Incident Summaries

The Total Number of Incidents since we started recording them can be found by selecting '-Year' from the Year filter : 7815
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.
20907 15/10/2017 NCI Calshot Tower Reported disabled small craft in main channel to CG. ILB attended and towed it in safely. NCI Yes Yes 28775
20905 15/10/2017 NCI Fleetwood Reported 2 MoP about to be tidebound to CG. Updated when they managed to wade back ashore. nfa NCI No Yes n/n
20864 14/10/2017 NCI Charmouth Reported MoP in danger of being tidebound to CG. ILB guided to casualty by NCI. Assessed not in danger. nfa. NCI Yes Yes 28681
20863 14/10/2017 NCI Rame Head Monitored and updated CG on recovery of disabled day boat by AWLB. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 28702
21029 14/10/2017 NCI Torbay CG requested any visual on divers left on surface by disabled dive boat. No sighting. LBs attended. Station then routinely closed. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 28707
20856 14/10/2017 NCI Penzance Reported floating hazard to CG. Sailing club tasked to recover buoy. nfa NCI No Yes n/a
20874 13/10/2017 NCI Porthcawl Reported kite surfer in difficulty to CG. ILB attended and escorted him to shore. nfa NCI Yes Yes 28609
20810 11/10/2017 NCI Portscatho Relayed MoP report of injured walker to CG and ambulance service. Latter plus CRT attended and casualty was moved to hospital. NCI No Yes 28448
20859 10/10/2017 NCI Fleetwood CG requested visual check on possible tidebound MoPs. CRT attended but bait diggers returned safely. nfa MCA/HMCG No Yes 28343
20866 09/10/2017 NCI Needles Monitored and updated CG on semi-disabled MV until she eventually made harbour. MCA/HMCG No Yes 28294
20855 09/10/2017 NCI Bass Point LB request visual search for missing female. CRT and helo also tasked. Casualty found but deceased. nfa RNLI Yes Yes 28274
20761 08/10/2017 NCI Porthcawl Passed info on large floating plank to CG to avoid damage to exercising ILB. NCI Yes Yes n/n
20780 08/10/2017 NCI Shoreham Relayed telephone call from disabled MB to CG. ALB attended to tow in safely. NCI Yes Yes 28194
20746 07/10/2017 NCI Lee-on-the-Solent Called for ambulance on MoP report of injured child. Casualty moved to hospital. CG updated. NCI No Yes n/n
20749 07/10/2017 NCI Fleetwood Reported MoP and dog cut off by tide. Updated as casualty and dog swam to shore. ILB,CRT, police and ambulance attended. Both man and dog assessed as safe and well. nfa NCI Yes Yes 28022
20975 07/10/2017 NCI Folkestone Relayed reports on Chan. 65 from local Rescue Service to CG during recovery of MoP from cliff edge. NCI No Yes 28038
20772 07/10/2017 NCI Exmouth Reported downed windsurfer to CG. Updated when casualty managed to regain board prior to LB launch. nfa NCI No Yes n/n
20751 06/10/2017 NCI Herne Bay Provided first aid and called an ambulance for woman injured in a fall nearby. Casualty removed to hospital. NCI No Yes n/a
20758 06/10/2017 NCI Shoreham Relayed MoP report of disabled angling boat to CG. Provided position on Chan. 0 to ALB for her to tow it in. NCI Yes Yes 27982
20718 06/10/2017 NCI Nells Point CG requested visual sweep for PWC reported by MoP 'in difficulty'. No sighting. Situation monitored and CG updated as potential casualty made harbour and met by CRT. FAWGI MCA/HMCG No Yes 27947
20721 06/10/2017 NCI Gwennap Head Exceptionally used Chan.16 to warn yacht she was standing into danger. Yacht altered to safe heading. CG updated. NCI No Yes n/n
20710 05/10/2017 NCI Worms Head Relayed MoP report of casualty on cliff path to CG. CRT, ambulance and helo attended to casevac to hospital. NCI No Yes 27885
20754 05/10/2017 NCI Porthcawl Reported major cliff rockfall to CG as possible danger to coastal path. Relevant authority will be informed. NCI No Yes n/n
20709 04/10/2017 NCI Prawle Point Reported to CG lady stuck on mobility scooter on coast path. CRT attended and helped her return to car. NCI No Yes n/n
20965 04/10/2017 NCI Nare Point Monitored and updated CG during recovery of casualties from explosion on survey vessel. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 27795
20715 04/10/2017 NCI Polruan Liaised with CG over recovery by harbour patrol of disabled speedboat. Updated as she was towed in safely. MCA/HMCG No Yes n/k
20702 03/10/2017 NCI St Ives Reported yacht in possible difficulty to CG. ILB attended to give anchoring advice and escort her into St Ives. NCI Yes Yes 27732
20673 02/10/2017 NCI Worms Head Reported two MoPs potentially tidebound to CG. Updated as they tried to wade back. CRT attended until they managed to get across - wet. NCI No Yes 27667
20634 01/10/2017 NCI Calshot Tower Reported capsized catamaran to CG. ILB tasked and directed to casualty on Chan. 0. Craft righted and escorted safely to shore. NCI Yes Yes 27586
20629 30/09/2017 NCI Newhaven Police requested lookout for missing woman. CG aware but no sighting by NCI. Incident ongoing with victim seated on cliff edge when watch closed. Police No Yes 27530
20739 30/09/2017 NCI Needles Provided accurate position of disabled beached MV to CG for ILB and CRT to attend. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 27525
20643 30/09/2017 NCI Caister CG requested visual on possible grounded vessel. No sighting. ILB search negative. nfa fawgi MCA/HMCG Yes Yes n/n
20627 29/09/2017 NCI Calshot Tower Reported grounded yacht to CG. Updated when local sailing school assisted recovery. nfa NCI No Yes 27415
20617 28/09/2017 NCI Bass Point Reported semi-disabled tanker anchored over submarine cable to CG and BT Marine. Updated when she moved further away. NCI No Yes 27346
20675 27/09/2017 NCI St Alban's Head Relayed Chan. 65 report of empty tender 1.25 n.m offshore to CG. NFA reported. NCI No Yes 27301
20166 26/09/2017 NCI Gwennap Head Reported to CG drifting inflatable being blown onto cliffs. AWLB attended to rescue unharmed. NCI Yes Yes 23695
20622 24/09/2017 NCI Shoreham Reported broken down speedboat to CG. Updated when it managed to restart its engine and proceed to harbour. NCI No Yes 27030
20492 24/09/2017 NCI Newhaven Reported downed PWC unable to recover to lifeguards and CG. LB attended to tow in. NCI Yes Yes 27050
20557 24/09/2017 NCI Porthcawl Reported to CG and local Marina concerning yacht anchored in dangerous position. Remained safe overnight. nfa NCI No Yes n/a
20595 24/09/2017 NCI Fleetwood CG requested update on report of PWC in trouble. Target identified and ILB already on exercise tasked to tow in safely. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 27043

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