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
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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.
42738 21/07/2022 NCI Llandudno 2 horses broke loose, and swam across channel to other side of estuary. HMCG requested visual from NCI. CRT and Police attended, caught horses, uninjured, and awaited owners with horse box. Fire No Yes 023019
42747 21/07/2022 NCI Exmouth HMCG contacted NCI re. possible yacht grounding. NCI carried out search - negative. LB tasked. Casualty identified as beginning to keel over on falling tide. Vessel recovered to marina. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 023046
42944 21/07/2022 NCI Folkestone MOP reported that a group of children had removed lifebuoy and were playing with it on beach. HMCG advised, CRT tasked. Culprits replaced buoy and departed, CG advised. Council to check equipment. NCI No Yes n/a
42737 20/07/2022 NCI Exmouth HMCG task LB to possible suicide. NCI had visual on area. CRT tasked also, CG request NCI monitor. Police attended, assets stood down. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 022963
42782 19/07/2022 NCI Shoreham Catamaran capsized close to harbour mouth. RIB assisted to right casualty, which then was blown to beach. 2 crew on RIB. IFV stood by to assist. HMCG informed. 2 crew taken to slip to recover vessel. NCI No Yes 022704
42744 19/07/2022 NCI Hengistbury Head MOP informed NCI they was a lady, very distressed, looking for her mother who had left a suicide note. NCI had visual on lady. HMCG advised. Lady gave W/Ks more information, and returned home., Police involved, HELO visible. Police did not require assistance from CG or NCI, NFA. NCI No Yes 022674
42717 18/07/2022 NCI Gosport NCI observed MOP being swept out to sea on ebb tide, trying to retrieve ball. W/K broadcast Mayday relay, HMCG informed. Casualty picked up by small craft, transferred to Police boat., Casualty taken ashore and assessed by ILB medic. No injuries. NCI No Yes
42695 18/07/2022 NCI Prawle Point Vessel with engine failure called NCI on Ch65. NCI informed them they should call HMCG on Ch16, but nothing heard. NCI called CG to inform them of problem. ILB tasked and towed casualty to safety. NCI Yes Yes 022255
42696 18/07/2022 NCI Calshot Tower Vessel reported to be aground. NCI phoned HMCG with visual, 2 POB, and confirmed I/D. Sea Start attended casualty, towed it off the spit into deeper water, and it made way again. NCI No Yes 022218
42703 18/07/2022 NCI Porthcawl HMCG tasked CRT to look for missing child. NCI asked to help. Extensive search visually and by camera, nothing seen and casualty found safe and well inland. MCA/HMCG No Yes 022271
42716 17/07/2022 NCI Gosport MOP observed by NCI in harbour in distress, clinging to pile. Casualty tried to swim away but unsuccessful. Harbour patrol advised that ILB was on scene. Casualty recovered by ILB, all safe. NCI Yes Yes 021939
42674 17/07/2022 NCI Gorleston Pan Pan issued by yacht with engine failure and drifting. Occupants unable to give position. NCI had visual, and informed HMCG of position. AWLB tasked, and towed casualty to safety. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 021846
42675 17/07/2022 NCI Skegness MOP informed NCI they had witnessed a male committing an indecent act in view of beachgoers. Police informed, and interviewed person. NCI No Yes POL276
42676 17/07/2022 NCI Skegness NCI observed a motorbike being ridden on the beach, very fast on a crowded beach. Police were informed, and would be attending. NCI No Yes POL296
42677 17/07/2022 NCI Hengistbury Head Vessel called HMCG reporting rudder issue. NCI established position, and conned ILB to casualty. ILB confirmed to HMCG they had freed casualty, which continued its passage. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 021870
42681 17/07/2022 NCI Torbay HMCG phoned NCI re. inflatable with MOP on board reported to be drifting out to sea. NCI could not get visual. ILB tasked, NCI kept look out. Casualty picked up by other vessel, and brought to safety. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 022126
42943 17/07/2022 NCI Folkestone NCI observed small inflatable, 2 POB drifting on tide. HMCG advised. Local rescue group tasked, checked vessel, and towed to shore. All safe. NCI Yes Yes 021931
42699 17/07/2022 NCI Porthcawl MOP contacted HMCG to report two MOP cut off by tide. NCI asked for visual, which was confirmed by CCTV. 2 Paddle Boarders collected casualties, and recovered them to slipway and safety. MCA/HMCG No Yes 022068
42702 17/07/2022 NCI Porthcawl NCI observed several MOP lying to swim across estuary. They turned back but NCI notified HMCG in case they tried again. ILB tasked, proceeded to site where more had gathered. CRT tasked to help., ILB started ferrying casualties across to safety, Police also notified. In all 19 MOP ferried to safety NCI Yes Yes 022138
42712 17/07/2022 NCI Penzance NCI informed HMCG there was a broken down jet ski, occupant swimming and trying to push vessel to harbour. ILB tasked, NCI maintained visual, and casualty towed back to safety. NCI Yes Yes 021956
