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.
19822 28/07/2017 NCI Gosport Co-operated with QHM to assist disabled yacht in main channel. CG updated as vessel towed in by police launch. NCI No Yes 19754
19831 28/07/2017 NCI Calshot Tower CG requested visual search for white flare reported. No sighting in poor isibility. nfa MCA/HMCG No Yes 19779
19807 27/07/2017 NCI Prawle Point Relayed Pan Pan call (not heard by CG) from dismasted yacht to CG. LB attended to escort her in. NCI Yes Yes 19599
19810 27/07/2017 NCI Canvey Island Reported disabled day boat to CG. LB attended to tow in safely. NCI Yes Yes n/n
19811 27/07/2017 NCI Porthcawl Reported 2 swimmers in difficulty to CG. CRT attended. Updated when they managed to reach slipway. NCI No Yes 19679
19708 26/07/2017 NCI Calshot Tower Relayed MoP report of 'corrosive container' ashore to CG. Environmental Dept. attended to collect.. NCI No Yes n/n
19623 23/07/2017 NCI Caister Reported injured seal pup to RSPCA and hydrated it until sanctuary team arrived. NCI No No n/n
19634 23/07/2017 NCI Stepper Point In frequent contact with CG over concern that a dog and its owner were over the cliff edge. CRT and LBs attended but no one found. FAWGI NCI Yes Yes 19096
19621 22/07/2017 NCI St Agnes Head Relayed to CG MoP report of lady injured on coastal path. CRT and ambulance attended to transfer to hospital. NCI No Yes 18914
19709 22/07/2017 NCI Fleetwood Provided CG with identity of yacht transmitting a SART transmission. Incident resolved. nfa MCA/HMCG No Yes 18877
20733 22/07/2017 NCI Needles Reported to CG visual on dismasted yacht. Updates and new position passed as ALB takes her in tow. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 18880
19617 22/07/2017 NCI Polruan Relayed calls from semi-disabled yacht to CG. LB attended to tow in safely. NCI Yes Yes 18891
19707 21/07/2017 NCI Calshot Tower Provided accurate position of MV declaring PanPan. Updated when engine restarted and vessel entered harbour. MCA/HMCG No Yes 18771
20731 20/07/2017 NCI Needles Reports MOB Alarm and position of target yacht passed to CG. ILB attended and reports all safe. False alarm. nfa NCI Yes Yes 18649
19531 19/07/2017 NCI Nells Point Reported to CG 2 MoP cut off by tide on island. CRT attended but men elected to remain there fishing until tide retreated. nfa NCI No Yes 16514
19638 18/07/2017 NCI Nare Point Reported merchant ship not transmitting AIS to CG. Latter contacted vessel who reported the set out of action. nfa NCI No Yes n/n
19501 18/07/2017 NCI Polruan Observed and reported disabled launch to HM and CG. Harbour Patrol and ILB attended and casualty towed in safely. NCI Yes Yes 18402
19527 18/07/2017 NCI Shoreham Relayed MoP report of disabled yacht to CG. Provided accurate position for LB to tow in safely. NCI Yes Yes 18455
19611 18/07/2017 NCI Polruan CG requested visual on Danish yacht reportedly 'in difficulty' in heavy weather. Sighting confirmed as yacht returned to harbour. MCA/HMCG No Yes tba
19819 17/07/2017 NCI Folkestone Updated CG on tombstoning youths. CRT, but not police attended and youths moved off. MCA/HMCG No Yes 8239
19478 16/07/2017 NCI Nells Point Provided CG with accurate position of disabled FV for LB to tow in safely. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 18071
19480 16/07/2017 NCI Newhaven Reported MoP on cliff with air rifle to police. Suspect arrested. NCI No No n/n
19486 16/07/2017 NCI Exmouth Relayed report of drfting tender (possibly from Teignmouth) to Teignmouth NCI. Craft recovered to Exmouth Marina.. NCI No No n/n
19799 16/07/2017 NCI Porthcawl Reported large drifting marker buoy as hazard to small craft to CG. Item monitored until out of sight. NCI No Yes n/n
20730 16/07/2017 NCI Needles Relayed to CG Chan. 65 report of manned RIB in trouble. Updated as ALB attended and takes casualties to harbour and paramedics. NCI Yes Yes 18099
19817 14/07/2017 NCI Folkestone Relayed MoP report of overdue kayakers from France to CG. Pan Pan issued and kayakers reported entering Dover harbour safely. CRT attended them. NCI No Yes 17855
19468 13/07/2017 NCI Rame Head Reported FV dumping rubbish to CG. Plymouth Pollution Unit informed. NCI No Yes 17711
19460 12/07/2017 NCI Prawle Point Provided accurate position of disabled yacht to CG. LB attended to tow in safely. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 17611
19466 09/07/2017 NCI Porthcawl In contact with police and harbourmaster re several MoP 'tombstoning' dangerously. Both attended and moved the jumpers away. NCI No Yes n/n
19471 09/07/2017 NCI St Alban's Head Relayed request from walking group for assistance to injured member. Position eventually established and CRT recovered casualty to hospital. NCI No Yes 17244
19457 08/07/2017 NCI St Ives Reported yacht in possible danger to CG. Updated as the vessel cleared the shoal. nfa NCI No Yes n/n
19699 08/07/2017 NCI Caister CG requested lookout for overdue swimmers. Reported MoPs landing ashore. CRT attended and found they had not informed CG of their 4 mile swim. nfa MCA/HMCG No Yes n/n
19441 08/07/2017 NCI Nells Point Reported two MoP cut off by tide on island. ILB and CRT attended, the latter to 'give advice' when they were landed ashore. NCI Yes Yes 17088
19443 08/07/2017 NCI Calshot Tower Yacht reported grounding on Chan.65. Relayed to CG. ILB assisted her to refloat. NCI No Yes 17040
19447 07/07/2017 NCI Fleetwood Reported visual contact on disabled MB to CG. Updated as AWLB took under tow. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 16881
19701 07/07/2017 NCI Lyme Bay Reported possibly overdue scuba divers to CG. CRT attended but no trace found. nfa NCI No Yes 16896
194436 07/07/2017 NCI Nells Point Informed CG of MoP report of missing (depressed) male. Carried out visual search. Casualty ultmately found in woodland but deceased.. NCI No Yes 16874
19525 06/07/2017 NCI Teignmouth Relayed MoP report to CG of driver trapped under grass cutter slipped down embankment. CRT and lifeguards attended to extract casualty for ambulance casevac to hospital. NCI No Yes 16802
19414 05/07/2017 NCI Fleetwood CG requested any info on 'vulnerable man' dropped off in town. No evidence found and ultimately assessed as a 'hoax'. nfa MCA/HMCG No Yes 16660
19423 05/07/2017 NCI Calshot Tower Reported grounded yacht to CG. Updated when she refloated on tide. NCI No Yes 16635

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