| National Coastwatch Institution - Incident Summary 2007 | |||||||||||
| Date | Station | Incident Summary | Initiated | MCA Coastguard | |||||||
| Contacted Y/N | |||||||||||
| Total number of major incidents reported in 2007 : 162 | |||||||||||
| 01.01.07 | Stepper Pt | Requested to search for windsurfer. Detected and rescued by ILB | MCA | Y | Total number of minor incidents reported in 2007 : 328 | ||||||
| 14.01.07 | Mundesley | NCI relays MoP report of vandalism to beach café. Police attend. nfa | MoP/NCI | No | |||||||
| 18.01.07 | Holehaven | Alerted owner and PLA to drifting boat. Boat recovered. | NCI | No | |||||||
| 18.01.07 | Holehaven | Alerted owner and PLA to drifting boat. Boat beached but holed. | NCI | No | |||||||
| 20.01.07 | St Albans Hd | MoP reported injured companion. Aux CG and Helo evacuated casualty | NCI | Yes | |||||||
| 06.02.07 | Newhaven | Reported disabled speedboat. Engine restarted. LB tasked but nfa | NCI | Y | |||||||
| 07.02.07 | Mundesley | CG requests search for missing boys. Boys found by off-duty watchkeeper. | CG | Y n/n | |||||||
| 10.02.07 | Froward Pt | Reported disabled RIB. 3 PoB Towed in by water taxi | NCI | Y | |||||||
| 03.02.07 | Prawle Pt | Requested to monitor capsized yacht and LB tow. 4 survivors 1 DOA | MCA | Y | |||||||
| 03.02.07 | Prawle Pt | CG requested posit. of casualty. MB towed in by LB | MCA | Y | |||||||
| 20.02.07 | Froward Pt | Corrected position of disabled MB. 2 PoB Towed in by Marina RIB | MCA | Y | |||||||
| 03.03.07 | Herne Bay | Reported disabled PWC. ILB attended and towed in. | NCI | Y | |||||||
| 06.03.07 | Holehaven | Reported FV aground. Owner attended. nfa | NCI | Y | |||||||
| 09.03.07 | Newhaven | Reported MV making smoke. nfa | NCI | Y | |||||||
| 10.03.07 | Newhaven | CG requested search for container awash. Nothing sighted. | MCA | Y | |||||||
| 11.03.07 | Newhaven | CG requested monitoring of FV with engine defect. | MCA | Y | |||||||
| 13.03.07 | Polruan | Telephoned by disabled MB. Towed in by MV SMIT DART | NCI | Y | |||||||
| 25.03.07 | Ingoldmells | Reported live bomb on beach. EOD team detonated successfully | MoP/NCI | Y 082360 | |||||||
| 26.03.07 | Prawle Pt | Assisted recovery of injured walker. Husband joined as a result! | NCI | Y | |||||||
| 01.04.07 | Southend | Monitored dismasted sailboarder. ILB recovered casualty | MoP | Y | |||||||
| 02.04.07 | Charlestown | Reported eight children cut off by tide. Both LBs attended to rescue | NCI | Y | |||||||
| 06.04.07 | Newhaven | Reported large cable drum adrift. CG issued Securitay message. | NCI | Y | |||||||
| 07.04.07 | Sunderland | Acted as comms relay in assisting injured MoP | SVLB | N | |||||||
| 13.04.07 | Prawle Pt. | Relayed PanPan call to MRSC. Dive boat towed in by ILB | NCI | Y | |||||||
| 14.04.07 | Prawle Pt. | Identified PanPan casualty on radar to home nearby vessel. MV towed in | CG | Y | |||||||
| 21.04.07 | Froward Pt. | Monitored and reported recovery of MB with engine fire. MB towed in. | CG | Y | |||||||
| 24.04.07 | Boscastle | Assisted search for missing elderly MoP. | Tintagel I.C | No | |||||||
| 27.04.07 | Froward Pt. | CG requested posit of yacht on fire. Location provided. Yacht towed in | CG | Y | |||||||
| 29.04.07 | Newhaven | Reported and monitored children adrift in inflatable. ALB rescued | MoP/NCI | Y | |||||||
| 29.04.07 | Newhaven | Reported abandoned surfboard. CG attended NFA | NCI | Y | |||||||
| 30.04.07 | Boscastle | CG requested info on possible casualty in harbour mouth. Assisted with details | CG | Yes | |||||||
| 05.05.07 | Newhaven | Vectored LB onto diver in distress. Diver recovered. | MoP/NCI | Y | |||||||
| 06.05.07 | Newhaven | Advised Solent CG that MoP report of yacht in trouble was not | NCI | Y | |||||||
