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.
11316 04/04/2015 NCI Needles Observed and updated CG on successful escort by ILBs of damaged yacht to marina. Navigational advice also provided. NCI Yes Yes 1854
11322 04/04/2015 NCI Calshot Tower Provided visual position of damaged yacht to CG for safe recovery by LBs. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 1847
11323 04/04/2015 NCI Calshot Tower CG requested observation and updating on rescue of grounded yacht by LB. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 1866
11335 04/04/2015 NCI Gwennap Head Relayed MoP report of fallen climber to CG. Rescue assets stood down when casualty scrambled ashore. NCI Yes Yes 1856
11327 02/04/2015 NCI Folkestone CG requested visual search for missing person. No contact sighted. Marine search stopped, Police continuing enquiries. MCA/HMCG No Yes 386604
11282 31/03/2015 NCI Bass Point Reported bulk carrier anchored close to BT cables. CG requested vessel to re-anchor. NCI No Yes n/n
11296 29/03/2015 NCI Teignmouth Relayed MoP report of small boat adrift. ILB launched to recover to mooring. NCI Yes Yes 1687
11321 28/03/2015 NCI Calshot Tower Reported visual contact on disabled MV. Updated when local RIB and Hamble Rescue towed her in. MCA/HMCG No Yes 1657
11321 28/03/2015 NCI Calshot Tower Observed and updated CG over assistance by 'Hamble Rescue LB' of disabled yacht. (CG unable to hear LB radio). MCA/HMCG No Yes 1657
11346 28/03/2015 NCI Calshot Tower Observed, assisted and updated CG on rescue of exhausted kite surfer by passing yacht. NCI Yes Yes 1650
11304 26/03/2015 NCI Folkestone Off duty watchkeeper reported drifting dinghy. ILB search abandoned at nightfall but resumed in morning and dinghy recovered to owner. NCI Yes Yes n/n ?
11267 25/03/2015 NCI Bass Point Informed CG of a report by worried husband of lady one hour overdue. Lady sighted while report in progress.nfa NCI No Yes n/n
11382 25/03/2015 NCI Prawle Point Relayed MoP report of dinghy ashore with engine failure. ILB attended to recover safely. NCI Yes Yes 1581
11303 21/03/2015 NCI Folkestone Reported children throwing stones at yacht to HM. Children escorted off site. NCI No No n/n
11230 20/03/2015 NCI Newhaven Reported boatbuilder's concern over single-handed inexperienced yachtsman on long coastal passage. No further information. NCI No Yes 1451
11235 20/03/2015 NCI Shoreham CG requested visual check on yacht on passage reported at risk. Craft sighted making erratic progress and reported. See Report 11230. MCA/HMCG No Yes 1435
11238 19/03/2015 NCI Canvey Island Intercepted PanPan call from yacht with broken rudder. Casualty visually monitored until it returned to mooring. Safe arrival reported to CG. MCA/HMCG No Yes n/k
11203 14/03/2015 NCI Calshot Tower Reported capsized yacht to CG and maintained visual watch and reports until it managed to recover and depart under sail NCI No Yes 1313
11203 14/03/2015 NCI Calshot Tower Reported capsized yacht to CG. Updated when she managed to right and proceeded. NCI No Yes 1313
11153 07/03/2015 NCI Polruan Assisted CG request to confirm safety of yacht reported overdue by involving other local services. Yacht reported safe. MCA/HMCG No Yes n/n
11173 07/03/2015 NCI Southend Reported two kite surfers entangled in Shoebury Boom. ILB attended to recover safely (minus kites). NCI Yes Yes 608
11145 05/03/2015 NCI Mablethorpe Reported large object on beach 1.5 nm north. CRT identified it as large pile of red netting. nfa NCI No Yes 385429
11150 01/03/2015 NCI Bass Point Reported bulk carrier anchored over BT cables to CG. Ship instructed to move by CG. NCI No Yes n/n
11101 24/02/2015 NCI Folkestone Reported red flotsam by beach. CRTs attended and identified as part of marker buoy. Object moved up beach for later collection. NCI No Yes 385096
11130 22/02/2015 NCI Needles Informed CG of possible navigation buoy adrift. ILB tasked to tow in to safer water. NCI Yes Yes 0903
11090 21/02/2015 NCI Southend CG requested visual monitoring of LB recovery of disabled FV. Informed CG when casualty under safe tow. nfa MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 384942
11073 20/02/2015 NCI Gosport Called CG to offer assistance in search for drifting object. Object spotted and reported. GAFIRS recovered large driftwood (probably that reported on 18th Feb.) MCA/HMCG Yes Yes n/a
11072 18/02/2015 NCI Gosport QHM requested visual watch on drifting log. Continuous reports passed until stood down. Log not recovered. NCI No Yes n/a
11202 17/02/2015 NCI Calshot Tower Reported grounded MC to CG and maintained visual watch and reports until refloated. NCI No Yes 0797
11202 17/02/2015 NCI Calshot Tower Reported to CG and updated on grounded motor cruiser until she refloated on tide. NCI No Yes 0797
11059 15/02/2015 NCI Southend Reported collapsed horse on beach to CG. CRT attended and horse recovered. Riding group reported 'all well'. nfa NCI No Yes 384647
11040 12/02/2015 NCI Nells Point CG requested visual search for potentially suicidal male. Nothing sighted. Police later found suspect in town centre. nfa MCA/HMCG No Yes 384522
1149 08/02/2015 NCI Bass Point Relayed CG report of VHF inability to all Cornish NCI Stations. Communications restored following day. MCA/HMCG No Yes n/n
10972 26/01/2015 NCI Fleetwood CG attended station to use scopes to search for missing kite surfer. Not sighted but helo and hovercraft found board and body. NCI thanked for use of equipment. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 405
10970 25/01/2015 NCI Needles CG requested visual on disabled speedboat. Position passed to CG. Local MV and LB attended, the latter to tow in safely. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 404
10933 20/01/2015 NCI Gorleston Reported possible body in river. PB and ILB established it as a bag of rubbish. nfa NCI Yes Yes 383552
10961 16/01/2015 NCI Torbay MoP requested ambulance for collapsed husband near Station. Ambulance and paramedics attended to casevac to hospital. NCI No No n/n
10900 15/01/2015 NCI St Ives Observed and reported to CG and HM windsurfer struggling in heavy seas. Casualty eventually made shore with broken board. NCI No Yes 216
10935 11/01/2015 NCI Newhaven Reported kite surfer in difficulty attempting to swim ashore. ILB launched but casualty reached shore unaided safely. NCI Yes Yes 154
10864 10/01/2015 NCI Cape Cornwall Reported cargo vessel in wrong lane to CG. CG advised vessel of Rule 10 but she continued S in Northbound lane 'due to weather'. NCI No Yes n/n

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