| Incident No. | Date of Incident | Station Name | Incident Summary | Initiated by | Lifeboat involved | MCA | MCA No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01448 | 30/12/2013 | NCI Newhaven | CG requested visual search for 'red object in water' reported by MoP. Nothing sighted. Incident closed. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 4910 |
| 01446 | 28/12/2013 | NCI Penzance | CG requested visual check for person MoP reported 'in water'. Large seabird spotted but no casualty. Incident closed. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 5008 |
| 10449 | 28/12/2013 | NCI Folkestone | Reported possible 'suspicious' object on beach to Police with two MoP examining. D.Cs attended and confirmed as 'lump of pork'. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | n/n |
| 01447 | 28/12/2013 | NCI Penzance | CG requested visual check on MoP report of inflatable 'in trouble'. Craft identified but all well (although no lifejackets). ILB launched to 'advise' and bring into harbour. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 5009 |
| 01445 | 22/12/2013 | NCI Teignmouth | Reported dinghy indicating 'distress'. Mobile CG attended and casualty towed in by Lifeboat. Chan.00 used to clarify situation. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 4930 |
| 01444 | 13/12/2013 | NCI Needles | Relayed intercepted single Mayday call from 'OCEAN STAR'. No further contacts ashore or by passing craft. Assessed as possible 'training' . NFA | NCI | Yes | Yes | 4721 |
| 01443 | 10/12/2013 | NCI Froward Point | Relayed intercepted FV conversation re engine fire not heard by MRCC Brixham. LB attended. Fire extinguished. FV towed in. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 345875 |
| 01442.2 | 07/12/2013 | NCI Prawle Point | CG requested monitoring of disabled FV under tow. No sighting. nfa | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 4770 |
| 01441 | 07/12/2013 | NCI Mundesley | Reported 'suspicious object' handed in by MoP. Police attended. Object identified as 'oil filter'. NFA | NCI | No | Yes | n/n |
| 01442 | 07/12/2013 | NCI Calshot Tower | Reported two MoP waving in water. LB launched and HM craft also attended. Two MoP rescued from capsized boat for casevac to hospital with hypothermia. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 4673 |
| 01438 | 04/12/2013 | NCI Stepper Point | Assisted recovery of semi-disabled yacht by LB by relaying intercepted radio messages. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 478 |
| 01436 | 30/11/2013 | NCI Worms Head | Reported MoP cut off by tide. Siren and megaphone utilised. CRT and LB attended to recover Dutch student to mainland.NFA | NCI | Yes | Yes | 344976 |
| 01437 | 30/11/2013 | NCI Torbay | Sighted and reported 2 'lost' divers. Watchkeeper conned LB to recover both uninjured. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 4692 |
| 01435 | 29/11/2013 | NCI Newhaven | CG requested visual check on sailing kayak reported overdue. Sighting confirmed and craft on beach loading to tow. CRT attended. nfa | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 4630 |
| 01440 | 28/11/2013 | NCI Mundesley | Reported large metal object buried in sand. CRT attended. Object identified as 'scrap metal' NFA | NCI | No | Yes | n/n |
| 01439 | 25/11/2013 | NCI Folkestone | Reported MoP attempting to climb cliff face. Police attended but no trace found. Assumed MoP had left scene. | NCI | No | Yes | 5248 |
| 01434 | 17/11/2013 | NCI Needles | Reported angling craft in possible trouble. CRT attended and situation monitored. Vessel eventually switched on lights and departed. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | 4550 |
| 01433 | 12/11/2013 | NCI Mundesley | Reported previously unseen objects at low water as danger to small craft. CRT identified them as ex-beach defences. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | n/n |
| 01430 | 11/11/2013 | NCI Newhaven | CG requested scan of beach for MoP report of object on beach. Police and CRT attended. Nothing untoward found. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 4456 |
