Incident Summary 2017

Total Number of Incidents for the year to date 493
Glossary of Terms
FAWGI = False Alarm With Good Intent, MoP = Member of the Public, NFA = No Further Action, HMCG, CG or MCA = Coastguard,
CRT = Coastguard Rescue Team, CGOC = Coast Guard Operations Centre, ILB/ALB/LB = Lifeboats, MV = Motor Vessel, MB = Motor Boat,
ML = Motor Launch, FV = Fishing Vessel, PB = Power Boat, 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.
18266 13/01/2017 NCI Skegness Monitored with Mablethorpe and updated Emergency Control Room on tidal surges., NCI No Yes n/n
18268 12/01/2017 NCI Nare Point CG requested search for missing female. No sighting to report from vicinity of Station. nfa MCA/HMCG Yes Yes n/n
18259 12/01/2017 NCI Mablethorpe Reported possible yacht grounding to CG. ILB confirmed no casualty and probably fawgi. nfa NCI Yes Yes 720
18676 09/01/2017 NCI Bass Point Reported large undergrowth fire to CG and Fire Service. Updated when fire burnt out. nfa NCI No Yes n/n
18237 09/01/2017 NCI Nells Point Reported MoPs apparently tidebound on Island. ILB attended but found 'casualties' were well equipped fishermen. nfa. fawgi NCI Yes Yes 559
18217 08/01/2017 NCI Teignmouth Reported motor launch making smoke to CG. LB launched and directed to target on #0. No further problem, units stood down. NCI Yes Yes 472
18241 08/01/2017 NCI Calshot Tower CG requested visual on MoP report of kayak in difficulties. Craft located and CG informed it was 'fishing'. Fawgi MCA/HMCG No Yes 503
18240 08/01/2017 NCI Calshot Tower Monitored and updated CG on yacht reported aground. Incident closed as she refloated on tide. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 469
18178 05/01/2017 NCI Porthcawl Reported to CG that MoP report of 'person in water' was probably kayakers. ILB attended to confirm. Nfa Fawgi MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 0281
18278 05/01/2017 NCI St Alban's Head Advised CG of persons landing under cliff. Updated when they turned out to be bona fide climbers. nfa NCI No Yes 290
18205 04/01/2017 NCI Folkestone Reported unusual movement of small MB to CG. CG Helo checked area with no sighting. nfa NCI No Yes n/n
18163 03/01/2017 NCI Herne Bay Reported small dinghy rowing in difficult conditions to CG. ILB launched to bring ashore safely. NCI Yes Yes 1716
18170 01/01/2017 NCI Shoreham Provided info to CG re apparently abandoned surfboard. Owner eventually arrived to reclaim it. MCA/HMCG No Yes 0033

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