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.
9002 17/01/2009 NCI Stepper Point Reported downed windsurfer. CG Mobile paged. ILB recovered casualty and damaged sail. NCI Yes Yes 147835
9001 02/01/2009 NCI Fleetwood Directed LB to disabled RIB.RIB and crew recovered safely. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
8148 02/12/2008 NCI Mundesley Monitored radio traffic re manoverboard from ferry. NFA MCA/HMCG No No
8147 16/11/2008 NCI Herne Bay Co-operated with CG to arrange tow of disabled vessel by LB. Towed o port no injuries. NFA MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
8146 15/11/2008 NCI Mundesley Reported MoP report of object in sea. NFA NCI No Yes
8145 13/11/2008 NCI Mundesley Reported MoP report to police of vandalism to shelter. Police file ref. CR58100/08/2. NFA NCI No No
8144 05/11/2008 NCI Boscastle Co-operated with CG to assist in rescue of dog over cliff. Presumed rescued after Station closed. NFA MCA/HMCG No Yes 142763
8143 02/11/2008 NCI Mundesley Co-operation with CG re vessel near Gas terminal. Identified as RN sheltering ! NFA Police No Yes
8142 02/11/2008 NCI Hornsea Reported surfer in distress. Rescued by jetskiers. SVLB team treated and ambulance attended. NCI No Yes
8141 01/11/2008 NCI Prawle Point Assisted positioning of disabled yacht and monitored tow by ILB to Salcombe. NFA MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 4243
8140 30/10/2008 NCI Fleetwood Reported youths injuring cyclist with firework. Police Ambulance and Fire Bde. Attended. NCI No No
8139 20/10/2008 NCI Folkestone Co-operated with Police re stolen car over cliff edge. NFA MCA/HMCG No Yes
8138 18/10/2008 NCI Southend Reported kite surfer tangled in boom. LB attended and landed swimmers ashore. NFA NCI Yes Yes 3306
8137 12/10/2008 NCI Wells-next-the-Sea Reported 2 MoP and dogs cut off by tide. CG and ILB attended to land potential casualties safely NCI Yes Yes 3092
8136 12/10/2008 NCI Nells Point Monitored 2 MoP cut off by tide wading ashore and reported their safe arrival ashore. NFA MCA/HMCG No Yes 83084
8135 11/10/2008 NCI Nells Point Monitored 4 MoP cut off by tide. Lifeboat brougt them ashore. NFA NCI Yes No 140605
8134 03/10/2008 NCI Worms Head Assisted injured MoP. CG and Air Ambulance tasked. Casualty flown to A&E. NCI No Yes 2997
8133 29/09/2008 NCI Prawle Point Relayed MoP report of abandoned clothing and dinghy. CG and ILB attended. Assessed as 'old'. NFA NCI Yes Yes
8132 28/09/2008 NCI Teignmouth Reported jetskis in collision.CG paramedic LB and helo launched.One casevac to A&E one in shock. NCI Yes Yes 3801
8131 27/09/2008 NCI Worms Head Reported two MoP cut off by tide. Cliff Rescue and ILB attended. MoP landed by ILB. NFA NCI Yes Yes 2939
8130 26/09/2008 NCI Portland Bill Monitored yacht disabled off PBL. SMIT craft tasked but craft made harbour when tide turned NCI No Yes 4251
8129 24/09/2008 NCI Mundesley MoP handed in 8 inch knife from beach. Delivered to police station. NFA NCI No No
8128 19/09/2008 NCI Skegness Reported possible liferaft adrift. CG and ILB tasked. ILB though thought object to be small boat. NFA NCI Yes Yes
8127 18/09/2008 NCI Teignmouth Reported capsized speedboat. ILB towed to shore. No casualties. NFA NCI Yes Yes 3657
8126 16/09/2008 NCI Nells Point Reported large tree and flotsam danger to vessels. NCI No Yes 2804
8125 16/09/2008 NCI Nells Point Reported long plastic pipe and drum danger to small craft. LB attended to recover. NCI Yes Yes 2802
8124 14/09/2008 NCI Felixstowe Reported red flare from small boat. ILB attended and established flare fired in error. NFA NCI Yes Yes
8123 13/09/2008 NCI Prawle Point Clarified posit of MC with u/s engine to CG and monitored tow by FV and Harbour Launch. NCI No Yes 3567
8122 12/09/2008 NCI Prawle Point Clarified position of yacht with u/s engine to CG and monitored tow in by Harbour Launch. NCI No Yes 3560
8121 11/09/2008 NCI Skegness Reported downed kitesurfer. CG requested continue observation. Surfer gained shore. NFA NCI No Yes
8120 07/09/2008 NCI Nells Point Assisted in recovery of manoverboard from yacht (Boom strike). Casualty lifted by helo but DOA MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 2759
8119 03/09/2008 NCI Fleetwood Reported live gas bottle on beach. Fire Brigade attended to remove. NFA NCI No No
8118 02/09/2008 NCI Exmouth Assisted in recovery of disabled yacht with description etc. ILB towed in. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 4065
8117 01/09/2008 NCI Exmouth Co-operation with MRCCs and Hbr Mstr to locate dinghy with 4 MoP. Located ashore at Lyme Regis MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 3400
8116 31/08/2008 NCI Fleetwood Reported live leaking gas bottle on beach. Fire Brigade and Environmental Health attended. NFA NCI No No
8115 31/08/2008 NCI Charlestown Reported MoP in possible danger. LBs attended. False alarm with good intent. NFA NCI Yes Yes 3391
8114 31/08/2008 NCI Portland Bill Corrected position of dive boat with casualty to CG. Helo attended to lift to hospital. NCI No Yes 4041
8113 30/08/2008 NCI Prawle Point Reported disabled RIB and monitored recovery by ILB updating CG NCI Yes Yes 3367
8112 27/08/2008 NCI Polruan CG requested monitoring of disabled FV. Towed in by yacht OWL. NFA MCA/HMCG No Yes
8111 25/08/2008 NCI Mundesley Relayed MoP report of possible mine ashore. CG and Police informed. NFA NCI No Yes

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