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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45411 | 10/04/2023 | NCI Bembridge | HMCG called NCI re. windsurfer in trouble. Visual established. ILB tasked, picked up casualty who was returned to beach, board collected later. No medical problem reported. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes |
| 45416 | 10/04/2023 | NCI Hengistbury Head | MOP called HMCG re. foil surfer in trouble. NCI asked for visual - confirmed. Casualty then righted themselves and returned to beach safely. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 45434 | 10/04/2023 | NCI Calshot Tower | NCI received call from activity centre re. loose wing sail. HMCG informed, NCI conned rescue boat to windsail, which was recovered to beach and reunited with owner. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes |
| 45500 | 10/04/2023 | NCI Nare Point | MOP called NCI re. paddle board drifting out to sea. HMCG informed. Pilot vessel collected board and took it to harbour. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 45443 | 10/04/2023 | NCI Stone Point | NCI Stone Point observed YBS aground - contacted HMCG . ILB tasked with correct lat and long. YBS refloated and ILB stood down | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes |
| 45406 | 10/04/2023 | NCI Charmouth | Beach attendant reported box buried in sand. HMCG informed, photos supplied. Assumed to be water tank so left in situ. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 45495 | 09/04/2023 | NCI Hengistbury Head | MOP informed NCI there was a fishing vessel aground, no persons present. HMCG informed, already aware. CRT tasked, vessel owners then appeared, and removed kit. Vessel refloated when tide came in, and was towed to safety.NFA | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 45430 | 09/04/2023 | NCI Teignmouth | NCI observed speedboat drifting, 4 POB with arms raised and waving. HMCG informed. ILB tasked, found 1 casualty on board with sea sickness. vessel towed to harbour, all safe. | NCI | Yes | Yes |
| 45404 | 09/04/2023 | NCI Cape Cornwall | HMCG asked NCI to look out for yacht with loss of electronics. Nothing seen, initially, then located travelling under sail, CG informed. Later reported to have rounded lands End, thenreached Falmouth. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 45459 | 08/04/2023 | NCI Gosport | NCI Gosport observed small rib with loss of power 2 pob. second rib went to assist, Pilot vessel on scene - recovered one overboard casualty - all vessels safely brought to harbour | NCI | No | No |
| 45397 | 08/04/2023 | NCI Prawle Point | NCI informed HMCG a yacht passed lookout seemingly not coping well. 2 hours later heard MayDay caught in tide race. AWLB tasked, and towed casualty to safety of harbour. | NCI | Yes | Yes |
| 45402 | 08/04/2023 | NCI Nells Point | HMCG tasked CRT to injured walker. MOP phoned NCI re. casualty, told CG responding. NCI gave CG exact location. Ambulance arrived, tide within 1 metre of casualty as evacuated. taken to hospital. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 45410 | 07/04/2023 | NCI Bembridge | MOB and SART on screen when lookout opened. HMCG informed. Was false alarm days old, SART cancelled | NCI | No | Yes |
| 45391 | 07/04/2023 | NCI Hengistbury Head | NCI observed speedboat with engine failure. 2 POB, no lifejackets, crew mwmber in water trying to manoeuvre vessel. HMCG informed. ILB tasked, NCI conned onto casualty. ILB waited for higher tide,. , then towed casualty to harbour and safety. | NCI | Yes | Yes |
| 45395 | 07/04/2023 | NCI Porthcawl | NCI monitored 3 surfers in RIP current. @ managed to get back to safe zone, third heading for rocks. HMCG informed. Casualty appeared to be inexperienced, was washed onto rocks but dis eventually, self recover to safe area. CG linked in to CCTV to visualise. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 45477 | 07/04/2023 | NCI Hornsea | NCI Hornsea heard vessel radioing HMCG saying they had engine failure. NCI contacted CG to say they had visual on casualty. CG tasked ILB to recover. NCI monitored to safety. | NCI | Yes | Yes |
| 45386 | 06/04/2023 | NCI Torbay | NCI received repeated SART alarm. Gave HMCG position, and traced to large container ship. CG contacted vessel, who apologised for not informing them of a test alarm. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 45396 | 06/04/2023 | NCI Skegness | HMCG asked NCI to look for 2 missing children. Casualties reported to have been found soon after call. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 45366 | 04/04/2023 | NCI Worms Head | MOP reported to NCI an elderly person had fallen on rocks, head injury. HMCG informed, advised not to move casualty. Passing doctor treated casualty, who had moved to top of path, and was taken, to hospital from car park. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 45371 | 04/04/2023 | NCI Gosport | Pan Pan from sailing vessel with loss of hydraulics. NCI had visual. Second vessel gave tow back to harbour. HMCG informed, Pan Pan cancelled | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 45360 | 03/04/2023 | NCI Newhaven | HMCG called NCI re sports boat reported to Police by local. Vessel had snagged fishing gear while exiting harbour. NCI called CG with I/D number of vessel. No response when CG tried to contact vessel. