| Incident No. | Date of Incident | Station Name | Incident Summary | Initiated by | Lifeboat involved | MCA | MCA No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12043 | 05/04/2012 | NCI Worms Head | Reported MoP cut-off by tide. Italian MoP (who could not read notices) recovered to shore by ILB. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 278318 |
| 12041 | 02/04/2012 | NCI Torbay | Reported visual on MoPs cut off by tide. Assisted CROs to position. MoPs decided to await ebb tide. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 1183 |
| 12042 | 02/04/2012 | NCI St Alban's Head | CG requested report on yacht with tender. Movements reported. Police attended and case closed. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 851 |
| 12040 | 01/04/2012 | NCI Teignmouth | Reported visual on disabled FV and monitored safe recovery by LB. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 1164 |
| 12039 | 01/04/2012 | NCI Portland Bill | CG requested visual and monitoring of LB recovery of disabled ketch. Position updates and weather passed | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 844 |
| 12038 | 30/03/2012 | NCI Peveril(Dont Use) | Called paramedic on 999 to attend MoP reported choking. Ambulance attended and victim recovered. | NCI | No | No | |
| 12037 | 28/03/2012 | NCI Newhaven | CG requested identification and monitoring of safe recovery by LB of disabled FV. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 795 |
| 12036 | 25/03/2012 | NCI Newhaven | CG requested monitoring of recovery of disabled Fv by LB. Reported safely in harbour. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 759 |
| 12035 | 24/03/2012 | NCI Newhaven | Reported to Harbour Control and monitored youths acting suspiciously until police attended. | NCI | No | No | |
| 12034 | 24/03/2012 | NCI Calshot Tower | Reported yacht aground. CG requested remain on watch to monitor LBs safely recovering five crew | NCI | Yes | Yes | 752 |
| 12033 | 21/03/2012 | NCI Torbay | Reported empty inflatable adrift Lone diver surfaced (no 'A' flag). CG gave 'advice' when back ashore. | NCI | No | Yes | 1005 |
| 12032 | 21/03/2012 | NCI Nells Point | Reported large tree adrift as danger to small craft. CG issued a Securitay warning. NFA | NCI | No | Yes | 542 |
| 12031 | 18/03/2012 | NCI Point Lynas | Reported MoP with broken leg. Provided stabilisation until CGs and air ambulance casevac to hospital. | NCI | No | Yes | 515 |
| 12030 | 17/03/2012 | NCI Folkestone | Took action to warn racing yachts standing ito danger. Yachts avoided rocks without response to NCI | NCI | No | No | |
| 12029 | 12/03/2012 | NCI Newhaven | Reported and monitored yacht with lost power until it gained harbour. | NCI | No | Yes | 634 |
| 12028 | 12/03/2012 | NCI Teignmouth | Reported disabled RIB to CG and HM. Monitored and updated CG and HM until RIB safely ashore. | NCI | No | Yes | 876 |
| 12027 | 10/03/2012 | NCI Porthdinllaen | Reported disabled speedboat. Towed in safely by RNLI-manned RIB. No injuries. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 449 |
| 12026 | 09/03/2012 | NCI Caister | Observed MoP fall and injure leg. Called ambulance to casevac to A&E. Partner phoned thanks to Station. | NCI | No | Yes | |
| 12025 | 06/03/2012 | NCI Peveril(Dont Use) | Reported out of control dinghy near rocks. Local vessel towed in safely. ILB crew debriefed crew ashore. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 559 |
| 12024 | 06/03/2012 | NCI Torbay | Reported unattended FV adrift. Crew returned in another FV. Debriefed by Harbourmaster. | NCI | No | Yes | 783 |
| 12023 | 25/02/2012 | NCI Worms Head | CG requested monitoring of injured MoP casevac by helo. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 274714 |
| 12022 | 25/02/2012 | NCI Folkestone | Investigated MoP 999 report of fractured pipe. Reported false alarm with good intent. NFA | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | |
| 12021 | 25/02/2012 | NCI Exmouth | Reported large oil drum adrift as danger to small craft. CG to attend. | NCI | No | Yes | 650 |
| 12020 | 24/02/2012 | NCI Teignmouth | Reported unmanned drifting tender. LB attended but with no towing points allowed to continue drift. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 632 |
| 12019 | 20/02/2012 | NCI Mablethorpe | Involved with police in recovery of munitions found by MoP. | Police | No | Yes | 274336 |
| 12018 | 15/02/2012 | NCI Newhaven | CG requested visual contact on disabled MB. Confirmed position to LB on Chan. Zero for a safe tow in. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 393 |
| 12017 | 14/02/2012 | NCI Torbay | Whilst reporting capsized yacht it was righted safely and ultimately returned to harbour. | NCI | No | Yes | |
| 12016 | 11/02/2012 | NCI Caister | Reported large flotsam danger to small craft. CG issued a Securitay. Lowestoft PB recovered item. | NCI | No | Yes | |
| 12015 | 09/02/2012 | NCI Teignmouth | Reported disturbance involving two MoPs to Police who attended and arrested one 'male'. | NCI | No | No | 370 |
| 12014 | 06/02/2012 | NCI Nells Point | Reported MoPs in possible danger from tide. CG attended. Two adults crossed causeway safely. | NCI | No | Yes | 287 |
| 12013 | 06/02/2012 | NCI Newhaven | Reported and monitored safe recovery of disabled FV in harbour mouth. | NCI | No | Yes | 273368 |
| 12012 | 05/02/2012 | NCI Point Lynas | Observed attended and reported MoP with broken leg. Casualty airlifted to hospital. | NCI | No | Yes | 223 |
| 12011 | 04/02/2012 | NCI Peveril(Dont Use) | CG requested info on possible Mayday transmission. Reported RIB underway. Helo attended to advise. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | |
| 12010 | 31/01/2012 | NCI Torbay | Ambulance called to attend collapsed watchkeeper. Casualty now fit again. | NCI | No | No | |
| 12009 | 30/01/2012 | NCI Teignmouth | First to report FV capsizing on harbour bar. ILB recovered five crew. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 272804 |
| 12008 | 29/01/2012 | NCI Newhaven | Identified disabled RIB to CG for LB to tow in. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 266 |
| 12007 | 14/01/2012 | NCI Stepper Point | Assisted in providing grid reference for CROs to recover body from base of cliffs. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 271474 |
| 12006 | 14/01/2012 | NCI Folkestone | Requested to observe MoPs near cliff top. Passed details of sighting CG Police and FB attended.. Nfa | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 155 |
| 12005 | 07/01/2012 | NCI Lyme Bay | Reported large unidentified buoy inshore. CG investigating. | NCI | No | Yes | |
| 12004 | 07/01/2012 | NCI Lyme Bay | Assisted in location of possibly disabled FV for CG to vector another FV to assist. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 64 |
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