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.
11077 21/04/2011 NCI Skegness Co-operated with Police and CG to search for missing child. Child found safe ashore. Police No Yes 1181
11076 20/04/2011 NCI Folkestone Reported possible oil contamination to Environment Agency. Agency carried out tests. NCI No No
11075 19/04/2011 NCI Polruan CG requested monitoring of disabled MV tow into harbour by another MV. MCA/HMCG No Yes 1463
11074 18/04/2011 NCI Polruan Co-operated with CG to monitor recovery of disabled speedboat by yacht and HM launch MCA/HMCG No Yes 1437
11073 17/04/2011 NCI Portland Bill CG requested monitoring of tow in of disabled FV by another. MCA/HMCG No Yes 1226
11072 17/04/2011 NCI Newhaven Refined position of yacht aground to MRCC. Yacht towed in safely by LB and RIB. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 1222
11071 17/04/2011 NCI Felixstowe CG request on Chan.0 for check on MoP report of craft at risk.ILB recovered 2 boys in toy dinghy MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 1205
11070 17/04/2011 NCI St Ives Reported to CG that child MoP reported in danger on rocks was safely on beach. ILB stood down. NCI Yes No 1413
11069 16/04/2011 NCI St Alban's Head Refined position of disabled dinghy to CG for passing yacht to tow in. Police RIB also attended. MCA/HMCG No Yes 1199
11068 16/04/2011 NCI Skegness CG requested visual search for MoP report of object in water Plastic buoy sighted. CG stood down. MCA/HMCG No Yes 1109
11067 16/04/2011 NCI Skegness Confirmed to CG that jetski MoP reported in trouble was not. ILB stood down. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 1108
11066 16/04/2011 NCI Lyme Bay Relayed NT Rep. report of MoPs stuck on cliff. Attended incident until CRT arrived to rescue safely. NCI No Yes 237530
11065 15/04/2011 NCI Worms Head Relayed MoP report of hazardous container on beach.CG attended.Environment Dept. to remove. NCI No Yes 237387
11064 14/04/2011 NCI Prawle Point Reported position of disabled yacht and monitored tow in by LB. NCI Yes Yes 1355
11063 13/04/2011 NCI Wooltack Point Reported group of objects as danger to small craft. Police launch attended to burst baloons. Nfa NCI No No
11062 11/04/2011 NCI Froward Point CG requested info on disabled ML. Refined position and monitored tow in by ILB. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 236931
11061 11/04/2011 NCI Polruan CG requested visual ident on disabled MB. Monitored tow back to harbour by another vessel. MCA/HMCG No Yes 1306
11060 10/04/2011 NCI Torbay Relayed message from pleasure boat re MoPs on cliff face. CG and ILB attended until climbers safe. NCI Yes Yes 236837
11059 10/04/2011 NCI Torbay Assisted in monitoring gorse fire for action by Fire Service. MCA/HMCG No Yes 236819
11058 10/04/2011 NCI Nells Point Reported small inflatable in trouble and monitored until drifted ashore thus saving a LB launch. NCI No No 761
11057 09/04/2011 NCI Mablethorpe Reported two speeding motor cycles on beach danger to public. Police attended. NCI No No
11056 09/04/2011 NCI Exmouth Requested by CG to monitor two MoPs in difficulty on sands. Kite surfers watched until safely back. MCA/HMCG No Yes
11055 08/04/2011 NCI Froward Point CG requested info on leaking FV. Monitored and reported until vessel entered harbour. MCA/HMCG No Yes 1231
11054 07/04/2011 NCI Prawle Point Reported disabled speedboat and assisted CG to contact passing yacht to tow in safely. NCI No Yes 1220
11053 06/04/2011 NCI Portland Bill CG requested info on disabled yacht. Assisted search until vessel found in inaccurate position. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 1035
11052 04/04/2011 NCI Lee-on-the-Solent Reported and monitored capsized dinghy unable to right until it drifted ashore. NCI No No 11011
11051 03/04/2011 NCI Skegness Reported dead porpoise carcase. CG arranged disposal.Nfa NCI No Yes 236010
11050 02/04/2011 NCI Portland Bill CG requested info on disabled MC. Monitored until vessel proceeded east. MCA/HMCG No Yes
11049 02/04/2011 NCI Nells Point Report large flotsam off harbour entrance as danger to small craft. CG issued Securite message. NCI No Yes 667
11048 01/04/2011 NCI Herne Bay Reported unmanned RIB on erratic headings. CG investigation showed defence firm's trials. NFA NCI No Yes 971
11047 31/03/2011 NCI Charlestown Monitored and reported on disabled yacht allowing CG to stand tow down. NCI No Yes 1109
11046 29/03/2011 NCI Skegness Reported dead seal carcase to Council ELDC as health hazard. ELDC removed carcase. Nfa NCI No No
11045 27/03/2011 NCI Froward Point Assisted by reporting craft in locality of disabled RIB for local vessel and ILB to tow in safely. NCI Yes Yes 1057
11044 25/03/2011 NCI Wooltack Point Reported motor cruiser in danger of grounding. CG radioed advice. Cruiser sailed safely. NCI No Yes 235149
11043 24/03/2011 NCI Newhaven Reported youths tombstoning having removed barrier. Police attended to interview. NCI No No 1053
11042 23/03/2011 NCI Nells Point Reported large propane canister adrift danger to small craft. Securitay message sent by CG. NCI No Yes 604
11041 20/03/2011 NCI Exmouth Reported large amount of flotsam in channel. CG attended to investigate.Nfa NCI No Yes 939
11040 19/03/2011 NCI Worms Head Reported 2 MoP in danger on flooded causeway. Warnings given but MoPs waded across.Nfa NCI No Yes 234529
11039 19/03/2011 NCI St Alban's Head Reported yacht aground and monitored recovery by police RIB until out of sight. NCI No No 784
11038 19/03/2011 NCI Worms Head Assisted in recovery by LB of disabled motor cruiser. CG attended. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 234509

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