Date of Incident:
06/03/2026
Station:
NCI St Ives
Incident Summary:
A yacht capsized during the night, debris found by MOP next morning, including a tender, a jacket. HMCG asked NCI for log details, and an unidentified vessel had been logged but no detail. HELO
was tasked, and NCI asked for recorded footage - not available. HELO stood down, AWLB to standby off the harbour, and then do a coast search, with the CRT. More debris found, but no casualties
were located. Assets stood down.
RNLI:
Yes
Initiated:
MCA/HMCG
MCA:
Yes
Casualty Type:
Sailing Vessel
Cause of Incident:
Vessel - Capsize