42714 17/07/2022 NCI Gosport NCI observed MOP in water, in difficulty. Harbour Patrol in area, who threw a life ring, and towed casualty to beach. Casualty walked up beach, meanwhile ILB arrived as a result of 999 call. , Casualty checked over, all okay but intoxicated. NCI Yes Yes 021922
42673 16/07/2022 NCI Porthcawl HMCG phoned NCI re. report of 2 paddle boarders causing concern. NCI had visual, and had been monitoring - not in difficulty. Monitoring continued until safely ashore. MCA/HMCG No Yes 021623
42723 16/07/2022 NCI Polruan HMCG issued Mayday Relay re. yacht aground on rocks. NCI had just observed casualty and were calling CG. Yacht had engine failure, NCI had visual. AWLB, ILB and harbour patrol tasked., NCI informed CG of conditions at scene. AWLB secured casualty, arrangements made to tow vessel off rocks later at high tide. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 021577
42792 16/07/2022 NCI Swanage Inflatable with 3 POB (no lifejackets) was swept over race on ebbing tide. Motor inadequate to return to Bay. Other vessel took them under tow, but zodiac capsized. HMCG informed, NCI asked to monitor, Zodiac righted, and 3 casualties taken on board motor boat, and zodiac towed back to harbour. CG informed all safe. NCI No Yes
42376 16/07/2022 NCI Needles Mayday from Motor Cruiser lost engine power and drifting. HMCG request NCI monitor situation. Border Force vessel asks NCI for SitRep, launches RIB and takes casualty under tow., LB tasked to take over tow to safety. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 021664
42660 16/07/2022 NCI Brancaster MOP informed NCI a person had fractured his ankle on the beach and ambulance had told them to expect a six hour wait. NCI informed HMCG, CRT tasked. CRT recovered casualty from beach., Casualty conveyed to hospital by CRT. NCI No Yes 021620
42661 16/07/2022 NCI Exmouth HMCG called NCI re. report of large number of people in water trying to rescue a dog. NCI confirmed to CG there was no-one in the water and dog appeared to have recovered. MCA/HMCG No Yes 021560
42663 16/07/2022 NCI Fleetwood MOP informed NCI there was an overturned boat ashore. Photo shown. HMCG informed, and tasked CRT to investigate. CG advised NCI it was a boat involved in incident (42653) previous day, left ashore. NCI No Yes 021626
42665 16/07/2022 NCI Teignmouth MOP called NCI on Ch 65 reporting a broken prop shaft on their yacht. HMCG informed, and yacht requested to call CG on Ch 16. Message relayed to yacht. , Nearby vessel responded and took casualty under tow to safety. All safe. NCI No Yes 021695
42711 16/07/2022 NCI Gosport Pan Pan from yacht lost power and drifting. HMCG responded, NCI confirmed visual. During conversation, casualty got under way again, Pan Pan cancelled. MCA/HMCG No Yes 021724
42735 15/07/2022 NCI Needles Kayak capsized 3 Nm from NCI, 2 Persons in water. LB conned onto casualties by NCI, which recovered casualties and took them ashore. All safe. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 021455
42652 15/07/2022 NCI Prawle Point Pan Pan from vessel with engine failure. NCI informed HMCG they had visual. ILB tasked and towed casualty into harbour and safety. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 021441
42685 15/07/2022 NCI Nells Point HMCG issued call re. inflatable with 4 POB possibly in difficulty. NCI had visual, gave position to CG. NCI lost sight of casualty. ILB tasked, and recovered casualty to beach and safety. MCA/HMCG No Yes 021448
42653 15/07/2022 NCI Fleetwood NCI inform HMCG of unmanned drifting boat, giving position. CRT tasked. Tender had broken loose from a vessel in Bay. Tender taken onto promenade by CRT, owners to collect. NCI No Yes 021434
42640 14/07/2022 NCI Torbay HMCG phoned NCI re. report of a RIB in distress in area. Visual scan requested. LB observed but unconnected. Extensive search revealed nothing. NFA. MCA/HMCG No Yes 021176
42670 14/07/2022 NCI Torbay HMCG contacted NCI re. report from MOP about wind surfer in difficulty. NCI had visual, casualty lying on board. RIB with 2 POB accompanied casualty. Casualty reached shore safely MCA/HMCG No Yes 021325
42644 13/07/2022 NCI Gosport Vessel called on CH 16 'Emergency Aground'. No response from HMCG so NCI passed on information and position. QHM informed. ILB tasked, laid kedge anchor for vessel to refloat on rising tide. , Casualty refloated on tide and proceeded on its way. NCI Yes Yes 021080
42630 12/07/2022 NCI St Alban's Head MOP informed NCI they had fallen and suspected to have broken wrist. NCI informed HMCG, and called ambulance on 999. Ambulance said it would be quicker to make own way to hospital., W/K drove casualty to a rendezvous with taxi, for onward transport to hospital. CG informed. NCI No Yes 020843
42615 12/07/2022 NCI Exmouth MOP reported jet ski capsized, NCI had visual. Casualty tangled in tow line. ILB tasked. ILB assisted jet ski to be freed, and recovered casualty to slipway. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 020909
42761 12/07/2022 NCI Chapel Point Riderless horse observed by NCI, reported to Police. Second horse and rider followed Police No Yes POL186

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