Submitted by Colin Scott11 on Sat, 02/09/2023 - 08:43

Date of Incident:

28/08/2023

Station:

NCI Needles

Incident Summary:

May Day from power boat - taking on water and in danger o sinking. 6 POB, only 2 lifejackets. HMCG tasked ILB. NCI walked to obtain visual. Second vessel evacuate crew, then ILB put pump aboard.

ILB took casualty under tow to safety. All safe.

RNLI:

Yes

Initiated:

NCI

MCA:

Yes

MCA No.:

531797

Casualty Type:

Motor Boat/RIB

Cause of Incident:

Vessel - Flooding

Currently almost 60 National Coastwatch stations are operational and manned by over 2600 volunteer watchkeepers around the British Isles from Fleetwood in the North West, through Wales, to the South and East of England to Filey in North Yorkshire.

National Coastwatch watchkeepers provide the eyes and ears along the coast, monitoring radio channels and providing a listening watch in poor visibility. They are trained to deal with emergencies offering a variety of skills and experience, and full training by the National Coastwatch ensures that high standards are met.

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