Annual Statistics

Incident Analysis

2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Total Number of Incidents 840 826 697 595 638 539 493
Incidents initiated by NCI 399 385 353 319 384 321 300
Incidents NCI participated 440 440 343 276 261 218 193
NCI initiated Lifeboat Rescue 348 336 266 240 242 222 218

Vessels Identified and Logged

2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Commercial Vessels 214,139 222,458 222,212 137,374 205,860 223,486 230,790
Leisure Vessels 415,163 424,847 411,438 256,007 330,949 340,359 308,168
Military & Auxiliaries 4,792 6,080 6,730 4,752 6,919 6,048 6,713
Harbour Vessels etc. 24,178 23,958 23,436 17,882 26,500 26,698 20,391

Station Statistics

2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
No. of Stations 60 58 56 56 56 53 50
No. of DFS 51 52 50 49 48 46 46
Percentage DFS 85 90 89 88 86 87 92
Total watchkeeper hours 284,931 274,543 215,281 146,408 280,514 265,139 262,408

Personnel Statistics

2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Watchkeepers 2,485 2,326 2,265 2,332 2,419 2,132 2,093
Trainees 450 468 410 355 344 328 255
Cadets 15 0 0 0 0 0 7
Others in Support roles 315 245 172 62 53 63 57
Ladies as % of Membership 22 21 20 19 19 19 18
More than 10 yrs Service 328 313 383 341 292 248 372
More than 15 yrs Service 115 95 116 72 74 68 98
More than 20 yrs Service 30 36 43 27 23 8 29
More than 25 yrs Service 5 5 4 2 1 0 0

About

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The words National Coastwatch Institution and Eyes Along the Coast and the NCI logos are Registered Trademarks of NCI.

Contact


General enquiries
0300 111 1202

Media enquiries
0845 460 1202


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