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 |
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.
The words National Coastwatch Institution and Eyes Along the Coast and the NCI logos are Registered Trademarks of NCI.
General enquiries
0300 111 1202
Media enquiries
0845 460 1202
17 Dean Street, Liskeard,
Cornwall, PL14 4AB