Incident Summary 2009

Total Number of Incidents for the year to date 266
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.
9150 25/07/2009 NCI Wells-next-the-Sea Reported 5 MoP at risk on rising tide. CG and ILB attended. MoP returned safely. NCI Yes Yes 16079
9149 25/07/2009 NCI Prawle Point Assisted in location of 6 divers lost by dive boat.Divers recovered by passing yacht. No casualties. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 3211
9148 20/07/2009 NCI Exmouth Reported and monitored grounded ski-boat with engine falure.ILB atended and towed in. NCI Yes Yes 168197
9147 20/07/2009 NCI Folkestone Off-duty w/kpr reported potential suicidal MoP in water. Police rescued her to casevac. NCI No No 1730
9144 19/07/2009 NCI Newhaven Monitored possible hoax call whilst LB searched datum for boy in water.Assessed as hoax. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 3174
9145 19/07/2009 NCI Skegness Reported disabled FV.Lifeguards and LB attended to tow safely in. NCI Yes Yes 2406
9146 19/07/2009 NCI Southend Warned CG of kayak in possible danger.CG and ILB attended. Kayak found safe.NFA NCI Yes Yes 2806
9143 18/07/2009 NCI Exmouth CG requested info on dinghy in posible distress.Nothing sighted.NFA MCA/HMCG No Yes
9142 18/07/2009 NCI Nells Point Reported fisherman possibly cut offby tide. Monitored situation until low water at 2000A. NCI No Yes 167896
9139 18/07/2009 NCI Worms Head Assisted injured MoP. CG and Air ambulance casevac to hospital. NCI No Yes 167865
9138 16/07/2009 NCI Prawle Point Monitoring and reporting on disabled yacht close inshore.Casualty towed in by ILB.NFA MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 3004
9134 13/07/2009 NCI Prawle Point Assisted via Channel Zero in recovery of beached yacht by ALB.Casualty towed in. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 167258
9135 13/07/2009 NCI Skegness Involved in recovery of inflatable in difficulties.Lifeguards attended until craft beached. NCI Yes Yes
9136 13/07/2009 NCI Newhaven Monitored small RIB in possible danger.Landed safely.NFA NCI No Yes 3049
9137 13/07/2009 NCI Folkestone Reported unusual light source to police.Confirmed as wrecked car. NFA NCI No No
9133 12/07/2009 NCI Teignmouth Reported disabled jetski.Lifeguard and LB attended to tow in. NCI Yes Yes 167135
9141 11/07/2009 NCI Canvey Island Assisted disabled FV to contact CG.Towed safely in by LB. NCI Yes Yes 2641
9140 10/07/2009 NCI Teignmouth Relayed and investigatd MoP report of unattended fishing gear. Reported to police. No sightings. NFA NCI No No
9131 10/07/2009 NCI Newhaven To CG enquiry confirmed false alarm on yacht with good intent. NFA MCA/HMCG No Yes 166778
9130 09/07/2009 NCI Worms Head Assisted in casevac of schoolgirl on DoE exercise with breathing problems.CG attended. NCI No Yes 2068
9129 08/07/2009 NCI Exmouth Monitored grounded yacht on ebbing tide.ILB attended but unable to assist.Refloated on flood. NCI Yes Yes 2863
9128 08/07/2009 NCI Boscastle CG requested assistance to locate possible flare report.ILB and helo attended. No casualty found. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
9127 07/07/2009 NCI Nells Point Reported car fallen over the cliff.CG Police and recovery unit attended. No occupants found. NCI No Yes 2040
9126 06/07/2009 NCI Folkestone Assisted CG and LB to recover body at base of cliffs. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
9125 05/07/2009 NCI Mablethorpe Reported lost child.CG attended.Stood down 26 mins later child presumed located. NCI No Yes 166034
9124 05/07/2009 NCI Southend Assisted in location of rogue unmanned jetski for recovery by lifeboats. NCI Yes Yes 2511
9123 04/07/2009 NCI Newhaven CG requested monitoring of disabled yacht.Watch kept until lifeboat towed casualty in. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 2825
9122 04/07/2009 NCI Prawle Point Crucial redirection of Lifeboat to sinking ML in low visibility.Casualty escorted in by LB. NCI Yes Yes 2784
9121 03/07/2009 NCI Prawle Point Monitored and updated MRCC during recovery of disabled yacht by passing FV. MCA/HMCG No Yes 165710
9119 29/06/2009 NCI Polruan Co-operation with CG and HM re pollution threat.Vessel responsible not identified. NCI No Yes
9120 29/06/2009 NCI Charlestown Reported pollution threat.No vessels identified. NCI No Yes 2685
9118 28/06/2009 NCI Stepper Point Reported sinking dinghy.ILB attended and towed in.No casualties. NCI Yes Yes
9116 24/06/2009 NCI Portland Bill Directed ILB to disabled MB.Casualty towed to Weymouth. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 2546
9115 24/06/2009 NCI Worms Head Co-operated with CG to locate MoP at possible risk. LB launched to land casualties safely. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 1775
9114 24/06/2009 NCI St Alban's Head Reported MoP advice of possible yacht aground.ILB attended and refloated casualty.NFA NCI Yes Yes 2551
9113 21/06/2009 NCI Gosport Monitored and reported FV on fire whilst MOD Police ILB and QHM patrol attended. NCI Yes Yes 2486
9112 21/06/2009 NCI Felixstowe Trainee watchkeeper assisted in casevac of epileptic MoP near Station. NCI No No
9111 20/06/2009 NCI Bass Point Assisted in identifying lone kayaker lost by escorting FV.Found by passing yacht. NFA NCI No Yes 2705
9109 19/06/2009 NCI Newhaven Co-operated with CG to recover disabled yacht and tow in by lifeboat.No casualties. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 2427
9110 19/06/2009 NCI Skegness Co-operation with CG to identify FV MoP reported in difficulties.False alarm with good intent. MCA/HMCG No Yes

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