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.
01413.2 21/10/2013 NCI Prawle Point CG requested visual on MoP report of flashing light. Confirmed as a race mark. nfa MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 4218
01412 19/10/2013 NCI Newhaven Intercepted Chan. 0 call for CRT observation of RIB in possible trouble. Identified, monitored and reported safe arrival. CRT attended to 'advise' occupants. MCA/HMCG No Yes 4180
01421 17/10/2013 NCI St Ives Monitored swimmers in possible trouble.Relayed FV report of board surfer experiencing chest pains. Ambulance and CRT attended. NCI No Yes 4167
01411 17/10/2013 NCI Nells Point Reported four MoP cut off by tide on Sully Island. LB attended to recover to shore. NCI Yes Yes 3297
01407 13/10/2013 NCI Charlestown Relayed MoP report of cry for 'Help' below cliffs. CRT attended and found 'swimmer' who had fallen in from rocky seashore. NCI No Yes 341001
01408 13/10/2013 NCI Wells-next-the-Sea Reported to CG a beached empty dinghy. CRT pulled it above high water and HM will recover by tractor idc. NCI No Yes 340999
01403 08/10/2013 NCI Mablethorpe Reported drifting dinghy apparently unmanned. Monitored drift. CG reported craft now underway. nfa NCI No Yes 340569
01405 08/10/2013 NCI Charlestown CG requested monitoring recovery of disabled FV. Craft assisted by another to harbour. MCA/HMCG No Yes 01405
01406 08/10/2013 NCI Polruan CG requested monitoring of disabled FV being towed in. Tow taken to Par instead. nfa. MCA/HMCG No Yes 4067
01404 04/10/2013 NCI Mablethorpe Reported 3 kayaks in possible danger. Craft reached beach safely. nfa NCI No Yes 3077
01397 30/09/2013 NCI Worms Head Reported 3 MoP in danger of being cut off by tide. Monitored their eventual (wet) return to mainland. CRT attended to 'advise'. NCI No Yes 339748
01399 30/09/2013 NCI Rame Head CG requested visual on disabled yacht. Position reported together with name of other adjacent craft for CG to contact. Latter towed casualty in. MCA/HMCG No Yes 3961
01401 30/09/2013 NCI Bass Point CG requested logbook check on yacht with possible man overboard. No record found. Passing FV tried to alert yacht but no reply until sleeping sole crew awoke. LB also launched. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 3957
01414 29/09/2013 NCI Folkestone Relayed MoP finding of hypodermic syringe to Police. Authorities collected it from Lookout. NCI No No n/n
01394 27/09/2013 NCI Gorleston CG requested visual on MoPs report of heavy smoke from vessel. Confirmed as a known 'steam drifter'. NFA MCA/HMCG No Yes 339430
01393 26/09/2013 NCI Lyme Bay Reported and attended collapsed beach fisherman. Paramedic and CRT attended but MoP found to have died.. NCI No Yes 3917
01396 23/09/2013 NCI St Alban's Head Involved with Swanage NCI in tracing missing yacht. Craft later found abandoned and aground in France. Police also investigating. MCA/HMCG No Yes 3876
01398 22/09/2013 NCI Porthdinllaen Reported yacht in possible trouble and monitored subsequent recovery by lifeboat. CRT also attended to observe. NCI Yes Yes 338918
01395 22/09/2013 NCI St Alban's Head CG requested visual on MV reported aground. Not visible but updated report enabled CRT on arrival to be redirected to amended position. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 3868
01400 20/09/2013 NCI Shoreham Monitored and reported on yacht with engine failure. ILB launched and escorted her in safely. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 3841
01388 19/09/2013 NCI Wells-next-the-Sea Relayed parental report of lost child to CG and police. Mother eventually found her safe and well on beach. nfa NCI No Yes n/n
01390 15/09/2013 NCI Teignmouth Reported windsurfer in trouble. LB attended to advise return to shore. Casualty reached beach. NCI Yes Yes 3778
01392 15/09/2013 NCI Swanage Reported downed windsurfer. Advised CG no other craft in area. Monitored safe recovery by ILB. NCI Yes Yes 3785
01410 15/09/2013 NCI Cape Cornwall MoP reported small craft circling unmanned to CG. Visually checked and reported all boats in sight were manned. LB attended and confirmed all safe. nfa MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 338229
01386 10/09/2013 NCI Polruan CG requested visual on disabled zodiac. Not in sight as under cliff edge. Provided access to CRT building and monitored subsequent safe recovery by ILB. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 3716
01391 09/09/2013 NCI Swanage Reported visual on disabled yacht in Race. Relayed PanPan to local boat and monitored safe recovery tow by LB. NCI Yes Yes 3707
01384 06/09/2013 NCI Newhaven Reported position of disabled speedboat. LB attended to escort into harbour when engine restarted. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 3656
01385 06/09/2013 NCI Portland Bill Reported position of 'lost divers' for recovery by their dive boat which had reported it had lost touch with them MCA/HMCG No Yes 1346
01402 06/09/2013 NCI Gosport Reported dismasted yacht and monitored return to harbour under power. MCA informed when out of sight. NCI No Yes 3659
01381 05/09/2013 NCI Mablethorpe Reported large piece of flotsam as danger to small craft and monitored its movement until out of sioht. NFA NCI No Yes n/n
01382 05/09/2013 NCI Newhaven Relayed Chan.12 intercept of FV lost in fog and monitored subsequent search and recovery by LB. NCI Yes Yes 3641
01383 05/09/2013 NCI Charlestown CG requested visual search for disabled dinghy. Not in sight (below cliffs), monitored other searching craft. Dinghy found by ILB close inshore. nfa MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 3624
01380 04/09/2013 NCI Charlestown Advised MRCC that disabled vessel was visible. Together with NCI Polruan monitored and reported recovery by local Maritime Centre RIB. MCA/HMCG No Yes 337008
01367 01/09/2013 NCI Worms Head Reported possible suspicious activity by motor cruiser to Police. NCI No No n/n
01368 01/09/2013 NCI Needles CG requested visual check on disabled RIB. Reported that craft was in tow by another. nfa MCA/HMCG No Yes 3560
01369 01/09/2013 NCI Newhaven CG requested visual search for overdue kayak. Target found and reported for LB search. Craft reached shore safely. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 3569
01370 30/08/2013 NCI Calshot Tower Reported capsized motor launch close in. MoPs told to swim ashore. LB launched to recover it as craft was drifting into shipping lane. NCI Yes Yes 3519
01365 29/08/2013 NCI Boscastle CG requested any sighting of MoP report of unmanned kayak. One sighted which ultimately turned out to be the one reported by MoP with vision defect. Kayak entered harbour safely. FAWGI MCA/HMCG No Yes 3491
01363 27/08/2013 NCI Wells-next-the-Sea Relayed MoP request for medical assistance for injured companion. Paramedic and ambulance attended to casevac. NCI No Yes 335960
01364 27/08/2013 NCI Stepper Point Relayed telecon from disabled dinghy to HM. Harbour Patrol safely recovered casualty to harbour. NCI No Yes n/n

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