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Incident Summaries

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The Total Number of Incidents since we started recording them can be found by selecting '-Year' from the Year filter : 284
Alternatively select a specific year to see how many Incidents were reported for that Year.

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.


Please note: NCI Canvey Island was previously know as NCI Holehaven and moved location on Monday 18 October 2021. All NCI Canvey Island Incident Summaries before that date will be in respect of NCI Holehaven at its previous location.

Glossary of Terms
FAWGI = False Alarm With Good Intent, MoP = Member of the Public, NFA = No Further Action, HMCG, CG or MCA = Coastguard, MisPer = Missing Person
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.
11060 10/04/2011 NCI Torbay Relayed message from pleasure boat re MoPs on cliff face. CG and ILB attended until climbers safe. NCI Yes Yes 236837
11059 10/04/2011 NCI Torbay Assisted in monitoring gorse fire for action by Fire Service. MCA/HMCG No Yes 236819
11025 27/02/2011 NCI Torbay Reported windsurfer in difficulties. CG interviewed him when he reached shore. NCI No Yes 677
10229 03/10/2010 NCI Torbay Reported downed wind-surfer and monitored until safely ashore. NCI No Yes 4362
Total Number of Incidents for the year to date 284

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