occupant was deaf and communicated with sister via FaceTime. W/K went to clifftop, but poor visibility., CG informed NCI LB was on scene and would tow vessel to safety | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes |
| 41797 | 05/05/2022 | NCI Gorleston | MOP reported suspected sighting of whale. CRT investigated, and object turned out to be the boiler of a wreck | NCI | No | Yes |
| 42340 | 05/05/2022 | NCI Mundesley | NCI tracked object and realised it was a Dan Buoy. HMCG informed. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 41770 | 04/05/2022 | NCI Portland Bill | NCI observed a yacht towing a second larger yacht. The skipper of towing yacht was exhausted, and called several times on Ch65. Towed yacht then called and requested commercial sea rescue., Sea rescue declined to help, HMCG contacted and AWLB was tasked. NCI tracked LB visually until out of sight, station was then closed. | NCI | Yes | Yes |
| 41775 | 04/05/2022 | NCI Hengistbury Head | Motor vessel had engine failure, and was taken in tow by yacht. NCI had visual. Casualty was towed to harbour entrance, then tow taken up by second vessel. All safe | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 41971 | 03/05/2022 | NCI Folkestone | NCI observed RIB with 2 POB possibly in trouble. Elderly occupant was rowing, struggling with oars, no lifejacket. HMCG informed, NCI monitored situation. CRT and ILB tasked, occupant refused help., LB crew concerned for occupants welfare, so CG decided LB should tow casualty to shore, and safety. | NCI | Yes | Yes |
| 41737 | 02/05/2022 | NCI St Ives | MOP informed NCI swimmer possibly in trouble. HMCG informed. NCI monitored swimmer until the swimmer was safely back on shore. NFA | NCI | No | Yes |
| 41760 | 02/05/2022 | NCI Exmouth | NCI observed RIB drifting with tide. Engine fault. NCI informed HMCG, and YBS assisted and RIB beached. Incident closed. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 41729 | 01/05/2022 | NCI Hengistbury Head | ILB asked NCI to monitor small boat they had assisted. 2 POB. Boat had suffered fuel shortage and engine problems. NCI monitored boat until entered harbour safely. | RNLI | No | No |
| 41739 | 01/05/2022 | NCI Chapel Point | NCI observed motor cyclist riding on beach at speed. Police informed. M/C returned 20 mins later below high water mark. No casualties , but a family beach with children playing. | NCI | No | No |
| 41742 | 01/05/2022 | NCI Torbay | HMCG phoned NCI re. call from MOP about fishing vessel not returned. NCI did visual search, nothing seen. ILB about to be launched when vessel was reported safe and well. NFA. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes |
| 41764 | 01/05/2022 | NCI Gosport | May Day from yacht with engine failure and fire. 4 POB. HMCG acknowledged May Day, NCI informed CG they had visual.. NCI gave position, LB tasked and was conned to casualty by NCI. 2 Police launches, attended, fire reported out. Casualty towed to safety by Police launch, attended by fire engines. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes |
| 41718 | 30/04/2022 | NCI Wooltack Point | Vessel called on Ch16 requesting assistance, with engine failure. Anchor down but drifting. NCI informed CH they had visual. Water Ranger asked to assist, and took casualty under tow. NFA | RNLI | No | Yes |
| 41720 | 30/04/2022 | NCI St Alban's Head | NCI heard Pan Pan re. vessel engine failure. NCI had AIS and visual through bins. CG asked NCI for detail, and NCI confirmed position. NCI confirmed other vessel nearby, and monitored until no visual. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 41708 | 27/04/2022 | NCI Torbay | MOP informed HMCG a wind surfer was in difficulty off beach. CG phoned NCI, who had visual. Subject appeared experienced, and not in apparent difficulty. Visual monitoring continued. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 41721 | 27/04/2022 | NCI Hornsea | Objects observed on beach, reported to HMCG. CRT tasked, viewed objects on CCTV and were guided to objects by Ch65. CRT established objects not dangerous. NFA | NCI | No | Yes |
| 41707 | 25/04/2022 | NCI Torbay | HMCG informed NCI that a walker had breathing difficulty nearby. Casualty seen, accompanied by a friend. Ambulance arrived, casualty able to walk. NCI unaware of outcome. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 41699 | 24/04/2022 | NCI Hornsea | NCI observed 2 children on electric motor cycles, plus one adult, on promenade. Police informed due to danger to pedestrians. Details supplied, including offer of CCTV, Offenders moved away. | NCI | No | No |
| 41701 | 24/04/2022 | NCI Gosport | NCI picked up SART alarm, and informed HMCG. Came from yacht in marina, CG to investigate. Alarm cancelled | NCI | No | Yes |
| 41676 | 24/04/2022 | NCI Llandudno | HMCG requested NCI monitor 2 anglers at risk of high tide. CRT tasked to advise anglers to move to a safer location. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 41677 | 23/04/2022 | NCI Shoreham | HMCG requested NCI look out for dinghy drifting with 2 POB. Visual established, and monitoring continued. ILB tasked, and recovered 2 casualties and deflated dinghy to safety | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes |
| 41670 | 23/04/2022 | NCI Wells-next-the-Sea | NCI observed wind surfer unable to get back onto his board in strong wind. Fellow wind surfers reported to NCI he was injured and getting very cold.HMCG informed, ILB tasked, and casualty recovered., Once onshore, he was helped to car by fellow wind surfers. | NCI | Yes | Yes |
| 41674 | 23/04/2022 | NCI St Agnes Head | NCI observed 2 paddle boarders 0.5 mile offshore, lying on boards and paddling. HMCG informed. ILB tasked. Comms difficult, but casualties reached shore safely. | NCI | Yes | Yes |
| 41675 | 22/04/2022 | NCI Gosport | Yacht called HMCG with loss of steerage. NCI advised CG they had visual. All vessels asked to help, NCI advised CG of yacht nearby. LB tasked, took casualty under tow to harbour. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes |
| 41639 | 21/04/2022 | NCI Prawle Point | MOP reported to NCI possible explosive object on beach. Details reported to HMCG. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 41647 | 21/04/2022 | NCI Fleetwood | NCI observed 3 MOP walking out into incoming tide. HMCG informed, and asked NCI to monitor. Megaphone and Siren used, to no avail. Casualties waded to shore in waist deep water. CG informed | NCI | No | Yes |