Incident Summaries

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The Total Number of Incidents since we started recording them can be found by selecting '-Year' from the Year filter : 8201
Alternatively select a specific year to see how many Incidents were reported for that Year.

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.


Please note: NCI Canvey Island was previously know as NCI Holehaven and moved location on Monday 18 October 2021. All NCI Canvey Island Incident Summaries before that date will be in respect of NCI Holehaven at its previous location.

Glossary of Terms
FAWGI = False Alarm With Good Intent, MoP = Member of the Public, NFA = No Further Action, HMCG, CG or MCA = Coastguard, MisPer = Missing Person
CRT = Coastguard Rescue Team, CGOC = Coast Guard Operations Centre, ILB/ALB/LB = Lifeboats, MV = Motor Vessel, MB = Motor Boat,
ML = Motor Launch, FV = Fishing Vessel, PB = Power Boat, PWC = Personal Water Craft ("Jet Ski"), RIB = Rigid Inflatable Boat,
VLCC = Very Large Crude Carrier, UKBF = UK Border Force
Incident No. Date of Incident Station Name Incident Summary Initiated by Lifeboat involved MCA MCA No.
25057 15/08/2018 NCI Rame Head Involved in recovery of injured coasterer by CRTs and LB. Casualty transfered by ambulance to hospital. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 24659
25061 15/08/2018 NCI St Ives CG requested any visual contact on a kayak and PWC reported in difficulty. No sighting in poor viz. ILB attended and brought them ashore. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 24725
25063 15/08/2018 NCI St Ives Reported drifting inflatable to CG. Confirmed that it was unmanned. No action taken. NCI No Yes n/n
25095 14/08/2018 NCI Wooltack Point Reported to CG that missing dinghy reported by yacht had been located. NCI No Yes 24521
25068 14/08/2018 NCI Mablethorpe Body Boarder spotted making poor progress. Directed ILB to correct casualty. CRT and ambulance attended. Male who tried to assist also casevaced with breathing difficulty. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 24572
25084 14/08/2018 NCI Torbay Reported to CG person injured falling from cliff. ILB attended to recover casualty to ambulance. Ambulance Yes Yes 24582
24982 13/08/2018 NCI Mablethorpe Reported drifting yellow object to CG. CRT attended Station. ILB directed to object and recovered large inflated 'doll'. nfa NCI Yes Yes 24402
24967 12/08/2018 NCI Bass Point Confirmed to CG that yacht with medical emergency was visual. Updated when LB and Helo attended to remove casualty to hospital. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 24224
24972 12/08/2018 NCI Exmouth CG requested monitoring of LBs attending disabled yacht. Updated when it was returned to its moorings. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 24242
24973 12/08/2018 NCI Exmouth CG requested observation of downed kite surfer in difficulty. Reported that kite was abandoned but with kayaker in attendance. Surfer making it to shore. ILB attended. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 24294
25366 12/08/2018 NCI Penzance Co-operated with MoP and CG to confirm the safety of a paddleboarder outside St Michaels Mt. FAWGI MCA/HMCG No Yes 25270
25738 12/08/2018 NCI Folkestone Assisted CRT recovery of injured cyclist by relaying communications. Ambulance No Yes 28859
24956 11/08/2018 NCI Porthcawl MoP reported swimmer in difficulty. Watchkeeper investigated and found he had been escorted to shore by surfers. nfa NCI No No n/n
25458 11/08/2018 NCI Mundesley RNLI Lifeguard requested lookout for lone overdue kayaker. CG informed. Updated when his friend reported a safe arrival. RNLI No Yes 24143
24957 11/08/2018 NCI Calshot Tower Provided accurate position of grounded RIB to CG for ILB tow off. Engine restarted and it proceeded. nfa NCI Yes Yes 24145
24929 10/08/2018 NCI Caister CG requested any info on grey inflatable reportedly 'in difficulty'. Reported that it was not in any trouble. Local LB deployed but stood down. nfa MCA/HMCG No Yes 23951
