Incident No. | Date of Incident | Station Name | Incident Summary | Initiated by | Lifeboat involved | MCA | MCA No. |
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8027 | 13/04/2008 | NCI Stepper Point | Assisted in locating position of injured MoP. Air ambulance and CG Mobile attended. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 121605 |
8026 | 05/04/2008 | NCI Penzance | Reported capsized PWC with 3 PoB. ILB attended and landed casualties at Penzance. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 1007 |
8025 | 31/03/2008 | NCI Prawle Point | Assisted location and tow of yacht transmitting Mayday due to loss of life jackets | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 943 |
8024 | 24/03/2008 | NCI Polruan | Advised CG to inform incoming warship of disabled vessel in harbour mouth. | NCI | No | Yes | |
8023 | 24/03/2008 | NCI Herne Bay | Assisted in pinpointing possible incident reported by MoP. False alarm with good intent. | NCI | No | Yes | |
8022 | 22/03/2008 | NCI St Alban's Head | Advised CG of yacht aground and monitored LB recovery. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 98 |
8021 | 15/03/2008 | NCI Mundesley | MoP reported children playing inside seawall repairs security fencing. Police informed. | NCI | No | No | |
8020 | 15/03/2008 | NCI Canvey Island | Reported 2 adjacent MoP firing air rifles. Police notified apprehended and cautioned. | NCI | No | No | 615 |
8019 | 12/03/2008 | NCI Mundesley | Reported apparently drifting coaster. CG replied that all well. NFA | NCI | No | Yes | |
8017 | 11/03/2008 | NCI Teignmouth | Requested by CG to look for MoP in water. Located and directed police to scene. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 730 |
8018 | 11/03/2008 | NCI Portland Bill | Alerted PCG reference a chemical tanker standing into danger. Vessel cleared the Bank. | NCI | No | Yes | 775 |
8016 | 08/03/2008 | NCI Portland Bill | Co-operated with Portland CG reference a Belgian FV aground off Weymouth | NCI | No | Yes | 705 |
8015 | 07/03/2008 | NCI Prawle Point | Reported yacht dumping rubbish. CG Enforcement Branch taking action. | NCI | No | Yes | 638 |
8014 | 03/03/2008 | NCI Folkestone | Assisted search for MoP thought trapped on cliff. Nothing seen. Casualty found in town. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 118259 |
8013 | 02/03/2008 | NCI Mundesley | Reported surfer in difficulties. Companion helps him ashore. NFA | NCI | No | Yes | |
8012 | 01/03/2008 | NCI Wells-next-the-Sea | Reported downed windsurfer. ILB recovered safely to beach. NFA | NCI | Yes | Yes | |
8011 | 25/02/2008 | NCI Mundesley | Overheard faint MAYDAY. Craft in sight reported to CG. ILB launched. NFA | NCI | Yes | Yes | |
8010 | 17/02/2008 | NCI Mundesley | CG requested info on large floating tyre. Reported sighting at 1616. ILB also advised. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | |
8009 | 16/02/2008 | NCI Nells Point | Reported MoP possibly cut off by tide. CG attended but false alarm. | NCI | No | Yes | 418 |
8008 | 02/02/2008 | NCI Polruan | Assisted in accurate location of disabled FV. Towed in by yacht ! | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 289 |
8007 | 26/01/2008 | NCI Southend | Reported 4mtr speedboat broken down in the Boom. ILB attended and towed in. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 204 |
8006 | 26/01/2008 | NCI Mundesley | Norfolk Police requested information on potential vandalism | Police | No | No | |
8005 | 20/01/2008 | NCI Nells Point | Reported MoPs possibly cut off by tide. CG and ILB attended. False alarm with good intent. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 150 |
8004 | 20/01/2008 | NCI Southend | Assisted search for missing kitesurfer. Located by helo and landed safely. LB attended. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 149 |
8002 | 12/01/2008 | NCI Teignmouth | Advised MRCC of floating object as a danger to navigation. CG issued Securite message | NCI | No | Yes | 114 |
8001 | 12/01/2008 | NCI Folkestone | Reported ankle injury to MoP and provided support until ambulance attended. | NCI | No | No | |
8003 | 09/01/2008 | NCI Skegness | Reported possible suicide. Mentally disturbed MoP rescued by CG and Police NFA | NCI | No | Yes | 113918 |
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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