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.
9166 06/08/2009 NCI Charlestown Reported 5 MoP at risk on rising tide. CG and ILB attended. MoP returned safely. NCI Yes Yes 3506
9165 05/08/2009 NCI St Alban's Head Looked after and then reunited lost dog with owner.NFA NCI No Yes 3564
9164 04/08/2009 NCI St Alban's Head Co-operated with MRCC and SAR units investigating possible Mayday call.Nothing found. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 170548
9163 03/08/2009 NCI Mablethorpe Reported dinghy drifting seaward.LB attended. Swiommers and dinghy landed safely. NCI Yes Yes 170705
9162 03/08/2009 NCI Skegness Assisted in location and tow in by ILB of disabled speedboat.No casualties MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
9160 01/08/2009 NCI Nells Point Reported 4 MoP cutoff by tide.CG Mobile attended to recover to shore.No casualties. NCI No Yes 170192
9161 01/08/2009 NCI Nells Point Reported disabled yacht with exhausted crew.RYA RIB towed in. Casevac by paramedics. NCI No Yes 2451
9159 28/07/2009 NCI Wells-next-the-Sea Reported telecon for assistance from launch. Conned LB by phone to casualty to tow in safely. NCI Yes Yes 169605
9158 28/07/2009 NCI Nells Point Reported and directed CG Mobile on Chan. Zero to recover unmanned inflatable adrift. NCI No Yes 2388
9157 27/07/2009 NCI Shoreham Reported disabled MB off port.Monitored situation until MB regained control and entered harbour. NCI Yes No
9156 27/07/2009 NCI Prawle Point Monitored and reported on catamaran in difficulties. ALB attended and helped exhausted skipper in. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 3280
9155 27/07/2009 NCI Exmouth Assisted location of disabled MC for passing FV to tow in. MCA/HMCG No Yes 3272
9154 26/07/2009 NCI Folkestone Reported and monitored subsequent rescue and recovery of capsized catamaran and crew. NCI Yes Yes 2993
9153 26/07/2009 NCI Newhaven Reported struggling swimmer. CG instructed NCI to use Chan.67 to con yacht to assist. NCI No Yes 3358
9152 25/07/2009 NCI Froward Point Relayed Mayday and monitored rescue and recovery of sinking angling boat. NCI Yes Yes 3204
9151 25/07/2009 NCI Exmouth CG requested info on disabled yacht.ILB and LB attended to tow in. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 3216
9150 25/07/2009 NCI Wells-next-the-Sea Reported 5 MoP at risk on rising tide. CG and ILB attended. MoP returned safely. NCI Yes Yes 16079
9149 25/07/2009 NCI Prawle Point Assisted in location of 6 divers lost by dive boat.Divers recovered by passing yacht. No casualties. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 3211
9148 20/07/2009 NCI Exmouth Reported and monitored grounded ski-boat with engine falure.ILB atended and towed in. NCI Yes Yes 168197
9147 20/07/2009 NCI Folkestone Off-duty w/kpr reported potential suicidal MoP in water. Police rescued her to casevac. NCI No No 1730
9144 19/07/2009 NCI Newhaven Monitored possible hoax call whilst LB searched datum for boy in water.Assessed as hoax. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 3174
9146 19/07/2009 NCI Southend Warned CG of kayak in possible danger.CG and ILB attended. Kayak found safe.NFA NCI Yes Yes 2806
9145 19/07/2009 NCI Skegness Reported disabled FV.Lifeguards and LB attended to tow safely in. NCI Yes Yes 2406
9143 18/07/2009 NCI Exmouth CG requested info on dinghy in posible distress.Nothing sighted.NFA MCA/HMCG No Yes
9142 18/07/2009 NCI Nells Point Reported fisherman possibly cut offby tide. Monitored situation until low water at 2000A. NCI No Yes 167896
9139 18/07/2009 NCI Worms Head Assisted injured MoP. CG and Air ambulance casevac to hospital. NCI No Yes 167865
9138 16/07/2009 NCI Prawle Point Monitoring and reporting on disabled yacht close inshore.Casualty towed in by ILB.NFA MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 3004
9137 13/07/2009 NCI Folkestone Reported unusual light source to police.Confirmed as wrecked car. NFA NCI No No
9136 13/07/2009 NCI Newhaven Monitored small RIB in possible danger.Landed safely.NFA NCI No Yes 3049
9135 13/07/2009 NCI Skegness Involved in recovery of inflatable in difficulties.Lifeguards attended until craft beached. NCI Yes Yes
9134 13/07/2009 NCI Prawle Point Assisted via Channel Zero in recovery of beached yacht by ALB.Casualty towed in. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 167258
9133 12/07/2009 NCI Teignmouth Reported disabled jetski.Lifeguard and LB attended to tow in. NCI Yes Yes 167135
9141 11/07/2009 NCI Canvey Island Assisted disabled FV to contact CG.Towed safely in by LB. NCI Yes Yes 2641
9140 10/07/2009 NCI Teignmouth Relayed and investigatd MoP report of unattended fishing gear. Reported to police. No sightings. NFA NCI No No
9131 10/07/2009 NCI Newhaven To CG enquiry confirmed false alarm on yacht with good intent. NFA MCA/HMCG No Yes 166778
9130 09/07/2009 NCI Worms Head Assisted in casevac of schoolgirl on DoE exercise with breathing problems.CG attended. NCI No Yes 2068
9128 08/07/2009 NCI Boscastle CG requested assistance to locate possible flare report.ILB and helo attended. No casualty found. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
9129 08/07/2009 NCI Exmouth Monitored grounded yacht on ebbing tide.ILB attended but unable to assist.Refloated on flood. NCI Yes Yes 2863
9127 07/07/2009 NCI Nells Point Reported car fallen over the cliff.CG Police and recovery unit attended. No occupants found. NCI No Yes 2040
9126 06/07/2009 NCI Folkestone Assisted CG and LB to recover body at base of cliffs. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes

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