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.
| Incident No. | Date of Incident | Station Name | Incident Summary | Initiated by | Lifeboat involved | MCA | MCA No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43199 | 18/08/2022 | NCI Mablethorpe | MOP reported to NCI a gentleman had injured his leg on beach. Ambulance called, HMCG informed. LGs tasked. First Aid given until ambulance arrived, and casualty transferred to hospital. | NCI | No | Yes | 029416 |
| 43201 | 18/08/2022 | NCI St Alban's Head | Pan Pan from vessel with engine failure. HMCG responded, NCI established visual, no immediate danger, CG advised. Assistance requested from any vessel, yacht responded. Casualty towed to safety. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 029403 |
| 43560 | 17/08/2022 | NCI Portscatho | HMCG phoned NCI re. 2 paddle boarders. ILB and CRT tasked. Casualties seen by ILB, out of sight of NCI, and recovered to beach to care of CRT. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 029283 |
| 43228 | 17/08/2022 | NCI Portscatho | HMCG phoned NCI for visual on 2 paddle boarders unable to return to beach. Not visible from lookout. ILB tasked, recovered casualties, who had been caught by wind. CRT met casualties at beach. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 029283 |
| 43189 | 17/08/2022 | NCI Gwennap Head | MsOP reported to NCI they had seen body boarder swept out to sea. NCI did not have visual, but informed HMCG. AWLB tasked, but casualty self rescued before LB arrived on scene. Assets stood down. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 029282 |
| 43191 | 17/08/2022 | NCI Porthcawl | HMCG contacted NCI re. paddle boarders struggling to return to shore. Visual established, ILB tasked. 2 swimmers assisted casualties, who had been caught in current. All safe. Assets stood down. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 029318 |
| 43163 | 16/08/2022 | NCI Prawle Point | NCI observed large wooden pallet adrift. HMCG informed, who put out radio warning. | NCI | No | Yes | n/a |
| 43179 | 16/08/2022 | NCI Porthcawl | NCI called by HMCG e. 3 paddle boarders overdue. Search requested. Nothing seen, surf school confirmed 3 not returned, and were searching. Casualties located safe and well, walking back to school. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 029019 |
| 43186 | 16/08/2022 | NCI Torbay | HMCG phoned NCI re. abandoned kayak, found floating. Lookout requested. AWLB and HELO tasked. Person found safely ashore having abandoned kayak, assets stood down. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 029005 |
| 43144 | 15/08/2022 | NCI Skegness | NCI observed buoy floating free, creating potential hazard. HMCG informed. | NCI | No | Yes | 028813 |
| 43148 | 15/08/2022 | NCI Point Lynas | NCI contacted HMCG re. small fishing boat with engine failure. NCI requested to look for other vessels nearby. None available, monitoring maintained, then AWLB tasked to tow casualty to safety. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 028846 |
| 43165 | 15/08/2022 | NCI Fleetwood | NCI reported to HMCG MOP stranded on sandbank. Monitoring requested. Person then in water, ILB tasked, recovered casualty, all safe. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 028839 |
| 43266 | 14/08/2022 | NCI Folkestone | NCI observed inflatable, 1 POB in possible difficulty. Yacht reported same to NCI, no problem reported on investigation, inflatable returned to beach. HMCG informed. | NCI | No | Yes | n/a |
| 43267 | 14/08/2022 | NCI Folkestone | NCI informed on Ch 65 an unidentified black floating tube was floating off the harbour. HMCG informed, tube monitored until it disappeared from sight. NFA | MMO | No | Yes | n/a |
| 43164 | 14/08/2022 | NCI Calshot Tower | NCI observed RIB aground. 5 POB, 3 children wearing lifejackets, 2 adults not. HMCG informed, small fishing vessel went to assist, pulled RIB clear, but ran aground itself. Fishing boat freed itself. , CG informed. | NCI | No | Yes | 028634 |
| 43166 | 14/08/2022 | NCI Calshot Tower | Vessel issued Mayday with broken prop. Vessel at anchor. HMCG informed NCI had visual. Yacht offered assistance, and towed to safety. Mayday cancelled. | NCI | No | Yes | 028656 |
| 43172 | 14/08/2022 | NCI Needles | Mayday from motor vessel with engine failure. NCI confirmed position to HMCG. Nearby vessel took casualty under tow to safety. CG informed, incident closed. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 028605 |
| 43121 | 14/08/2022 | NCI Hengistbury Head | HMCG requested NCI look for missing yacht, possibly drifting near lookout. Nothing seen, search called off, vessel not found. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 028378 |
| 43173 | 14/08/2022 | NCI Porthcawl | NCI observed 2 MOP trying to cross river, waving for assistance. NCI contacted HMCG, ILB tasked. Kayaker offered assistance, CG informed, ILB put on standby to launch. Both casualties reached safety., ILB stood down, as kayaker helped casualties across. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 028724 |
| 43180 | 14/08/2022 | NCI Canvey Island | MOP called NCI re. child in inflatable canoe missing. HMCG informed. Camera search carried out. MOP phoned to say casualty had been found safe. | NCI | No | Yes | n/a |
| 43124 | 14/08/2022 | NCI St Agnes Head | NCI observed canoe, 1 POB heading for rocks. vessel was not seen to emerge, HMCG informed. CG asked for updates, and asked a passing yacht to take a look. Nothing seen. , It was assumed canoe had escaped field of view on its return to shore. | NCI | No | Yes | 028412 |
