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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34947 | 22/06/2020 | NCI Newhaven | CG requested visual check on small MB reported broken down. All contacts in sight checked and possible casualty identified. LB attended to tow in safely. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 15064 |
| 34933 | 21/06/2020 | NCI Newhaven | Together with NCI Shoreham received Pan Pan call from partially disabled yacht. Target identified and situation monitored by both Stations and CG updated. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 14822 |
| 34939 | 21/06/2020 | NCI Porthcawl | Reported to CG concern over swimmers in possible difficulty. Monitored and updated as ILB attended (though targets refused help) and they reached shore safely. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 14938 |
| 35462 | 21/06/2020 | NCI Needles | Reported to CG concern over vessel making no progress in strong tide and increasing sea state. CRT attended Station and target monitored until adjudged safe.. | NCI | No | Yes | 014908 |
| 34935 | 21/06/2020 | NCI Shoreham | Yacht issued PanPan re electrical failure and lost anchor. HMCG later cancelled PanPan. WK monitored yacht progress by radar until return lost. HMCG confirmed NCI Newhaven now monitoring, NFAR. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 014822 |
| 34929 | 20/06/2020 | NCI Porthcawl | Carried out visual and camera search for CG after report of MoP on sandbank. No sightings made. CRT also attended. FAWGI | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 14688 |
| 34988 | 20/06/2020 | NCI Hornsea | Reported to CG five PWCs in close possibly dangerous proximity to moored tanker and provided still images. Drivers will be interviewed idc. | NCI | No | Yes | n/n |
| 35452 | 20/06/2020 | NCI Needles | Relayed report by local vessel of body in the water. ALB launched and recovered body. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 014715 |
| 34927 | 20/06/2020 | NCI Worms Head | Reported MoP possibly tidebound on island to CG. ILB attended and reported him as staying on the Worm overnight. NFA | NCI | Yes | Yes | 14697 |
| 34922 | 19/06/2020 | NCI Calshot Tower | Checked and reported to CG after receipt of call from grounded yacht. All contacts monitored but none in danger. ILB launched and found casualty safely aground. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 014570 |
| 34920 | 19/06/2020 | NCI Lee-on-the-Solent | CG requested visual check on reported capsized FV. Target identified reported and monitored. Updated when Ryde ILB attended to escort it. now upright, safely to shore. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 014541 |
| 34924 | 19/06/2020 | NCI Newhaven | Reported to CG teenagers tombstoning from harbour wall. CRT directed to incident and advised targets to desist. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | 014552 |
| 35732 | 17/06/2020 | NCI Gosport | Informed police and CG of teenage group jumping off pier. QHM also notified. | NCI | No | Yes | n/n |
| 34908 | 17/06/2020 | NCI Calshot Tower | Reported possible SART Alarms to CG. No targets visible. Later a lifejacket was found the water, probably the cause of the transmission. No casualty identified though. | NCI | No | Yes | 014349 |
| 34903 | 16/06/2020 | NCI Calshot Tower | Reported grounded yacht to CG. Assisted by relaying radio traffic to casualty. Updated when LB attended to assist into harbour. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 014230 |
| 35160 | 16/06/2020 | NCI Gosport | Reported to CG that yacht with engine failure was visual. Monitored and updated when she managed to make harbour under sail. nfa | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 014227 |
| 34890 | 15/06/2020 | NCI Calshot Tower | Monitored MV reporting overheated engine. Updated CG as LB towed her in. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 014106 |
| 34944 | 14/06/2020 | NCI Penzance | Reported disabled launch to CG. Monitored and updated when local yacht towed it in | NCI | No | Yes | 103938 |
| 34886 | 14/06/2020 | NCI Calshot Tower | Reported capsized kite surfer to CG. Hamble LB attended to land him safely ashore. | NCI | No | Yes | 139972 |
