Incident No. | Date of Incident | Station Name | Incident Summary | Initiated by | Lifeboat involved | MCA | MCA No. |
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8068 | 28/06/2008 | NCI Polruan | Co-operated with CG to locate overdue vessel. Located and returned to harbour | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | |
8067 | 28/06/2008 | NCI Polruan | Reported position of disabled MB. CG asked Harbour Patrol to tow in. | NCI | No | Yes | |
8066 | 28/06/2008 | NCI Wells-next-the-Sea | Reported injured MoP on beach. Paramedics and Air ambulance attended. | NCI | No | Yes | 129846 |
8065 | 27/06/2008 | NCI Wells-next-the-Sea | Involved in rescue by MoP of children in drifting dinghy. LB stood down. NFA | NCI | No | Yes | |
8064 | 25/06/2008 | NCI Rame Head | MoP reported unmanned dinghy adrift. Observed and reported. CG and ILB attended. NFA | NCI | Yes | Yes | 2197 |
8063 | 25/06/2008 | NCI Froward Point | Observed and reported dinghy in possible danger. Passing yacht assisted on CG request. NFA | NCI | No | Yes | 2189 |
8062 | 25/06/2008 | NCI Froward Point | Observed and reported dinghy in possible danger. Passing yacht assisted on CG request. NFA | NCI | No | Yes | 2189 |
8061 | 22/06/2008 | NCI Exmouth | CG requested search for dismasted yacht. Reported position. LB attended. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 2136 |
8060 | 22/06/2008 | NCI Teignmouth | Reported disabled PWC. Lifeboat attended and towed in. NFA | NCI | Yes | Yes | 2148 |
8059 | 22/06/2008 | NCI Newhaven | NCI proactive in spotting swimmer reported in difficulties and monitoring rescue. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 2357 |
8058 | 21/06/2008 | NCI Teignmouth | Reported MoP face down on sandbar. ILB attended. Casualty found to be OK. NFA | NCI | Yes | Yes | 2130 |
8057 | 21/06/2008 | NCI St Alban's Head | Reported disabled powerboat in Round Britain race. Weymouth LB attended and towed in. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 2342 |
8056 | 19/06/2008 | NCI Exmouth | Reported downed windsurfer in difficulty. Beach rescue on scene as surfer landed. NFA | NCI | No | Yes | |
8055 | 18/06/2008 | NCI Folkestone | Reported contact by MoP re MC being damaged by sea on pier. CG Mobile attended. | NCI | No | Yes | |
8054 | 17/06/2008 | NCI Skegness | Reported swimmers in danger. ILB launched. Swimmers regained shore to be interviewed | NCI | Yes | Yes | |
8053 | 17/06/2008 | NCI Skegness | Reported windsurfer in difficulties. ILB paged but surfer regained shore. NFA | NCI | No | Yes | |
8052 | 16/06/2008 | NCI Fleetwood | Station members involved in assisting police in recovery of corpse on shoreline | Police | No | No | |
8051 | 16/06/2008 | NCI Gwennap Head | Help given to home LB onto yacht. Station asked by CG to transmit but licence is not held. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | |
8050 | 12/06/2008 | NCI Newhaven | Co-operation with CG to locate disabled motor cruiser. LB towed into harbour. NFA | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 2283 |
8048 | 11/06/2008 | NCI Exmouth | Assisted LB to find disabled RIB. Towed in. NFA | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 128479 |
8046 | 10/06/2008 | NCI Charlestown | Informed CG of disabled dinghy being towed ashore by swimmers. ILB attended. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 2027 |
8047 | 10/06/2008 | NCI Worms Head | Relayed MoP report of injured fisherman. Sat with casualty until Cliff Rescue arrived. | NCI | No | Yes | 12836 |
8045 | 08/06/2008 | NCI Nells Point | Observed and reported canoeist in possible danger in moderate sea. Landed safely. NFA | NCI | No | Yes | 128003 |
8044 | 08/06/2008 | NCI Polruan | Co-operation with CG to locate disabled MB. Harbour patrol towed in. NFA | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | |
8043 | 08/06/2008 | NCI Worms Head | Co-operation with CG to locate two missing of a coasteering party. Located safely. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 128070 |
8042 | 07/06/2008 | NCI Portland Bill | Co-operation with CG to monitor overdue yacht. Yacht safely berthed in Weymouth. NFA | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 2105 |
8041 | 06/06/2008 | NCI Exmouth | Corrected position of grounded yacht to CG. ILB attended and towed off | NCI | Yes | Yes | 1343 |
8040 | 04/06/2008 | NCI Newhaven | Assists LB using CallConnect to locate disabled FV. Thanked by both SCG and RNLI | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 2062 |
8039 | 24/05/2008 | NCI Nells Point | Reported failed jetski to CG Swansea. MVS patrol boat contacted and towed to harbour. | NCI | No | Yes | 125906 |
8038 | 24/05/2008 | NCI Boscastle | Requested by CG to search for missing kayak. Nothing in sight. Kayak found ashore. NFA | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 1682 |
8037 | 14/05/2008 | NCI Nells Point | CG requested info on inflatable reported adrift by MoP. Reported safe arrival ashore. NFA | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 1229 |
8036 | 10/05/2008 | NCI Exmouth | Reported rescue of 3 youths in drifting inflatable. Rescued by FV. Met by CG | NCI | No | Yes | |
8035 | 08/05/2008 | NCI Wells-next-the-Sea | Reported distressed windsurfer. ILB recovered safely to shore. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 128008 |
8034 | 07/05/2008 | NCI Polruan | CG requested info on yacht showing EPIRB alarm. Clarifieed that she was racing. False alarm. NFA | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 1365 |
8033 | 03/05/2008 | NCI Wells-next-the-Sea | Co-operated with HM and ILB to safely recover injured windsurfer. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 1090 |
8032 | 03/05/2008 | NCI Newhaven | CG requested info on unattended surfboard. Details of possible explanation passed. NFA | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 1366 |
8031 | 02/05/2008 | NCI Boscastle | Coordination with CG re disabled yacht close to shore. Padstow LB attended and towed in. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 1288 |
8030 | 20/04/2008 | NCI Mundesley | CG report 999 call re 'unmanned' hang glider. AxCG and ILB tasked. Landed safely. NFA | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | |
8029 | 16/04/2008 | NCI Portland Bill | CG requested watch on disabled yacht. Updates passed. ALB attended and towed in. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 1192 |
8028 | 14/04/2008 | NCI Teignmouth | Reported inflatables blown offshore. ILB searched for possible casualities. Nil result. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 1095 |
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