25499 10/08/2018 NCI Needles Reported wreckage onshore to CG. CRT and LBs attended but no casualties found. nfa NCI Yes Yes 23959
24938 10/08/2018 NCI Worms Head Reported to CG 2 MoPs possibly cut off by tide. ILB attended and confirmed MoPs wished to stay overnight fishing. nfa NCI Yes Yes 23980
24914 09/08/2018 NCI Prawle Point Reported to CG that disabled FV was visual and in no danger but there were no other craft close by. Updated when LB attended. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 23853
25736 09/08/2018 NCI Folkestone Reported cliff fall to CG. nfa NCI No Yes n/n
24915 08/08/2018 NCI Calshot Tower Reported to CG kite surfer in difficulties. Updated as she swam ashore. LB directed to swimmer and retrieved board when she reached shore.. NCI Yes Yes 23745
24816 07/08/2018 NCI Caister CG requested any visual on inflatable reportedly 'in trouble'. Confirmed target in sight and safe. Updated when it returned ashore. nfa MCA/HMCG No Yes 23454
24810 07/08/2018 NCI Calshot Tower Provided accurate position of disabled PWC to CG for police RIB to attend and tow in. MCA/HMCG No Yes 23479
24811 07/08/2018 NCI Calshot Tower Reported drifting PWC to CG. Updated when NCI made another PWC aware of it and it carried owner to it. MMO No Yes 23489
24825 07/08/2018 NCI Calshot Tower CG requested monitoring of semi-disabled RIB. Updated when it managed to reach shore. nfa MCA/HMCG No Yes 23521
24831 07/08/2018 NCI Mablethorpe Reported drifting inflatable to CG. nfa MMO No Yes n/n
24830 07/08/2018 NCI Mablethorpe Reported to CG on helicopter landing on public beach. Updated after it took off having embarked pasengers. nfa NCI No Yes n/n
24836 07/08/2018 NCI Mablethorpe Relayed MoP request to RNLI Lifeguards to attend 'fainting' elderly MoP reported on beach. nfa NCI No Yes n/n
25580 07/08/2018 NCI Gosport Provided position of disabled RIB to CG and info on other craft nearby. Updated when casualty managed to restart engine and proceed. nfa MCA/HMCG No Yes 23521
24784 06/08/2018 NCI Mablethorpe Spotted and co-operated with RNLI Lifeguards, CRT and ILB to recover drifting inflatable and confirm no person missing. CG updated throughout. NCI Yes Yes 23325
25735 06/08/2018 NCI Folkestone Reported to harbour office and CG a PWC operating dangerously in harbour. NCI No Yes n/n
24786 06/08/2018 NCI Exmouth Co-ordinated with NCI Teignmouth to locate grounded yacht. Updated CG when local RIB assisted her to refloat. nfa NCI No Yes n/n
24809 05/08/2018 NCI Calshot Tower Reported capsized and damaged Hobycat to CG. LB paged. Updated when local RIB recovered casualties. NCI Yes Yes 23160
24781 05/08/2018 NCI Porthcawl Co-operated with CG and LB to identify and recover safely to shore overturned inflatable and two crew. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 23207
24785 05/08/2018 NCI Exmouth Reported to CG swimmers in danger in path of vessels in channel. RNLI Lifeguards activated to intervene. Swimmers reached shore safely. NCI Yes Yes 23175
24754 04/08/2018 NCI Newhaven Reported visual contact on vessel on fire to CG. Updated when LB towed her in with fire extinguished and swimmer made shore. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 22850
24766 04/08/2018 NCI Calshot Tower CG and RNLI requested any visual on 2 children adrift in an inflatable. Confirmed sighting. Updated as LB attended and escorted them to shore. nfa RNLI Yes Yes 22982
24753 04/08/2018 NCI Prawle Point Received PanPan call from disabled ML. Updated when she was recovered by the AWLB. nfa MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 22930
24747 03/08/2018 NCI Exmouth Reported to CG one adult and child in danger of being tidebound. Updated when they were recovered by local boat. nfa NCI No Yes 22708
24939 02/08/2018 NCI Whitstable Reported disabled launch and water skier to CG. ILB attended until launch cleared its prop and moved on. nfa NCI Yes Yes 22715

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