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.
10178 15/08/2010 NCI Mablethorpe Relayed MoP report of lost child. Police attended. Child found safe. NFA NCI No Yes 281
10177 15/08/2010 NCI Southend Monitored safe recovery of downed kitesurfers by ILB. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 3661
10176 14/08/2010 NCI Bass Point Relayed MoP report of abandoned car by cliff top. Police traced driver who was safely on holiday. NFA NCI No No
10175 14/08/2010 NCI Newhaven Monitored and reported safe return of disabled speedboat. CG attended Station. NCI No Yes 3899
10174 12/08/2010 NCI Rame Head MRCC requested search for potential suicidal lady. Subject found and escorted until police arrived. MCA/HMCG No Yes 3380
10173 12/08/2010 NCI Charlestown Reported 4 MoP in danger of being cut off by tide. Monitored until they waded back waist deep. NFA NCI No Yes 3381
10172 11/08/2010 NCI St Alban's Head Co-operated with MRCC to attempt identification of vessel reporting possible lifejacket. NFA MCA/HMCG No Yes 3835
10171 11/08/2010 NCI Charlestown Assisted in recovery of injured walker by relaying MRCCC messages on Chan. Zero to CG CRT. MCA/HMCG No Yes 3346
10170 11/08/2010 NCI Polruan Assisted in monitoring recovery of disabled FV with 7 MoP by HM craft and LB. No casualties. NFA MCA/HMCG Yes No
10169 09/08/2010 NCI Stepper Point Assisted in reporting disabled yacht being recovered by local FV.CG and LB paged but stood down. NFA NCI Yes Yes 3291
10168 08/08/2010 NCI Prawle Point Monitored and reported on recovery by ILB of motor cruiser with engine fire. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 3262
10167 08/08/2010 NCI Polruan In contact with MRCC to locate disabled MC. Casualty located and towed in by LB on exercise. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
10166 07/08/2010 NCI Polruan Assisted in locating kayak reported missing and its safe arrival in port. NFA NCI No Yes 3237
10165 07/08/2010 NCI Worms Head Reported six MoPs about to be cut off by tide. CGs attended. LBs paged. MoPs waded back. NFA NCI Yes Yes 2602
10164 06/08/2010 NCI Froward Point Assisted in monitoring recovery of empty drifting dinghy by ILB. No casualties. NFA MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 3220
10163 06/08/2010 NCI Stepper Point Reported and monitored recovery of capsized dinghy by ILB. HM and Lifeguard RIBs also attended. NCI Yes Yes
10162 05/08/2010 NCI Nells Point Monitored recovery by LB of disabled yacht. MRCC kept updated. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 2568
10161 04/08/2010 NCI Nells Point Watchkeeper provided First Aid kit to fallen MoP. CG attended and casualty casevaced to hospital NCI No Yes 2565
10160 03/08/2010 NCI Bass Point Assisted by monitoring safe recovery by ILB of yacht snagged on fishing gear. NFA MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 3143
10159 03/08/2010 NCI Wells-next-the-Sea Called Ambulance service to injured MoP by Station. CG paramedics and helo attended to casevac. NCI No Yes 211787
10158 02/08/2010 NCI Fleetwood Relayed MoP report of orange cylinder on beach. WBC requested to remove. NFA NCI No Yes 211621
10157 02/08/2010 NCI Nells Point Redirected LB to casualty via MRCC. Yacht escorted in safely. NCI Yes Yes 2525
10156 01/08/2010 NCI Prawle Point CG requested monitoring of disabled yacht whilst in sight. NFA MCA/HMCG No Yes 3106
10155 01/08/2010 NCI Newhaven Assisted in passing accurate position of divers in trouble for safe rescue by lifeboat. NCI Yes Yes 3584
10152 29/07/2010 NCI Nells Point Assisted by redirecting SAR assets to MoPs in water for helo casevac to hospital. MCA/HMCG No Yes 210988
10154 29/07/2010 NCI Newhaven Relayed MoP report of hazardous area to Nature Reserve Ranger for action. NCI No No
10153 29/07/2010 NCI Boscastle Reported two yachts approaching danger. MRCC broadcast turned them away successfully. NCI No Yes
10151 27/07/2010 NCI Shoreham CG requested monitoring of disabled speedboat tow in by ILB. NFA MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 2643
10150 26/07/2010 NCI Bass Point Reported empty dinghy adrift. Owner and Lifeguards decided not worth recovering. MRCC informed. NCI No Yes
10149 25/07/2010 NCI Newhaven Redirected LB to dayboat aground. Escorted in safely. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 3377
10148 25/07/2010 NCI Calshot Tower Reported two capsized catamarans. Two rescue craft attended to assist. NCI Yes Yes 3382
10147 24/07/2010 NCI Wooltack Point Monitored and reported recovery of disabled yacht by ALB. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 210053
10146 24/07/2010 NCI Wooltack Point Monitored and reported recovery by ALB of two casualties from 15ft yacht. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 210050
10145 24/07/2010 NCI Nells Point Assisted in locating disabled speedboat for CG RIB to recover safely. NFA MCA/HMCG No Yes 2348
10144 23/07/2010 NCI Teignmouth Reported speedboat apparently disabled. Engine restarted and CG advised. LB diverted to check. NFA NCI Yes Yes 2935
10143 22/07/2010 NCI Nells Point Assisted in monitoring and recovery by ILB of MoPs cut off by tide. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 209774
10142 21/07/2010 NCI Skegness CG requested monitoring of inflatable with 2 MoP aboard. ILB launched to check. MoPs reached shore MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 29628
10141 20/07/2010 NCI Bass Point Relayed Chan.16 call of vessel on fire. Position checked with CG. Confirmed as warship on exercise. NCI No Yes 2878
10140 19/07/2010 NCI Worms Head Reported bicycle unattended for some days. Police attended. Camping owner eventually safely found. NCI No Yes 2256
10139 18/07/2010 NCI Skegness CG requested visual search for reported flotsam. Nothing sighted. Incident terminated. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 29216

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