| 34888 | 14/06/2020 | NCI Newhaven | Reported possible paddleboard casualty under cliffs to CG. Monitored and updated CG when target appeared not to need help. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | 014004 |
| 34964 | 14/06/2020 | NCI Penzance | Reported to CG a kayaker and paddle-boarder apparently in some difficulty. Monitored and CG updated when both made shore safely. | NCI | No | Yes | n/n |
| 34872 | 12/06/2020 | NCI Rame Head | Liaised with CG to identify yacht with changed name and broken mast. Monitored until she regained port. | NCI | No | Yes | 13681 |
| 34868 | 11/06/2020 | NCI Boscastle | CG requested visual search for missing suicidal female. CRT also paged. No sighting reported and casualty later located by another agency and casevaced. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 13622 |
| 34875 | 11/06/2020 | NCI Calshot Tower | Worked with CG to identify vessel activating false EPIRB transmission. Targets sighted and all safe. nfa | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 13602 |
| 34901 | 11/06/2020 | NCI Torbay | CG requested visual monitoring of recovery by two LBs of disabled MV in poor conditions. Updated when the casualty was returned to harbour. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 13578 |
| 34906 | 11/06/2020 | NCI Penzance | CG requested any sighting of disabled windsurfer reported by MoP. All targets were being monitored and none were in trouble. FAWGI NFA | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | n/n |
| 34897 | 10/06/2020 | NCI Portland Bill | Monitored and updated CG on recovery by CRT, helo and ILB of walker fallen from cliff. | Police | Yes | Yes | 013352 |
| 34899 | 10/06/2020 | NCI Portland Bill | Reported visual on drifting semi-disabled yacht to CG. Monitored casualty and updated when LB attended to tow in safely. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 013534 |
| 34854 | 09/06/2020 | NCI Shoreham | CG requested any sighting of vessel reported by MoP as 'in difficulty'. CRT attended but nothing sighted. NFA FAWGI ? | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 13444 |
| 34878 | 08/06/2020 | NCI Stepper Point | HMCG phoned lookout with MoP report of kayaker in difficulty. WK reported kayak in view, no issues seen. ILB on scene confirmed to MoP kayak not in difficulty | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 013319 |
| 34839 | 07/06/2020 | NCI Mablethorpe | Reported to police and CG parked car with sleeping occupants and child. Police checked MoPs. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | 762020 |
| 34841 | 07/06/2020 | NCI Mablethorpe | CG requested any sighting of missing windsurfer. Target sighted and reported to CG for ILB to attend and sight target coming ashore safely. nfa | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 13204 |
| 34845 | 07/06/2020 | NCI Porthcawl | Reported concern over struggling surfer to CG. Monitored target and CRT also alerted. Updated when potential casualty reached shore safely. | NCI | No | Yes | n/a |
| 34846 | 07/06/2020 | NCI Porthcawl | Monitored and reported to CG open water swimmers with one in difficulty. Local boat got him onboard safely.before landing him ashore. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | 13241 |
| 34831 | 04/06/2020 | NCI Calshot Tower | Reported to CG a yacht with dinghy attached but no sign of crew. ILB launched and reported crew had been hospitalised earlier. nfa | NCI | Yes | Yes | 12890 |
| 34851 | 04/06/2020 | NCI Newhaven | Co-ordinated with CG,CRT and RNLI in search for missing 'distressed' walker. No sightings made. nfa | RNLI | Yes | Yes | 12876 |
| 34825 | 03/06/2020 | NCI Exmouth | Relayed call from disabled PWC to CG. Updated when it managed to restart and make shore safely. | NCI | No | Yes | 12820 |
| 35451 | 02/06/2020 | NCI Needles | Reported to CG concern over kayaker in strong tide. ILB and local craft searched but no sighting. nfa. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 012644 |
| 34799 | 01/06/2020 | NCI Hengistbury Head | CG requested watch on drifting upturned inflatable. Target sighted and monitored and reported but nfa | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 12426 |
| 34800 | 01/06/2020 | NCI Hengistbury Head | CG requested sighting of drifting inflatable white swan. Target sighted and reported until out of sight. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 12433 |