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.
16859 06/08/2016 NCI Needles Updated CG during recovery of disabled yacht by local craft. MCA/HMCG No Yes 18994
16861 06/08/2016 NCI Needles Provided CG and LBs with correct position of disabled FV for it to be towed in safely. Helo also attended. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 18973
16864 06/08/2016 NCI Nells Point Liaised with CG over recovery of capsized dory and rescue of 7 MoP by ILB. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 18978
16791 05/08/2016 NCI Shoreham Attended an MoP reported suffering cardiac arrest and called for an ambulance to casevac to hospital. NCI No No n/n
16792 05/08/2016 NCI Shoreham Advised family reported by FPV WATCHFULL as being on beach about to be cut off by tide. Family left beach safely. NCI No No n/n
16750 04/08/2016 NCI Calshot Tower Monitored and updated CG during recovery of manoverboard by adjacent vessel. MCA/HMCG No Yes 18641
16894 03/08/2016 NCI Nare Point Provided visual check on possibly disabled yacht to CG. Craft eventually regained power and made into harbour. MCA/HMCG No Yes 18494
16853 03/08/2016 NCI Needles Reported visual contact with yacht in difficulty to CG. Updated as AWLB and helo attended to recover to harbour. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 18547
16732 03/08/2016 NCI Exmouth CG requested visual check on kiteboarder in danger. Reported position for ILB and Jetski to assist to shore. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 18515
16865 03/08/2016 NCI Penzance Reported capsized dinghy to CG. ILB attended to recover crewman and dinghy. NCI Yes Yes 18555
16735 03/08/2016 NCI Bass Point Reported tanker anchored close to BT cables to BT Marine Liaison. CG requested vessel to move - which it did. NCI No Yes n/n
16746 03/08/2016 NCI Calshot Tower CG requested visual search for inexperienced kayaker in poor conditions. Nothing sighted. MCA/HMCG No Yes 18586
16762 03/08/2016 NCI Portland Bill Provided accurate position of disabled yacht in Portland Race to CG and AWLB for latter to tow it in safely MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 18549
16719 02/08/2016 NCI Prawle Point Reported visual contact on disabled yacht and updated CG when. with ALB in attendance, she disengaged autopilot and proceeded. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes n/n
16721 02/08/2016 NCI St Ives Reported disabled MB in poor conditions to CG. Updated as ILB attended to tow in. NCI Yes Yes 18423
16730 02/08/2016 NCI Bass Point Alerted CG to risk of collision in fog. CG contacted vessel and they (just) passed clear. NCI No Yes n/n
16738 02/08/2016 NCI Newhaven Reported lady with two dogs in possible tidal danger to CG. ILB and CRT attended to rescue all three. NCI Yes Yes 18434
16741 02/08/2016 NCI Newhaven CG requested visual check on yacht reportedly 'in difficulty'. Craft identified and reported to CG as not in trouble. nfa MCA/HMCG No Yes 18436
16707 01/08/2016 NCI Prawle Point Informed CG that FV taking on water was visible and relayed her radio messages to CG until she proceeded into port. MCA/HMCG No Yes n/k
16672 31/07/2016 NCI Nells Point Reported 4 MoP cut-off by tide to CG. ILB attended to move to shore safely. NCI Yes Yes 18086
16673 31/07/2016 NCI Prawle Point Advised finder of unexploded ordnance to phone police and remain in hotel. Outcome n/k. NCI No No n/n
16674 31/07/2016 NCI Calshot Tower Reported to CG capsized PWC being assisted by passing MB. CG updated when casualties safely ashore. NCI No Yes 1858
16675 31/07/2016 NCI Calshot Tower Provided accurate position of disabled MB to CG for ILB to attend and assist. CG updated as casualty regained power. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 18176
16705 31/07/2016 NCI Portscatho Reported speedboat snagged on buoy line to CG. Updated CG as casualty, assisted by a passing MB, cleared prop and proceeded. NCI No Yes 18160
16863 31/07/2016 NCI Penzance Reported possible sighting of missing open boat. CRT attended but boat was not that lost. nfa NCI No Yes 18198
16662 28/07/2016 NCI Exmouth Reported drifting yacht tender to CG. No reply from yacht. Tender recovered from rocks by MoP. CG updated. NCI No Yes 17741
16644 25/07/2016 NCI Felixstowe Relayed MoP report of drifting partially submerged inflatable to CG. ILB tasked to investigate but no one found. nfa NCI Yes Yes 17449
16653 24/07/2016 NCI Shoreham Initiated ambulance attendance for injured PWC driver and assisted it access casualty. Info passed to CG. NCI No Yes 37435
16636 23/07/2016 NCI Wells-next-the-Sea Reported to CG total of 8 MoP stranded by tide on sandbars. Some waded back, ILB safely recovered the rest. NCI Yes Yes 17116
n/k 23/07/2016 NCI Brancaster Monitored and updated CG duing recovery by local craft of motor cruiser aground. (LBs on another shout). MCA/HMCG No Yes 17072
16989 22/07/2016 NCI Froward Point Observed and monitored a motor cruiser hitting a rock. No report made as it continued into harbour. NCI No No n/n
16851 21/07/2016 NCI Needles Reported yacht losing tender to CG and directed local boat to recover it. NCI No Yes 16770
16621 21/07/2016 NCI Wells-next-the-Sea Reported 2 MoP marooned on sandbar on flooding tide to CG. ILB attended to bring safely to shore. NCI Yes Yes 16774
16623 21/07/2016 NCI Gorleston Reported to CG a surfboarder paddling long distance seaward. Local FV checked he was OK. CG updated when he returned to shore. NCI No Yes 16789
16539 20/07/2016 NCI St Ives Reported capsized kayaker unable to right to Lifeguards (no reply frpm FCG). Assisted by local boat to safety. NCI No No n/n
16630 20/07/2016 NCI Skegness Reported empty drifting inflatable to lifeguards and CG. Visual searches found no occupant. nfa NCI Yes Yes 16582
16541 19/07/2016 NCI Shoreham Relayed report of kitesurfer in difficulties to CG and updated when helped ashore by onlookers. Kite lost. NCI No Yes 16451
16640 19/07/2016 NCI Cromer Assisted Duty Lifeguard to report collapsed and injured MoP to CG. Ambulance attended to casevac to hospital. NCI No Yes 16385
16526 19/07/2016 NCI Calshot Tower Reported RIB on fire to CG. Monitored and updated CG as HM attended and towed in. NCI No Yes 16490
16527 19/07/2016 NCI Prawle Point Monitored and updated CG during recovery of disabled MB by local boats and Harbour Launch. MCA/HMCG No Yes 16445

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