| 06.05.07 | Boscastle | Assisted in vectoring LB to disabled yacht. | CG | Yes | |||||||
| 07.05.07 | Whitstable | Monitored and reported on LB assisting yacht in distress | Yacht | Y | |||||||
| 08.05.07 | Froward Pt. | Reported missing MoP.CG and ILB tasked.Casualty found in hospital | MoP/NCI | Y | |||||||
| 09.05.07 | Stepper Pt. | Monitored yacht with severe flooding until escorted in by ALB | Yacht | N | |||||||
| 15.05.07 | Stepper Pt. | Reported yacht aground. ILB attended. NCI requested to monitor. | NCI | Y | |||||||
| 16.05.07 | Stepper Pt. | Reported position of FV with engine failure. Towed in by ALB | FV | Y | |||||||
| 18.05.07 | Ingoldmells | Reported posit of sinking boat with 2 MoP. ILB and ambulance attended | NCI | Y | |||||||
| 16.05.07 | Southend | Reported kite surfer in trouble. LB retrieved kite. Surfer swam ashore | NCI | Y | |||||||
| 22.05.07 | Prawle Pt. | Reported drifting unmanned inflatable and nearby boat who towed it in. | NCI | Y | |||||||
| 19.05.07 | Portland Bill | Reported drifting dinghy. Helo attended. Boat sank. No occupants | MoP/NCI | Y | |||||||
| 23.05.07 | Newhaven | Reported injured MoP. Ambulance and police attended. | NCI | No | |||||||
| 24.05.07 | Newhaven | Assisted search for possible lost canoeist. Occupant not found | CG | Y | |||||||
| 27.05.07 | Newhaven | CG requested monitoring of disabled RIB. LB attended | MoP/CG | Y | |||||||
| 01.06.07 | Teignmouth | Reported and monitored disabled speedboat. Towed in by ALB | NCI | Y | |||||||
| 02.06.07 | Ingoldmells | Requested by police to scan for lost child. Child located. nfa | Police | No. Police no. 218 | |||||||
| 05.06.07 | Polruan | Requested by Coastguard to monitor disabled yacht. Towed in. | Yacht | Y | |||||||
| 05.06.07 | Newhaven | Reported inflatable adrift. Asked harbour board to recover to save LB | NCI | No | |||||||
| 05.06.07 | Nells Pt. | Reported drifting motor cruiser and confirmed PanPan position. ALB towed in | NCI | Y 1258 | |||||||
| 09.06.07 | Newhaven | Assisted LB recovery of sick diver | MoP | Y | |||||||
| 10.06.07 | Stepper Pt | Requested by CG to monitor recovery of drifting inflatable. 2 MoP. ILB attended | CG | Y1973 | |||||||
| 17.06.07 | Mundesley | Off-duty watchkeeper reports vandalised beach huts. Police informed. | NCI | No | |||||||
| 23.06.07 | Folkestone | Monitored and reported on craft assisting disabled yacht. | Yacht | Y 922322 | |||||||
| 25.06.07 | Stepper Pt | CG requested weather conditions during tow of sinking yacht. Helo lift of 2 MoP | CG | Y 2179 | |||||||
| 25.06.07 | Stepper Pt | Requested by CG to monitor helo lift of MoP from drifting yacht | CG | Y 2184 | |||||||
| 26.06.07 | Prawle Pt. | Attended and reported MoP in cliff fall. CG and ambulance attended. | MoP/NCI | Y 2189 | |||||||
| 02.07.07 | Newhaven | Monitored casevac from yacht. CG attended in Station. Ambulance on scene. | Yacht | No | |||||||
| 07.07.07 | St Albans Hd | Requested by CG to search for overdue kayaks. One sighted and reported. nfa | CG | Y2635 | |||||||
| 10.07.07 | Hartlepool | Passed position of vessel in distress. False alarm. Cadet had pushed wrong button! | CG | Y | |||||||
| 14.07.07 | Hartlepool | Passed position of ship reported by MoP on fire. False alarm – flashing up boiler ! | MoP/CG | Y | |||||||
| 14.07.07 | Ingoldmells | Corrected position of disabled MB and monitored rescue by ILB | Casualty | Y | |||||||
| 14.07.07 | Charlestown | Assisted location of MoPs cut off by tide. ILB attended. | CG | Y 002466 | |||||||
| 14.07.07 | Portland | CG requested location of capsized canoe. Aux.CG attended. Canoe righted. nfa | CG | Y 2776 | |||||||
