Incident Summary 2007

Total Number of Incidents for the year to date 153
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.
7040 25/08/2007 NCI Worms Head Reported MoPs cut off by tide. Other MoPs stopped from crossing. ILB attended. NCI No Yes 2889
7039 25/08/2007 NCI Mundesley Reported injured seabird to RSPCA. Bird collected by beachguard and RSPCA. NCI No No
7043 24/08/2007 NCI Skegness Assisted search for lost child. CG, Police, RNLI and RAF attended. Child found. Police Yes Yes
7044 20/08/2007 NCI Prawle Point Monitored and reported yacht in difficulties. HM took in tow. nfa NCI No Yes 2905
7045 18/08/2007 NCI Folkestone Assisted CG Mobile to check abandoned car over cliff. Found to be old wreck.. nfa MCA/HMCG No Yes
7046 18/08/2007 NCI Newhaven CG requested monitoring of possible disabled yacht. Info passed. Yacht continued passage. MCA/HMCG No Yes
7047 14/08/2007 NCI Polruan MoP reported injured walker. MRCC informed. Cliff Rescue recovered man to hospital NCI No Yes 3073
7049 13/08/2007 NCI Hartlepool CG requested observation of disabled yacht. ILB attended. Yacht towed in. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 99665
7048 13/08/2007 NCI Folkestone CG report from MoP of two in trouble on cliffs. Found to be fossil hunting. Nfa MCA/HMCG No Yes
7050 12/08/2007 NCI Rame Head Reported dismasting, provided weather info to CG and monitored recovery NCI No Yes 99404
7051 12/08/2007 NCI St Alban's Head Reported drifting RIB and assisted recovery to Poole. Yacht had not noticed it had gone ! NCI No Yes
7052 12/08/2007 NCI Newhaven CG requested monitoring of diving incident. ILB attended. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
7053 11/08/2007 NCI Folkestone Contact with CG re drifting inflatable. Found to be a kayak. False alarm with good intent MCA/HMCG No Yes
7054 11/08/2007 NCI Skegness Assisted search for lost child. CG and Police attended. Child found Police No Yes
7055 10/08/2007 NCI Folkestone CG requested search for possible lilo in distress. Found to be false alarm with good intent MCA/HMCG No Yes
7056 08/08/2007 NCI Folkestone CG requested and steer for Police RIB to suspected illegals. Found to be a goodwill visit. MCA/HMCG No Yes
7059 06/08/2007 NCI St Alban's Head CG requested watch on two kayaks. Info passed. Kayaks beached safely. nfa MCA/HMCG No Yes 3355
7057 06/08/2007 NCI Hartlepool CG requested observation of disabled MC. MCA/HMCG No Yes 2575
7058 06/08/2007 NCI Prawle Point CG requested info on disabled yacht. Reported and provided details for tow in by Salcombe ILB MCA/HMCG No Yes 2887
7060 05/08/2007 NCI Newhaven Reported paraglider on cliff. CG, Fire, ambulance attended. Rescued by NCI ladder unhurt NCI No Yes
7061 05/08/2007 NCI Skegness Assisted search for lost child. CG and RNLI attended. Child found NCI Yes Yes
7062 05/08/2007 NCI Skegness Assisted search for lost child. CG attended. Child found by mother. MCA/HMCG No Yes
7063 05/08/2007 NCI Canvey Island Passed info on possible speedboat adrift. Boat restarted engine. nfa NCI No Yes
7064 04/08/2007 NCI Whitstable Mother reports lost child. Police informed and attended. W/Kprs spot child and reunites. NCI No No
7065 04/08/2007 NCI Newhaven Reported downed paraglider. Aux CG, LB and helo tasked. Casualty recovered by LB NCI Yes Yes
7069 03/08/2007 NCI Boscastle CG requested watch on possibly disabled yacht. Info passed to Stepper Pt. LB attended MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
7068 03/08/2007 NCI Skegness Assisted search for lost child. Police, RNLI and CG attended. Child found Police Yes Yes
7067 03/08/2007 NCI Skegness Assisted search for (another) lost child. Police, RNLI and CG attended. Child found Police Yes Yes
7066 03/08/2007 NCI Skegness Assisted search for (yet another) lost child. Police attended. Child found Police No Yes
7070 01/08/2007 NCI Skegness Reported lost child to police. Search made. Found in amusement arcade. nfa NCI No No 227
7071 31/07/2007 NCI Hartlepool Requested by CG to check MoPs in danger on pierheads. Two CG attended, both becoming injured. MCA/HMCG No Yes
7072 31/07/2007 NCI Skegness Lost child brought to Station. Handed over to police. NCI No No 235
7073 30/07/2007 NCI Prawle Point Advised CG of craft near MV calling for assistance. Monitored subsequent tow. NCI No Yes 2731
7074 30/07/2007 NCI Newhaven CG requested monitoring of beached dayboat. nfa MCA/HMCG No Yes
7075 29/07/2007 NCI Newhaven Reported disabled speedboat. CG arranged tow by another vessel NCI No Yes
7076 28/07/2007 NCI Teignmouth Reported broken down ski boat indicating distress. Boat restarted and returned. nfa NCI No Yes 2704
7077 27/07/2007 NCI Skegness Reported MoP drifting out on surfboard. ILB rescued. Occupant treated at Station. NCI Yes Yes 9659
7078 27/07/2007 NCI Skegness CG request search for craft adrift with possible PoB. Located and reported. No PoB MCA/HMCG No Yes 9657
7079 26/07/2007 NCI Boscastle Reported yacht in possible difficulties. Info passed to Stepper Pt. nfa NCI No Yes
7080 22/07/2007 NCI Mundesley CG requested info on dinghy in possible trouble. NCI directed ILB to site. Dinghy OK MCA/HMCG Yes Yes

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