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.
12446 24/09/2015 NCI Newhaven Informed CG of position dog reported swimming out to sea. LB tasked. Dog rescued by swimmers. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 15389
12454 22/09/2015 NCI Nare Point Reported position of capsized kayaker to CG. Further calls had to be made to assist ILB and helo to find casualty after MRSC rang off. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 15252
12390 21/09/2015 NCI Nells Point Reported MoPs tidebound on causeway for ILB to recover safely. NCI Yes Yes 14363
12436 19/09/2015 NCI Exmouth Relayed MoP report of drifting dinghy to CG. Nothing sighted, inc.by shore patrol. NFA FAWGI? NCI No Yes 14993
12544 19/09/2015 NCI Whitstable Reported 'suspicious object' to CG. ILB identified it as unfortunate colour for whelk pot. fawgi nfa NCI Yes Yes 14999
13462 16/09/2015 NCI Prawle Point Reported drifting empty fishing dinghy to CG. LB launched and recovered drowned casualty NCI Yes Yes 14971
13463 12/09/2015 NCI Prawle Point Reported large coaster failing to show AIS to CG, who would 'deal with it'. NCI No Yes n/n
12392 12/09/2015 NCI Wells-next-the-Sea Reported 2 MoP tidebound for ILB rescue. NCI Yes Yes 14445
12469 12/09/2015 NCI Herne Bay With NCI Whitstable provided accurate position of disabled barge for ALB to tow in safely. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 14446
12389 10/09/2015 NCI Stepper Point Reported 2 MoP and dogs tidebound for ILB rescue. NCI Yes Yes 14283
12391 10/09/2015 NCI Shoreham Relayed Mayday call from small boat. Boat not visual. nfa NCI Yes Yes 14306
12445 10/09/2015 NCI Fleetwood Assisted in search for man reported missing by girlfriend. Police attended and apprehended one male. nfa (Police no. 0874) Police No Yes n/n
12381 09/09/2015 NCI Calshot Tower CG requested monitoring of grounded yacht. Updates passed until vessel refloated on tide. MCA/HMCG No Yes 14210
12382 09/09/2015 NCI Calshot Tower Reported grounded yacht. Updates passed until vessel (now with snapped mast) was refloated on tide. NCI No Yes 14212
12369 07/09/2015 NCI Exmouth Monitored and reported to CG on two disabled small craft. Updated when together they reached shore. nfa NCI No Yes n/n
12360 06/09/2015 NCI Newhaven CG requested visual monitoring of disabled yacht. NCI informed CG of FV in vicinity. Updated when casualty towed into harbour by FV. MCA/HMCG No Yes 13949
12366 06/09/2015 NCI Exmouth Reported large flotsam as danger to navigation to CG. NCI No Yes 13968
12348 04/09/2015 NCI Lyme Bay Station requested by CG to be ready to assist (watchkeeper speaks French) while two FV's (one French) clear tangled trawls. HMS TYNE also standing by. Trawls damaged but no casualties. MCA/HMCG No Yes 13745
12352 04/09/2015 NCI St Ives CG requested visual search for swimmer in distress reported by MoP. Nothing sighted. Rescue services stood down. FAWGI? MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 13775
12339 03/09/2015 NCI Exmouth Reported grounded yacht to CG. Updated when casualty refloated on tide NCI No Yes 13696
12340 03/09/2015 NCI Exmouth Reported (another) grounded yacht to CG. Updated when refloated on incoming tide. NCI No Yes 13699
12344 03/09/2015 NCI Stepper Point Reported to CG that position given by disabled yacht was incorrect. Updated when casualty escorted in by Harbour Patrol. MCA/HMCG No Yes 13694
12332 01/09/2015 NCI Charlestown Reported to CG two MoP cut off by tide on island. ILB launched but casualties recovered by local craft. LB stood down. NCI Yes Yes 13580
12441 01/09/2015 NCI Needles CG requested visual and updates on grounded yacht. Monitored and reported until yacht refloated on tide. LB in attendance MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 15543
12311 01/09/2015 NCI Calshot Tower Reported capsized kayak. Occupant without life jacket swimming in fast current. ILB attended to recover safely to shore. NCI Yes Yes 13572
12333 31/08/2015 NCI Teignmouth Reported to CG that disabled craft to which LB was tasked was visual and provided accurate position for it to be towed in. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 13466
12295 31/08/2015 NCI Southend Reported large flotsam to CG as danger to boats. ILB attended and QuinetiQ when it reached their beach. Latter left it to refloat. NCI Yes Yes 13486
12758 31/08/2015 NCI Froward Point Reported disabled inflatable rowing in against wind and tide. CG informed of other craft in area. Dinghy recovered safely by ILB NCI Yes Yes 13494
12380 30/08/2015 NCI Folkestone Reported drifting pallet off harbour entrance. LB attended to remove. NCI Yes Yes n/n
12286 30/08/2015 NCI Newhaven Provided accurate position of disabled yacht to CG and conned LB to casualty to tow in safely. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 13348
12290 30/08/2015 NCI Teignmouth CG requested visual check on yacht reported aground. CG updated when vessel refloated on tide. MCA/HMCG No Yes 13303
12313 30/08/2015 NCI Bass Point Reported vessel preparing to anchor over BT cables. CG and BT Marine informed. Master made aware by CG. nfa NCI No Yes n/n
12379 30/08/2015 NCI Folkestone CG requested visual search for MoP reportedly in distress in water. LBs and dogs deployed but male walked ashore safely. FAWGI MCA/HMCG Yes Yes n/n
12301 29/08/2015 NCI Lyme Bay CG requested check on large object reported on beach. Foot patrol investigated and found large object danger to navigation. CG informed local authority. MCA/HMCG No Yes 13139
12309 29/08/2015 NCI Calshot Tower Reported disabled speedboat drifting in main channel. ILB attended and escorted into river when engine restarted. NCI Yes Yes 13136
12273 28/08/2015 NCI Exmouth Monitored and updated CG during ILB recovery of three persons cut off by tide. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 13078
12307 28/08/2015 NCI Calshot Tower Reported disabled dory to CG drifting in main channel. CG requested a local craft to assist. NCI her conned to casualty to tow in. NCI No Yes 13036
12266 27/08/2015 NCI Nells Point CG requested visual search for MoP report of capsized vessel. Nothing sighted. LB launched but nothing found. FAWGI ? MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 745
12269 27/08/2015 NCI Charlestown Reported to CG two (Hungarian) MoP cut off by tide on island. ILB deployed to land them safely ashore. NCI Yes Yes 12923
12268 27/08/2015 NCI St Ives Reported to CG large object in water a potential danger to shipping. 8 metre pipe recovered by RNLI Rescue Water Craft. NCI Yes Yes 12924

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