| 14.07.07 | Portscatho | Assisted location of disabled catamaran and monitored lifeboat attendance. | Casualty | Y 2462 | |||||||
| 16.07.07 | Ingoldmells | Arranged for casevac of child with jellyfish stings. | NCI | No | |||||||
| 17.07.07 | Teignmouth | Reported concern over struggling sailboard. Aux.CG attended. Boarder landed. | NCI | Y 2521 | |||||||
| 18.07.07 | Ingoldmells | CG requested search for MoP with overdose. Located in caravan by police. Nfa | CG | Y n/n | |||||||
| 18.07.07 | Teignmouth | Reported concern over capsized 15ft catamaran. Aux.CG attended. Cat. Beached. | NCI | Y 09542 | |||||||
| 22.07.07 | St Albans Hd | Reported possible heart attacks to owner and dog. Aux CG attended. nfa | NCI | Y 2951 | |||||||
| 22.07.07 | Charlestown | Assisted CG in defining a false alert with good intent. (MB fishing and ‘waving!). | CG | Y 002599 | |||||||
| 22.07.07 | Mundesley | CG requested info on dinghy in possible trouble. NCI directed ILB to site. Dinghy OK | CG | Y n/n | |||||||
| 26.07.07 | Boscastle | Reported yacht in possible difficulties. Info passed to Stepper Pt. nfa | NCI | Yes | |||||||
| 27.07.07 | Ingoldmells | CG request search for craft adrift with possible PoB. Located and reported. No PoB | CG | Y 09657 | |||||||
| 27.07.07 | Ingoldmells | Reported MoP drifting out on surfboard. ILB rescued. Occupant treated at Station. | NCI | Y 09659 | |||||||
| 28.07.07 | Teignmouth | Reported broken down ski boat indicating distress. Boat restarted and returned. nfa | NCI | Y 002704 | |||||||
| 29.07.07 | Newhaven | Reported disabled speedboat. CG arranged tow by another vessel | MoP/NCI | Y n/n | |||||||
| 30.07.07 | Newhaven | CG requested monitoring of beached dayboat. nfa | MRCC | Y n/n | |||||||
| 30.07.07 | Prawle Pt. | Advised CG of craft near MV calling for assistance. Monitored subsequent tow. | MV | Y 2731 | |||||||
| 31.07.07 | Ingoldmells | Lost child brought to Station. Handed over to police. | NCI | No. Police no. 235 | |||||||
| 31.07.07 | Hartlepool | Requested by CG to check MoPs in danger on pierheads. Two CG attended, both becoming injured. | CG | Y n/n | |||||||
| 01.08.07 | Ingoldmells | Reported lost child to police. Search made. Found in amusement arcade. nfa | MoP/NCI | No. (Police no. 227) | |||||||
| 03.08.07 | Boscastle | CG requested watch on possibly disabled yacht. Info passed to Stepper Pt. LB attended | CG | Yes | |||||||
| 03.08.07 | Ingoldmells | Assisted search for lost child. Police, RNLI and CG attended. Child found | MoP ? | Yes n/n | |||||||
| 03.08.07 | Ingoldmells | Assisted search for (another) lost child. Police, RNLI and CG attended. Child found | MoP? | Yes n/n | |||||||
| 03.08.07 | Ingoldmells | Assisted search for (yet another) lost child. Police attended. Child found | MoP? | Yes? n/n | |||||||
| 04.08.07 | Newhaven | Reported downed paraglider. Aux CG, LB and helo tasked. Casualty recovered by LB | MoP / NCI | Y n/n | |||||||
| 04.08.07 | Whitstable | Mother reports lost child. Police informed and attended. W/Kprs spot child and reunites. | MoP/NCI | No | |||||||
| 05.08.07 | Holehaven | Passed info on possible speedboat adrift. Boat restarted engine. nfa | NCI | Yes | |||||||
| 05.08.07 | Ingoldmells | Assisted search for lost child. CG attended. Child found by mother. | MoP? | Yes n/n | |||||||
| 05.08.07 | Ingoldmells | Assisted search for lost child. CG and RNLI attended. Child found | MoP? | Yes n/n | |||||||
| 05.08.07 | Newhaven | Reported paraglider on cliff. CG, Fire, ambulance attended. Rescued by NCI ladder unhurt | MoP | Y n/n | |||||||
| 06.08.07 | St Albans Hd | CG requested watch on two kayaks. Info passed. Kayaks beached safely. nfa | CG | Yes 3355 | |||||||