| 43125 | 14/08/2022 | NCI Needles | HMCG requested NCI look out for drifting yacht, last seen anchored bay. Presumed 0 POB. vessel reported drifting vessel, NCI had visual, CG informed. Vessel took casualty under tow, and tow taken over, by ILB. Incident closed. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 027209 |
| 43127 | 14/08/2022 | NCI Hengistbury Head | HMCG requested NCI look out for jet ski. Visual search carried out, nothing seen and monitoring continued. CG later informed NCI jet skier had been found safe and well. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 028549 |
| 43135 | 14/08/2022 | NCI Wooltack Point | NCI observed a gorse fire on headland. Fire Brigade alerted, and HMCG informed | NCI | No | Yes | n/a |
| 43136 | 13/08/2022 | NCI Gosport | NCI observed a swimmer in difficulty, clinging to pile in strong flood tide. HMCG and QHM informed. Police launch tasked, but casualty made way to beach unassisted. CG and QHM informed. | NCI | No | Yes | 027905 |
| 43143 | 13/08/2022 | NCI Nells Point | NCI heard unanswered Mayday. Phoned HMCG with detail, and given permission to answer on Ch16. No response. CG requested assistance from vessels near position. | NCI | No | Yes | n/a |
| 43120 | 13/08/2022 | NCI Hengistbury Head | NCI had concern for MOP on cliff edge. HMCG informed. Full description given, and during conversation, subject slowly walked away from cliff edge, NFA. | NCI | No | Yes | 028049 |
| 43123 | 13/08/2022 | NCI Skegness | Station Manager saw HELO close to station, searching. SM contacted HMCG offered help from W/Ks, whom used camera. Nothing seen, Police, CRT, AWLB, ILB and LGs all in attendance,, Search concluded late evening with recovery of boys body from water. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 028201 |
| 43104 | 12/08/2022 | NCI Prawle Point | Fishing vessel called NCI on Ch65 with engine failure. HMCG informed and given position. ILB tasked and undertook tow to harbour. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 027686 |
| 43105 | 12/08/2022 | NCI Rame Head | ! POB on motor cruiser suffered injury and reported to HMCG via 999. CG requested visual from NCI, and one W/K walked to establish visual. Second vessel assisted, CG informed, ILB tasked , Casualty treated on scene and vessel continued her voyage. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 027626 |
| 43288 | 12/08/2022 | NCI Filey | 2 walkers were cut off by incoming tide while walking. ILB tasked. Both casualties self rescued before ILB arrived, by climbing cliff. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 027711 |
| 43290 | 12/08/2022 | NCI Filey | 2 persons cut off and stranded by incoming tide, NCI observed them attempting self rescue. CRT tasked, but casualties self rescued before their arrival. | NCI | No | Yes | 027733 |
| 43122 | 12/08/2022 | NCI Porthcawl | NCI called HMCG re. concern for MsOP attempting to cross river on flooding tide. CG then were called by MOP saying several were trying to cross, assisted by paddle boarders. ILB tasked., NCI had visual, suggested those on paddle boards be rescued first, then others. 22 rescued in total. All safe. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 027765 |
| 43097 | 11/08/2022 | NCI Porthcawl | HMCG contacted NCI re. 2 missing teenagers, last seen on Paddle Board. NCI carried out camera scan, ILB tasked, also CRT. Casualties found safe and well back on beach. All assets stood down. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 027454 |
| 43162 | 11/08/2022 | NCI Fleetwood | NCI phoned HMCG re. RIB broken down. CG advised monitor. RIB later started, moved slowly, possibly fishing, visual difficult. RIB later moved off quickly. CG informed. | NCI | No | Yes | 102195 |
| 43107 | 11/08/2022 | NCI Porthcawl | NCI had concern for 11 MOP trying to cross river on flooding tide. Jetski rider told NCI he had tried to stop them. Monitoring continued, ILB tasked, paddle boarder also in difficulty. ILB diverted aw, AWLB then tasked, paddle boarders just made it ashore, and both LBs rescued those cut off by rising tide. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 027450 |
| 43108 | 11/08/2022 | NCI Porthcawl | NCI contacted HMCG re. 2 persons on a paddle board drifting down Chanel on ebbing tide. No lifejackets.LB tasked, casualties refused assistance, and they made way to shore, accompanied by LB., CRT met casualties and gave safety advice. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 027487 |
| 43109 | 11/08/2022 | NCI Porthcawl | HMCG contacted NCI re. MOP trying to swim across river. Both LBs already involved with others trying to cross. NCI established visual, LB diverted, but both swimmers reached beach. , Both LBs unable to continue ferrying persons from other incident due to depth of water. Assets stood down. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 027485 |
| 43092 | 11/08/2022 | NCI Prawle Point | NCI called on Ch65 by yacht with second yacht which has engine failure, under tow. Visual established, HMCG informed. No progress was being made, Pan Pan issued, RIB took over tow safely to harbour. | NCI | No | Yes | 027307 |
| 43070 | 10/08/2022 | NCI Needles | HMCG inform NCI clothes had been found by local cafe. Requested search for lone swimmer. Visual established, CG informed. Turned out not to be person of concern. Police attended, bagged clothes., Monitoring continued, inconclusive outcome. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 026994 |