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.
12054 10/04/2012 NCI Calshot Tower Reported jetski broken down in shipping lane. ILB attended to tow in safely. NCI Yes Yes 949
12053 09/04/2012 NCI Calshot Tower Reported disabled MB's correct position near main channel. LB attended to tow in safely. NCI Yes Yes 944
12052 09/04/2012 NCI St Alban's Head Monitored and passed information to CG re damaged MC. LB attended to escort in. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 938
12051 08/04/2012 NCI Charlestown Relayed radio call re abandoned inflatable canoe. ILB and CRS attended without locating any casualty. NCI Yes Yes 1271
12050 08/04/2012 NCI Polruan CG requested visual on MoPs cut-off by tide. Casualties not visible from Station. NFA MCA/HMCG No Yes
12049 08/04/2012 NCI Nells Point CG requested visual on surfer in possible distress. Searches and CG negative. False alarm with good intent. MCA/HMCG No Yes 727
12048 07/04/2012 NCI Point Lynas Reported dismasted dinghy. Single MoP and craft towed in safely by ILB NCI Yes Yes 701
12047 07/04/2012 NCI Worms Head Reported MoPs cut-off by tide. ILB recoverd six to shore. NCI Yes Yes 278530
12046 07/04/2012 NCI Calshot Tower Reported yacht aground. LB attended but no damage and craft had to remain until tide turned. NCI Yes Yes 906
12045 07/04/2012 NCI Exmouth CG requested monitoring of disabled MB. ILB attended to tow in. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 278504
12044 06/04/2012 NCI Gosport Reported yacht aground to QHM and CG and monitored GAFIRS LB attending to pull clear and escort in. NCI Yes Yes 895
12043 05/04/2012 NCI Worms Head Reported MoP cut-off by tide. Italian MoP (who could not read notices) recovered to shore by ILB. NCI Yes Yes 278318
12042 02/04/2012 NCI St Alban's Head CG requested report on yacht with tender. Movements reported. Police attended and case closed. MCA/HMCG No Yes 851
12041 02/04/2012 NCI Torbay Reported visual on MoPs cut off by tide. Assisted CROs to position. MoPs decided to await ebb tide. MCA/HMCG No Yes 1183
12039 01/04/2012 NCI Portland Bill CG requested visual and monitoring of LB recovery of disabled ketch. Position updates and weather passed MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 844
12040 01/04/2012 NCI Teignmouth Reported visual on disabled FV and monitored safe recovery by LB. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 1164
12038 30/03/2012 NCI Peveril(Dont Use) Called paramedic on 999 to attend MoP reported choking. Ambulance attended and victim recovered. NCI No No
12037 28/03/2012 NCI Newhaven CG requested identification and monitoring of safe recovery by LB of disabled FV. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 795
12036 25/03/2012 NCI Newhaven CG requested monitoring of recovery of disabled Fv by LB. Reported safely in harbour. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 759
12035 24/03/2012 NCI Newhaven Reported to Harbour Control and monitored youths acting suspiciously until police attended. NCI No No
12034 24/03/2012 NCI Calshot Tower Reported yacht aground. CG requested remain on watch to monitor LBs safely recovering five crew NCI Yes Yes 752
12033 21/03/2012 NCI Torbay Reported empty inflatable adrift Lone diver surfaced (no 'A' flag). CG gave 'advice' when back ashore. NCI No Yes 1005
12032 21/03/2012 NCI Nells Point Reported large tree adrift as danger to small craft. CG issued a Securitay warning. NFA NCI No Yes 542
12031 18/03/2012 NCI Point Lynas Reported MoP with broken leg. Provided stabilisation until CGs and air ambulance casevac to hospital. NCI No Yes 515
12030 17/03/2012 NCI Folkestone Took action to warn racing yachts standing ito danger. Yachts avoided rocks without response to NCI NCI No No
12029 12/03/2012 NCI Newhaven Reported and monitored yacht with lost power until it gained harbour. NCI No Yes 634
12028 12/03/2012 NCI Teignmouth Reported disabled RIB to CG and HM. Monitored and updated CG and HM until RIB safely ashore. NCI No Yes 876
12027 10/03/2012 NCI Porthdinllaen Reported disabled speedboat. Towed in safely by RNLI-manned RIB. No injuries. NCI Yes Yes 449
12026 09/03/2012 NCI Caister Observed MoP fall and injure leg. Called ambulance to casevac to A&E. Partner phoned thanks to Station. NCI No Yes
12025 06/03/2012 NCI Peveril(Dont Use) Reported out of control dinghy near rocks. Local vessel towed in safely. ILB crew debriefed crew ashore. NCI Yes Yes 559
12024 06/03/2012 NCI Torbay Reported unattended FV adrift. Crew returned in another FV. Debriefed by Harbourmaster. NCI No Yes 783
12023 25/02/2012 NCI Worms Head CG requested monitoring of injured MoP casevac by helo. MCA/HMCG No Yes 274714
12022 25/02/2012 NCI Folkestone Investigated MoP 999 report of fractured pipe. Reported false alarm with good intent. NFA MCA/HMCG No Yes
12021 25/02/2012 NCI Exmouth Reported large oil drum adrift as danger to small craft. CG to attend. NCI No Yes 650
12020 24/02/2012 NCI Teignmouth Reported unmanned drifting tender. LB attended but with no towing points allowed to continue drift. NCI Yes Yes 632
12019 20/02/2012 NCI Mablethorpe Involved with police in recovery of munitions found by MoP. Police No Yes 274336
12018 15/02/2012 NCI Newhaven CG requested visual contact on disabled MB. Confirmed position to LB on Chan. Zero for a safe tow in. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 393
12017 14/02/2012 NCI Torbay Whilst reporting capsized yacht it was righted safely and ultimately returned to harbour. NCI No Yes
12016 11/02/2012 NCI Caister Reported large flotsam danger to small craft. CG issued a Securitay. Lowestoft PB recovered item. NCI No Yes
12015 09/02/2012 NCI Teignmouth Reported disturbance involving two MoPs to Police who attended and arrested one 'male'. NCI No No 370

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