| 01431 | 10/11/2013 | NCI Worms Head | Relayed MoP report of pollution in Rhossili Bay. (similar to SW Coast incidents). | NCI | No | Yes | n/n |
| 01429 | 08/11/2013 | NCI Newhaven | Police attended Lookout to search for distressed male. MoP observed close to cliff wih knife. CG advised. Man apprehended by police without injury. | Police | No | Yes | 4464 |
| 01428 | 05/11/2013 | NCI Gosport | CG requested visual check on disabled 22ft ML. Craft identified. Recovery by Police launch monitored and reported. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 4428 |
| 01427 | 05/11/2013 | NCI Stepper Point | Reported windsurfer in difficulty in rough seas. ILB and CRT attended with casualty being swept ashore on rocks. CallConnect to ILB initially failed to work. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 4431 |
| 01426 | 02/11/2013 | NCI Fleetwood | CG requested visual on FV taking in water. Casualty identified and reported. LBs attended, pump repaired and FV escorted in. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 3494 |
| 01422 | 30/10/2013 | NCI St Alban's Head | Monitored and reported small yacht in possible difficulty. CG requested watch maintained until target lost. | NCI | No | Yes | 4342 |
| 01432 | 28/10/2013 | NCI Herne Bay | Reported empty drifting dinghy. CG requested monitoring. Craft lost to view. | NCI | No | Yes | 4995 |
| 01420 | 28/10/2013 | NCI Wooltack Point | Reported deflated dinghy adrift. LBs and CG attended. Craft broken from moorings towed in. | NCI | Yes | Yes | |
| 01419 | 27/10/2013 | NCI Newhaven | Reported swimming youth disappearing underwater. Police, CRT,LB,Helo and paramedics attended but body not recovered. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 4293 |
| 01424 | 26/10/2013 | NCI Whitstable | Assisted casevac of injured swimmers by relaying ILB Chan. Zero messages. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 4947 |
| 01425 | 26/10/2013 | NCI Whitstable | CG requested visual search for yacht reported in difficulties. Vessel located by cross bearings with CRT and LB towed in safely. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 4946? |
| 01423 | 25/10/2013 | NCI Stepper Point | Reported and monitored downed windsurfer until escorted to shore by passing RIB. | NCI | No | Yes | 4276 |
| 01418 | 24/10/2013 | NCI Worms Head | Relayed MoP report of entangled seal as danger to small craft. RSPCA attended but no trace of seal. FAWGI ? | NCI | No | Yes | 3364 |
| 01413 | 22/10/2013 | NCI Charlestown | CG requested any visual on MoP report of 'flare'. Nothing sighted. CRS attended. nfa | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 341842 |
| 01413.2 | 21/10/2013 | NCI Prawle Point | CG requested visual on MoP report of flashing light. Confirmed as a race mark. nfa | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 4218 |
| 01412 | 19/10/2013 | NCI Newhaven | Intercepted Chan. 0 call for CRT observation of RIB in possible trouble. Identified, monitored and reported safe arrival. CRT attended to 'advise' occupants. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 4180 |
| 01421 | 17/10/2013 | NCI St Ives | Monitored swimmers in possible trouble.Relayed FV report of board surfer experiencing chest pains. Ambulance and CRT attended. | NCI | No | Yes | 4167 |
| 01411 | 17/10/2013 | NCI Nells Point | Reported four MoP cut off by tide on Sully Island. LB attended to recover to shore. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 3297 |
| 01407 | 13/10/2013 | NCI Charlestown | Relayed MoP report of cry for 'Help' below cliffs. CRT attended and found 'swimmer' who had fallen in from rocky seashore. | NCI | No | Yes | 341001 |
| 01408 | 13/10/2013 | NCI Wells-next-the-Sea | Reported to CG a beached empty dinghy. CRT pulled it above high water and HM will recover by tractor idc. | NCI | No | Yes | 340999 |
| 01403 | 08/10/2013 | NCI Mablethorpe | Reported drifting dinghy apparently unmanned. Monitored drift. CG reported craft now underway. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | 340569 |
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