| 06.08.07 | Prawle Pt | CG requested info on disabled yacht. Reported and provided details for tow in by Salcombe ILB | MoP | Yes 2887 | |||||||
| 06.08.07 | Hartlepool | CG requested observation of disabled MC. | Casualty | Yes 2575 | |||||||
| 08.08.07 | Folkestone | CG requested and steer for Police RIB to suspected illegals. Found to be a ‘goodwill’ visit. | CG | Y n/n | |||||||
| 10.08.07 | Folkestone | CG requested search for possible lilo in distress. Found to be false alarm with good intent | MoP/CG | Y n/n | |||||||
| 11.08.07 | Ingoldmells | Assisted search for lost child. CG and Police attended. Child found | MoP? | Yes n/n | |||||||
| 11.08.07 | Folkestone | Contact with CG re drifting inflatable. Found to be a kayak. False alarm with good intent | Mop/CG | Y n/n | |||||||
| 12.08.07 | Newhaven | CG requested monitoring of diving incident. ILB attended. | CG | Yes n/n | |||||||
| 12.08.07 | St Albans Hd | Reported drifting RIB and assisted recovery to Poole. Yacht had not noticed it had gone ! | NCI | Yes | |||||||
| 12.08.07 | Rame Head | Reported dismasting, provided weather info to CG and monitored recovery | NCI | Y 99404 | |||||||
| 13.08.07 | Hartlepool | CG requested observation of disabled yacht. ILB attended. Yacht towed in. | Casualty ? | Yes 99665 | |||||||
| 13.08.07 | Folkestone | CG report from MoP of two in trouble on cliffs. Found to be fossil hunting. Nfa | MoP / CG | Y n/a | |||||||
| 14.08.07 | Polruan | MoP reported injured walker. MRCC informed. Cliff Rescue recovered man to hospital | MoP/NCI | Y 003073 | |||||||
| 18.08.07 | Newhaven | CG requested monitoring of possible disabled yacht. Info passed. Yacht continued passage. | CG | Yes n/n | |||||||
| 18.08.07 | Folkestone | Assisted CG Mobile to check abandoned car over cliff. Found to be old wreck.. nfa | CG | Y n/a | |||||||
| 20.08.07 | Prawle Pt | Monitored and reported yacht in difficulties. HM took in tow. nfa | NCI | Yes 2905 | |||||||
| 24.08.07 | Ingoldmells | Assisted search for lost child. CG, Police, RNLI and RAF attended. Child found. | MoP? | Yes n/n | |||||||
| 25.08.07 | Ingoldmells | Assisted search for lost child. CG and Police attended. Child found. | MoP? | Yes n/n | |||||||
| 25.08.07 | Ingoldmells | Assisted search for lost child. CG attended. Child found | MoP? | Yes n/n | |||||||
| 25.08.07 | Worms Hd | Reported MoPs cut off by tide. Other MoPs stopped from crossing. ILB attended. | NCI | Yes 2889 | |||||||
| 25.08.07 | Mundesley | Reported injured seabird to RSPCA. Bird collected by beachguard and RSPCA. | NCI | No | |||||||
| 26.08.07 | Bass Pt | Assisting CG with recovery of motor cruiser with engine fire by Lifeboat. | Casualty | Y 101661 | |||||||
| 26.08.07 | St Albans | Panpan intercepted. Posit passed to CG and monitored. Casualty towed in by MV | Yacht | Yes 3977 | |||||||
| 26.08.07 | Ingoldmells | Assisted search for lost child. CG, Police and RNLI attended. Child found. | MoP? | Yes n/n | |||||||
| 26.08.07 | Ingoldmells | Protected found children until collected by police. | NCI ? | No | |||||||
| 27.08.07 | Ingoldmells | Assisted search for lost child. Police attended. Child found. | MoP? | No | |||||||
| 27.08.07 | Newhaven | Provided accurate position of MC on fire. LB attended. Boat sank. No casualties. | Casualty | Yes 10825 ?? | |||||||
| 27.08.07 | Worms Hd | Reported 9 MoPs cut off by tide. ILB attended. | NCI | Yes 2972 | |||||||
| 27.08.07 | Folkestone | Reported inflatable in danger. ILB and CG Mobile attended. MoPs returned safely. | NCI | Yes n/n | |||||||
| 27.08.07 | Prawle Pt | Assisted vectoring FV to disabled MB. | CG | Yes 3347 | |||||||
| 28.08.07 | Polruan | Worked with CG ref a disabled RIB. Towed in by Harbour authority | Casualty | Yes n/n | |||||||
