Incident Summary 2006

Total Number of Incidents for the year to date 131
Glossary of Terms
FAWGI = False Alarm With Good Intent, MoP = Member of the Public, NFA = No Further Action, MRCC = Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre,
HMCG, CG or MCA = Coastguard, CRT = Coastguard Rescue Team, ILB/ALB/LB = Lifeboats, MV = Motor Vessel, MB = Motor Boat, ML = Motor Launch,
FV = Fishing Vessel, PWC = Personal Water Craft ("Jet Ski"), RIB = Rigid Inflatable Boat, VLCC = Very Large Crude Carrier,
UKBF = UK Border Force
Incident No. Date of Incident Station Name Incident Summary Initiated by Lifeboat involved MCA MCA No.
6002 14/12/2006 NCI Portland Bill Opened early to assist search for survivors from FV. Skipper not found. MCA/HMCG No Yes
6003 12/12/2006 NCI Portland Bill Mobile phone msg of man overboard. Assisted search. Man not found MCA/HMCG No Yes
6004 11/12/2006 NCI Prawle Point Attended walker evacuated by Air Ambulance. (Partner now a w/kpr !) NCI No Yes
6005 16/11/2006 NCI Skegness Reported red container of engine oil on beach. Fire Brigade attended. NCI No No
6006 04/11/2006 NCI Canvey Island CG requested assistance with disabled motor cruiser. Assisted. Nfa MCA/HMCG No Yes
6007 03/11/2006 NCI Prawle Point Reported yacht with loose anchor. CG advised yacht and thanked NCI NCI No Yes
6008 24/10/2006 NCI Bass Point Reported MV possibly NUC. CG Tug attended to tow in. NCI No Yes
6009 23/10/2006 NCI Teignmouth Reported capsized inflatable. ILB attended. Two casualties rescued NCI Yes Yes
6010 12/10/2006 NCI Skegness Assisted search for drifting object. Kayak located. ILB attended MCA/HMCG No No
6011 08/10/2006 NCI Southend Observed crewman landed with rucksack! CG reported innocent.NFA NCI No Yes
6012 01/10/2006 NCI Exmouth Reported windsurfer in danger. Both lifeboats launched. Surfer landed NCI No Yes
6013 30/09/2006 NCI Teignmouth Reported and monitored recovery of PWC aground. NCI No Yes
6014 27/09/2006 NCI Froward Point Monitored recovery by ALB of drifting FV MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
6015 27/09/2006 NCI Prawle Point CG requested search for lost MoP. One not validated. Found by police MCA/HMCG No Yes
6016 24/09/2006 NCI Exmouth Reported grounded yacht. Floated off. NFA NCI No Yes
6017 24/09/2006 NCI Exmouth Reported grounded yacht. Floated off. NFA NCI No Yes
6018 23/09/2006 NCI Bass Point Assisted location of yacht. Lone PoB lost overboard NCI No Yes
6019 09/09/2006 NCI Folkestone Assisted in ILB saving capsized dinghy. Thanked by HMCG MCA/HMCG No Yes
6020 08/09/2006 NCI Exmouth Reported kite surfer in difficulties. ILB launched. Casualty landed NCI Yes Yes
6021 08/09/2006 NCI Mundesley NCI relays MoP report of beach hut vandalism to police. NCI No No
6022 07/09/2006 NCI Exmouth Reported and monitored swimmer in danger. Came ashore. NFA NCI No Yes
6023 04/09/2006 NCI Skegness Reported child possibly drowning. Saved by MoP. Paramedic and Ambulance casevac arranged. NCI No No
6024 03/09/2006 NCI Mundesley NCI reports possible dinghy in difficulty. ILB attends. Object found to be drifting buoy NCI Yes Yes
6025 31/08/2006 NCI Stepper Point Monitored and reported disabled yacht MCA/HMCG No Yes
6026 29/08/2006 NCI Stepper Point Assisted lost MoP NCI No No
6027 27/08/2006 NCI Southend Reported inflatable in danger. RB2 attended and recovered to shore NCI No Yes
6028 27/08/2006 NCI Bass Point CG requested search for climbers. Found. ACG attends MCA/HMCG No Yes
6029 26/08/2006 NCI Stepper Point Assisted with updates on yacht in difficulty MCA/HMCG No Yes
6030 25/08/2006 NCI Stepper Point Assisted and transported lost MsoP to their vehicles NCI No No
6031 24/08/2006 NCI Stepper Point CG requested search for dinghy. Located and reported MCA/HMCG No Yes
6033 22/08/2006 NCI Skegness Assisted rescue of inflatable drifting seaward. ILB recovered. NCI No Yes
6032 22/08/2006 NCI Skegness Assisted ILB rescue of drifting inflatable. Congratulated by HMCG MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
6034 21/08/2006 NCI Portland Bill Reported yacht in PB Race. LB attended. NCI thanked NCI Yes Yes
6035 21/08/2006 NCI Skegness Requested by HMCG to search for missing vessel. Nothing sighted MCA/HMCG No Yes
6036 20/08/2006 NCI Southend Reported kitesurfer caught in boom. SRN RB1 attended NCI No Yes
6037 19/08/2006 NCI Portland Bill CG requested monitoring of u/s MB. MCA/HMCG No Yes
6038 17/08/2006 NCI Skegness Reported liquid container on beach. HMCG attended and removed. NCI No Yes
6039 16/08/2006 NCI St Ives CG requested monitoring tow of u/s yacht MCA/HMCG No Yes
6040 13/08/2006 NCI Stepper Point Requested to search for w/surfer. Air ambulance called MCA/HMCG No Yes
6041 13/08/2006 NCI Skegness Reported liquid container on beach. HMCG attended and removed. NCI No Yes

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