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 45367 | 03/04/2023 | NCI Gosport | Vessel issued Pan Pan re. engine failure. NCI had visual, but drifting away. HMCG informed of position. Second vessel offered tow to harbour and safety. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 45368 | 03/04/2023 | NCI Gosport | NCI heard MayDay from vessel - smoke from engine. NCI confirmed visual to HMCG, but no smoke seen. ILB tasked, and made safe, then towed to safety of harbour. CRT met on shore. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes |
| 45349 | 02/04/2023 | NCI Mablethorpe | Police officer at NCI station received call re. potential suicide on beach. not visible on CCTV. Police officer located casualty with binoculars, and attended scene. casualty attended by Police. | Police | No | Yes |
| 45350 | 02/04/2023 | NCI Hengistbury Head | MOP reported to NCI a distressed person on cliff edge. W/K walked to location and found the casualty having a panic attack and being looked after by a friend. No assistance required., Police then arrived following call from MOP and were taken to location by W/K. Casualty gone away. | NCI | No | No |
| 45352 | 01/04/2023 | NCI Shoreham | HMCG called NCI re. sail surfer in difficulty. NCI asked to monitor. ILB tasked, NCI conned to casualty. Casualty returned to shore. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes |
| 45357 | 01/04/2023 | NCI Gosport | NCI detected a SART alarm, HMCG informed. Vessel involved was testing alarm and had not informed CG. NFA | NCI | No | Yes |
| 45503 | 01/04/2023 | NCI Padstow | MOP informed NCI there was a dog over the cliff. HMCG informed, NCI had located casualty position. CRT tasked, descended cliff and rescued dog and persons. All safe. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 45336 | 01/04/2023 | NCI Newhaven | MOP called NCI re. dead dolphin on beach. HMCG informed. CRT tasked, and arranged for council to remove carcase. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 45337 | 01/04/2023 | NCI Hengistbury Head | MOP reported to NCI 2 dead seals on beach. HMCG informed. Photo provided. Ranger aware and removed one seal, but could not locate other. NFA | NCI | No | Yes |
| 45324 | 31/03/2023 | NCI Porthcawl | Police requested NCI look for vulnerable person, whose car had been left at car park. Visibility poor but search carried out. HMCG informed. Nothing seen. Casualty found safe and well., Car had broken down and left at car park. | Police | No | Yes |
| 45304 | 29/03/2023 | NCI Stone Point | NCI observed yacht aground, 2 POB. No safety equipment visible. HMCG informed. NCI asked to maintain observation. As tide came in vessel refloated and was underway. CG informed. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 45305 | 29/03/2023 | NCI Hengistbury Head | NCI observed windsurfer struggling to get onto board. HMCG informed, monitoring requested. casualty managed to walk board ashore, CG informed. | NCI | No | Yes |
| 45302 | 28/03/2023 | NCI Calshot Tower | Yacht declared a MayDy. Young crew mwmber suffering a seizure. Vessel heading to harbour under power. NCI had visual, HMCG informed. Police RIBs attended, transferred casualty to RIB and on , to waiting ambulance. MayDay cancelled. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 45290 | 27/03/2023 | NCI Rame Head | HMCG issued MayDay after 999 from casualty in water following sinking of motor dory. CG asked NCI for visual, - confirmed. ILB tasked, recovered casualty and taken to waiting ambulance., NCI asked to look for possible oil spillage - negative. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes |
| 45374 | 27/03/2023 | NCI Torbay | Vessel issued Pan Pan having broken down. NCI informed CG they had visual. Cabin cruiser came to assist, and towed casualty into harbour. Pan Pan cancelled. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 45272 | 25/03/2023 | NCI Hengistbury Head | HMCG tasked ILB to kayaker after PLB activated. LB asked NCI for visual. NCI conned LB to casualty, who has broken the paddle. Casualty taken on board LB, others confirmed safely on beach., HELO stood down. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes |
| 45276 | 25/03/2023 | NCI Porthcawl | NCI observed wind surfer in difficulty. HMCG informed. ILB and CRT tasked, NCI maintained visual. ILB reached casualty, and took on board. Casualty returned to safety of LB station. All well. | NCI | Yes | Yes |
| 45278 | 25/03/2023 | NCI Shoreham | HMCG called NCI re. object reported by MOP, possible dinghy. NCI saw object, which drifted towards shore, and was then lost to sight behind breakwater. CG informed. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
| 45268 | 23/03/2023 | NCI Filey | NCI observed 2 MOP cut off by flooding tide. HMCG informed . Monitoring requested. CRT and ILB tasked. Casualties were fishermen, happy to remain cut off until tide ebbed. Not in danger. | NCI | Yes | Yes |