| 28.08.07 | Polruan | Sighted disabled craft waving distress. CG informed. Harbour launch towed in | NCI | Yes 3377 | |||||||
| 31.08.07 | Portland Bill | Passed accurate position of casualty to CG for LB/Helo casevac. Casualty airlifted ashore. | FV | Yes n/n | |||||||
| 31.08.07 | Portland | Involved with return of potential suicide to Hostel. Police, CG and Hostel staff attended . | NCI | Yes n/a | |||||||
| 31.08.07 | Ingoldmells | Reported swimmers blown out on lilo. CG and RNLI attended. Casualties rescued. | NCI? | Yes n/n | |||||||
| 01.09.07 | Newhaven | Provided accurate position of disabled yacht. LB attended and towed in. | Casualty | Yes 102637 | |||||||
| 02.09.07 | Newhaven | Assisted in recovery of disabled kitesurfer. LB attended and brought in casualty. | MoP | Yes 104165 | |||||||
| 04.09.07 | St Albans Hd | Reported drifting sailboard and assisted recovery by passing MC. No PoB. nfa | NCI | Yes 4192 | |||||||
| 05.09.07 | Polruan | Assisted vectoring of LB onto disabled yacht WILIWEN. Towed into harbour. | Casualty | Yes 103103 | |||||||
| 13.09.07 | Froward Pt | CG requested sitrep on disabled MC. Details passed and recovery by dive boat monitored. | CG? | Yes 3602 | |||||||
| 14.09.07 | Boscastle | Yacht telephoned SM at home reporting dinghy adrift. Info passed to CG to avoid incident. | Yacht | Yes n/n | |||||||
| 14.09.07 | Nells Pt | Co-operation with CG on recovery of disabled yacht. | Yacht | Yes 104071 | |||||||
| 16.09.07 | Southend | Reported disabled windsurfer in boom. ILB attended. Sailor saved. | NCI | Yes 3520 | |||||||
| 22.09.07 | Portland Bill | Directed dive boat onto lost divers using CallConnect. Two divers recovered. | MoP/NCI | Yes 4490 | |||||||
| 24.09.07 | Charlestown | Elderly (NCI) visitor suffered sever chest pains. Ambulance removed casualty to hospital | NCI | No | |||||||
| 27.09.07 | Ingoldmells | Reported munitions on beach. CG, MOD EOU and Police attended. Munitions removed. | MoP? | Yes n/n | |||||||
| 29.09.07 | Stepper Pt. | Advised CG of position of casualty on beach. CG mobile and ambulance attended | CG | Yes 3814 | |||||||
| 30.09.07 | Teignmouth | Reported disabled speedboat. Towed in by ILB. 3 casualties to hospital with shock.. | NCI | Yes 3830 | |||||||
| 30.09.07 | Ingoldmells | Reported munitions on beach. CG, MOD EOU and Police attended. Munitions removed. | MoP? | Yes n/n | |||||||
| 06.10.07 | Worms Hd | Reported 2 MoP cut off by tide. CG and Horton ILB attended and returned MoPs to shore | NCI | Yes 3501 | |||||||
| 17.10.07 | Polruan | Air ambulance casevac of MoP near Station. Watchkeeper cleared site and directed landing | MoP | No | |||||||
| 27.10.07 | Lee on the Solent | Passed MoP report of extinguishers on beach. CG and Police attended. Items removed. | MoP/NCI | Yes 4894 | |||||||
| 28.10.07 | Nells Pt | Advised Swansea CG that dismasted yacht did not require lifeboat assistance. | NCI | Yes 3711 | |||||||
| 28.10.07 | Nells Pt | Reported downed kite, surfer not visible. LB attended. Surfer reached shore unaided. | NCI | Yes 3712 | |||||||
| 11.11.07 | Sunderland VLB | Reported two MoP over Pier safety fence in bad weather. CG attended and removed boys | SVLB | Yes 109641 | |||||||
| 24.11.07 | Froward Pt. | Reported driver off PWC. Assisted rescue via CG by passing FV. Driver hospitalised alive | NCI | Yes 4401 | |||||||
| 01.12.07 | Folkestone | MoP requested assistance for injured walker. Ambulance and paramedic attended. | MoP/NCI | No | |||||||
| 02.12.07 | Nells Pt | CG requested monitoring of windsurfers in difficulties. Both landed safely. Boards lost. | MoP/CG | Yes 111249 | |||||||
| 18.12.07 | Teignmouth | MoP reported dog trapped on beach with rising tide. Aux.CG attended. Dog rescued | MoP/NCI | Yes 112411 | |||||||