During 2020 all NCI stations closed for two months at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. On re-opening most stations were single-crewed for the rest of the year.
Incident No. | Date of Incident | Station Name | Incident Summary | Initiated by | Lifeboat involved | MCA | MCA No. |
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35835 | 07/09/2020 | NCI Prawle Point | Reported to CG that yacht which had hit rocks was visual. Monitored and updated when with ILB it managed to get clear and proceed. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 29655 |
35796 | 04/09/2020 | NCI Prawle Point | Reported to CG that yacht with fouled rudder and propeller was visual. Monitored casualty and updated when she was towed in by Salcombe LB. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 029195 |
35714 | 26/08/2020 | NCI Prawle Point | CG requested visual check on yacht with engine failure. Sighting confirmed. Updated when she managed to make harbour with HM assistance. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 27704 |
35643 | 23/08/2020 | NCI Prawle Point | Reported to CG as visual on yacht with engine fire. Monitored and updated when LB and local FV attended prior to being towed in. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | n/k |
35594 | 18/08/2020 | NCI Prawle Point | Reported to CG that yacht with rope entanglement was visual. Monitored and updated when lifeboatmen cleared her rudder. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 026038 |
35588 | 17/08/2020 | NCI Prawle Point | Provided accurate position to CG of yacht with rudder/sail problem plus other craft in area. AWLB assisted in freeing sail. . | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 025917 |
35519 | 04/08/2020 | NCI Prawle Point | Reported paddleboarder towing a kayak to CG. No further sighting. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | 022615 |
35518 | 03/08/2020 | NCI Prawle Point | CG requested any sighting of RIB with crew in possible trouble. Target identified and reported back in harbour. LB deployed in case of casualties. NFA | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 22525 |
35520 | 02/08/2020 | NCI Prawle Point | Relayed MoP report of possibly illegal immigrants to CG. No further action known. | NCI | No | Yes | n/n |
35284 | 26/07/2020 | NCI Prawle Point | Confirmed to CG visual on capsized chartered RIB, Monitored and updated when ILB recovered it safely to shore. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 020669 |
35244 | 22/07/2020 | NCI Prawle Point | CG requested any sighting of disabled ski-boat. Target sighted and updated when ILB recovered it safely. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 019925 |
35084 | 08/07/2020 | NCI Prawle Point | CG requested visual monitoring of yacht reporting 'in difficulty'. Target sighted and updated when it safely made harbour. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 01744 |
35054 | 05/07/2020 | NCI Prawle Point | Provided accurate position of disabled RIB for AWLB to attend and escort to shore. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 17115 |
34963 | 23/06/2020 | NCI Prawle Point | 35ft motor vessel with engine failure made PanPan call to HMCG. WK contacted HMCG with corrected position. Lifeboat tasked and towed casualtyinto Dartmouth. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 15160 |
32819 | 02/11/2019 | NCI Prawle Point | Reported stranded whale to CG. Updated as British Divers Marine Life attended to deal with it. | NCI | No | Yes | 33071 |
32255 | 23/09/2019 | NCI Prawle Point | Reported to CG that damaged motor cruiser was visual. Updated when it made harbour. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 29487 |
31601 | 15/08/2019 | NCI Prawle Point | Reported to CG that semi-disabled yacht was visual. Updated when she sailed out of sight in reduced sail. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 24085 |
31599 | 14/08/2019 | NCI Prawle Point | Reported FV apparently unmanned in possible trouble to CG. Contact established on #16 and #65 and all well. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | n/n |
31598 | 08/08/2019 | NCI Prawle Point | CG requested any visual on lone paddleboarder in possible difficulty. No sighting due to low visibility. nfa | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | n/n |
31597 | 01/08/2019 | NCI Prawle Point | Relayed report from Start Pt. Lighthouse to CG of two RIBs harassing seals. | NCI | No | Yes | n/n |
31400 | 29/07/2019 | NCI Prawle Point | Advised yacht caught on crab pot to call CG. Monitored and updated when AWLB assisted to release from pot's gear. | NCI | Yes | Yes | n/n |
31244 | 16/07/2019 | NCI Prawle Point | Informed CG that disabled MB was visual at 2 miles. Updated when LB towed her in. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 19269 |
31186 | 13/07/2019 | NCI Prawle Point | CG requested monitoring of recovery of disabled yacht in flat calm conditions by AWLB. Updated CG as she was towed in. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | n/n |
30917 | 04/07/2019 | NCI Prawle Point | Reported to CG that disabled motor cruiser was visual. Updated when an adjacent vessel towed her in. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | n/n |
30778 | 02/07/2019 | NCI Prawle Point | Reported dismasted yacht proceeding east to CG. Monitored her until out of sight. | NCI | No | Yes | n/a |
30727 | 30/06/2019 | NCI Prawle Point | Co-ordinated with CG to monitor vessels in collision. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | n/k |
30677 | 26/06/2019 | NCI Prawle Point | Relayed MoP report of injured man on coast path to CG. Provided defribrillator and water until CRT and SAR helo arrived to lift to hospital. | NCI | No | Yes | 016170 |
30918 | 26/06/2019 | NCI Prawle Point | Relayed MoP report of unwell walker on coast path to CG. CRT attended and casualty air-lifted to hospital by helo. | NCI | No | Yes | 016170 |
30433 | 10/06/2019 | NCI Prawle Point | Reported unusual action by fast moving RIB to CG. | NCI | No | Yes | n/n |
30339 | 23/05/2019 | NCI Prawle Point | Co-operated with CG to trace single-handed yacht reported overdue. ILB located yacht safe at anchor. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 12395 |
30123 | 18/05/2019 | NCI Prawle Point | CRT requested any sighting of fishermen reportedly in danger of becoming tidebound. Updated when they regained safe ground. Both LBs recalled. | RNLI | Yes | Yes | 11897 |
29955 | 11/05/2019 | NCI Prawle Point | CG asked whether Mayday relay casualty was visual. No sighting. Subsequently found to be false alarm. nfa | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 11124 |
29820 | 03/05/2019 | NCI Prawle Point | Provided accurate position and details of disabled yacht to CG for ILB to tow in safely. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 10324 |
28915 | 26/03/2019 | NCI Prawle Point | Provided position of disabled FV and adjacent vessels to CG. Updated when she was towed in by another. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 6410 |
28892 | 24/03/2019 | NCI Prawle Point | Assisted CRT recovery of collapsed MoP by relaying radio traffic to CG. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 6250 |
27649 | 13/01/2019 | NCI Prawle Point | Reported to CG that disabled FV was visual. Updated when LBs tow it in. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 911 |
25399 | 29/08/2018 | NCI Prawle Point | Lone fisherman was reported to Harbour Office as 'overdue' to return. Fisherman observed in no difficulty. FAWGI NFA | NCI | No | No | |
25329 | 23/08/2018 | NCI Prawle Point | Reported to CG that disabled FV was visual. Updated when AWLB attended to tow in. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 25787 |
24914 | 09/08/2018 | NCI Prawle Point | Reported to CG that disabled FV was visual and in no danger but there were no other craft close by. Updated when LB attended. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 23853 |
24753 | 04/08/2018 | NCI Prawle Point | Received PanPan call from disabled ML. Updated when she was recovered by the AWLB. nfa | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 22930 |
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