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.
20724 27/05/2017 NCI Needles CG requested visual on MoP report of downed kite surfer. Updated as local yacht assists casualty safely to shore. MCA/HMCG No Yes 10950
19211 26/05/2017 NCI Exmouth CG requested visual on MoP report of swimmer in difficulty. Informed CG that swimmer was safely ashore. nfa. MCA/HMCG No Yes n/n
19075 26/05/2017 NCI Exmouth Station reopened out of hours on report of red flare sighting. No sighting reported to CG. Stood down at 2230. NCI No Yes 10778
20723 26/05/2017 NCI Needles Reported to CG in visual contact with disabled yacht. Updated as she managed to pump out and be escorted in by ILB. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 10734
19051 25/05/2017 NCI Newhaven Provided position of disabled yacht to CG for LB to tow in safely. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 10492
19071 25/05/2017 NCI Exmouth Reported grounded yacht to CG. Updated as she refloated on tide. nfa NCI No Yes 10505
19139 25/05/2017 NCI St Alban's Head Off-watch NCI members in own RIB and in contact with CG assisted LBs to attend grounded yacht. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 10476
19047 23/05/2017 NCI Calshot Tower Reported grounded yacht to CG. Updated as she refloated on tide. nfa NCI No Yes 10304
19048 23/05/2017 NCI Calshot Tower Reported illegal boarding of nav. buoy to HM and CG. Patrol launch investigated to apprehend trespasser but nfa. NCI No Yes 10303
19049 23/05/2017 NCI Exmouth CG requested info on MoP report of 'illuminated' vessel. Details of routine tug operation passed. nfa. MCA/HMCG No Yes n/n
19416 23/05/2017 NCI Torbay Assisted CG and ILB with accurate position to recover disabled MB. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 16313
19104 22/05/2017 NCI Polruan Advised CG that apparently unmanned yacht reportedly heading for rocks now had crew visible and had altered course. nfa NCI No Yes n/a
19038 22/05/2017 NCI Newhaven CG requested position of FV snagged on pot gear. Location reported and updated as craft was towed in by LB. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 10221
19041 21/05/2017 NCI Porthcawl Worked with CG and LB to locate and confirm that downed kitesurfer was safe. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 10118
19043 21/05/2017 NCI Porthdinllaen Relayed MoP report of overdue dinghy to CG. LB attended to tow in safely. NCI Yes Yes 10134
19021 21/05/2017 NCI Nells Point Informed CG of 4 MoPs in danger of being tidebound on island. Situation updated when they waded back before any assets were deployed. NCI No Yes 10077
19026 21/05/2017 NCI Newhaven Reported disabled speedboat to CG and gave correct position for LB to tow in safely off rocks. NCI Yes Yes 10080
19027 21/05/2017 NCI Newhaven Provided correct position of disabled MV to CG and updated as she was towed in by local boat. NCI No Yes 10114
19042 20/05/2017 NCI Felixstowe Provided position of yacht reporting dead whale to CG. Updated as LB attended but no further action necessary. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 9974
19014 20/05/2017 NCI Prawle Point Reported potential hazardous material on beach to CG. CRT attended to remove. NCI No Yes 9990
19020 20/05/2017 NCI Nells Point Provided accurate position of disabled MV to CG for ILB to provide tow safely into harbour. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 9991
19005 18/05/2017 NCI Lyme Bay Acted as radio relay to CG from disabled dory. Updated as ILB towed casualty in. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 9843
18981 16/05/2017 NCI Bass Point Reported possible incident due to AIS failure to CG. Various communications established operator error. NFA NCI No Yes n/n
19201 16/05/2017 NCI Folkestone CG requested visual search for missing elderly lady at risk. No sighting and she returned home idc. nfa MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 9641
18985 15/05/2017 NCI Fleetwood CG requested any sighting of male last seen entering water with bycycle. No trace found by any units. nfa MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 9598
18969 14/05/2017 NCI Calshot Tower Relayed report from kite surfing school of surfer in trouble to CG. Casualty also visual. ILB recovered casualty safely. NCI Yes Yes 9472
19009 13/05/2017 NCI Whitstable Carried out local search for missing child. Reported 'nothing found' to CG. Child finally found by police. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 9404
19017 13/05/2017 NCI Southend Reported downed kite surfer to CG. LB alerted but surfer reached shore unaided. nfa NCI Yes Yes 9374
18966 13/05/2017 NCI Calshot Tower Reported disabled power boat to VTS and CG. Updated when passing MB towed in safely. NCI No No n/n
19199 12/05/2017 NCI Felixstowe Relayed call from disabled MB to CG and provided her position. CRT attended and recovered grounded vessel. NCI No Yes u/k
18950 09/05/2017 NCI Calshot Tower Provided position and local craft in vicinity of disabled FV to CG. Casualty towed in safely. MCA/HMCG No Yes 9047
19003 08/05/2017 NCI Needles Reported to CG that capsized dinghy was visible. Updated as ILB recovered casualty. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 8956
191196 08/05/2017 NCI Folkestone Advised local Council re possible danger to vulnerable children. NCI No No n/n
18943 07/05/2017 NCI Calshot Tower CG requested visual search for craft with activated EPIRB. Item found at jumble sale ashore ! nfa MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 8810
19195 06/05/2017 NCI Folkestone Provided accurater position of distressed RIB to CG for LB and SMIT ROTHER to recover to shore and casevac. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 8775
18927 06/05/2017 NCI Newhaven Reported potential suicidal man to CG and police who attended and escorted him away from cliff edge to his family. NCI No Yes 8732
18933 06/05/2017 NCI Lee-on-the-Solent CG requested any sighting of yacht transmitting a DSC Mayday a number of times. No sighting and CG ultimately reported it was a false alarm. nfa MCA/HMCG No Yes 8761
19091 05/05/2017 NCI Torbay Updated CG on safe landing of capsized dinghy sailors on beach. CRT attended. NCI No Yes 8665
18923 05/05/2017 NCI Calshot Tower CG requested position and monitoring of recovery of disabled angling boat by local vessel to Calshot. MCA/HMCG No Yes 8605
18907 04/05/2017 NCI St Ives Advised CG that MoP report of person 'in distress' was in fact a large seabird flapping its wings. ILB stood down. nfa MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 8542

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