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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18836 | 23/04/2017 | NCI Folkestone | Reported unidentified drifting object as danger to navigation. LB tasked and reported it as a large (dangerous) tree trunk which it retrieved. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | 4414 |
| 18831 | 22/04/2017 | NCI Rame Head | Relayed MoP report of an MB appearing be shooting seabirds to CG and MoP, who attended and 'warned' the crew. | NCI | No | Yes | n/a |
| 18936 | 20/04/2017 | NCI Folkestone | Reported to Range Control that a craft was entering firing area. Range Safety Boat contacted vessel which was repairing a buoy. nfa | NCI | No | No | n/n |
| 18813 | 20/04/2017 | NCI Prawle Point | Contacted by Police and Hazardous Waste Unit re container on beach. CRT tasked to deal with it. | NCI | No | No | n/n |
| 18804 | 19/04/2017 | NCI Worms Head | Relayed MoP report of wife with broken ankle to CG. CRTattended and casualty casevaced to hospital. | NCI | No | Yes | 7319 |
| 18796 | 16/04/2017 | NCI Teignmouth | Relayed telephone report from disabled RIB to CG. CRT and LB attended and towed in safely. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 7036 |
| 18800 | 16/04/2017 | NCI Charlestown | Reported 3 MoPs tidebound on Polmear Island. CRT and ILB activated and recovered all to shore - for 'safety talk'. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 7077 |
| 19001 | 15/04/2017 | NCI Needles | CG requested any visual on disabled MV. Updated as incident developed until HM towed her in. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 6954 |
| 18807 | 14/04/2017 | NCI Nare Point | CG requested any sighting of overdue kayak. Provided one sighting of a kayak. Ultimately reported safe and well. nfa | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | n/n |
| 18792 | 13/04/2017 | NCI St Agnes Head | Provided accurate position of disabled RIB to CG for ILB to recover it safely. Crew had no radio with which to pass their position to CG. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 6799 |
| 18808 | 11/04/2017 | NCI Nare Point | Reported tanker not showing on AIS to CG. | NCI | No | Yes | n/n |
| 18778 | 10/04/2017 | NCI St Ives | Assistance given to MoP to contact police concerning possibly criminal damage to window. | NCI | No | No | n/n |
| 18772 | 09/04/2017 | NCI Gosport | Reported visual contact on grounded yacht to CG. Updated as it was helped to refloat by local boat and GAFIRS and returned to harbour. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 6503 |
| 18765 | 08/04/2017 | NCI Charlestown | Provided visual fix to CG on kayak reported as 'overturned'. Fowey ILB attended to recover hypothermic occupant safely. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 6361 |
| 18769 | 08/04/2017 | NCI Gosport | Assisted CG to identify and update on fire damaged RIB being towed in by a local motor yacht. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 6383 |
| 18763 | 08/04/2017 | NCI Nells Point | Reported to CG two MoPs probably cut off by tide. They eventually waded back. CRT attended to 'give advice'. | NCI | No | Yes | 6348 |
| 18747 | 05/04/2017 | NCI Prawle Point | Reported disabled jetski to CG. ILB launched to tow in safely. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 6109 |
| 18749 | 05/04/2017 | NCI Nells Point | Updated CG on vessel running out of fuel until it (just) managed to reach harbour. nfa | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 6100 |
| 18750 | 05/04/2017 | NCI Nells Point | Reported to CG one MoP in danger of being tidebound on island. Updated when they (just) managed to regain mainland. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | n/n |
| 18723 | 01/04/2017 | NCI Teignmouth | Relayed charter boat engine failure to CG and HM. Local boat assisted her in safely. CG updated. | NCI | No | Yes | 5777 |
| 18727 | 01/04/2017 | NCI Exmouth | Reported drifting ML to CG. Updated as local ML assisted to tow in. | NCI | No | Yes | 5778 |
| 18726 | 31/03/2017 | NCI Exmouth | Reported drifting RIB to CG. Updated until lost to sight. ILB attended to tow in safely. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 5687 |
| 18702 | 29/03/2017 | NCI Porthcawl | Provided accurate position of MoP report of 'injured person'. 'Casualty' found to be a sheep which the farmer 'dealt with'. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 5557 |
| 18706 | 28/03/2017 | NCI Nells Point | Reported to CG one MoP on Sully Island about to be cut off by tide. CRT attended and managed to talk MoP to return to shore in time. | NCI | No | Yes | 5484 |
| 18693 | 27/03/2017 | NCI Exmouth | Reported grounded MB to CG. Updated when she refloated on tide. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | 5382 |
| 18673 | 26/03/2017 | NCI Nells Point | Reported to CG three persons cut off by tide on Sully Island. CRT and ILB attended to bring safely to shore. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 6329 |
| 18701 | 26/03/2017 | NCI Shoreham | Reported disabled MB drifting onto pierhead to CG. Local yacht assisted and towed her in. CG updated. | NCI | No | Yes | 5299 |
| 18999 | 26/03/2017 | NCI Needles | Observed and reported grounded yacht to CG. Updated CG as ILB and other local craft attended until yacht refloated. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 5312 |
| 18848 | 25/03/2017 | NCI Folkestone | Reported two motor vehicles driving over golf course and beach to police, who attended. nfa | NCI | No | No | n/n |
| 18674 | 25/03/2017 | NCI Bass Point | Provided inormation and updates to CG on disabled yacht for LB to tow in safely. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 5206 |
| 18850 | 25/03/2017 | NCI Folkestone | Reported to police two youths from local camp area removing fence. | NCI | No | No | n/n |
| 18849 | 25/03/2017 | NCI Folkestone | Reported to CG a yacht in dificulty. LB launched and towed casualty in. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 5259 |
| 19087 | 25/03/2017 | NCI Torbay | Relayed MoP report of cliff-climbers to CG. No assistance required. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | 5245 |
| 18734 | 25/03/2017 | NCI Torbay | Relayed MoP concern over 2 stuck cliff climbers. CRT paged but climbers reached top safely. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | 5245 |
| 18655 | 19/03/2017 | NCI Calshot Tower | Reported capsizing dinghy with 2 onboard to CG. LB and local RIB attended to recover safely to shore. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 4879 |
| 18659 | 18/03/2017 | NCI Swanage | Reported possible MoP cliff fall to CG. CRT attended but con firmed it as a plastic bag. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | 4790 |
| 18675 | 17/03/2017 | NCI Bass Point | Updated CG on submarine surfacing close to a FV. No damage or casualties. nfa. | NCI | No | Yes | n/n |
| 18649 | 17/03/2017 | NCI St Alban's Head | Reported sighting single-manned 20ft yacht which CG had requested a watch for in heavy conditions. Updated CG as inexperienced skipper was towed in by LB. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 4672 |
| 18658 | 17/03/2017 | NCI Swanage | Updated CG on overdue yacht in heavy seas. LB attended to tow in safely. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 4672 |
| 18632 | 13/03/2017 | NCI Charlestown | Monitored and updated CG on 2 persons and dog possibly cut off by tide. Subjects managed to reach shore safely. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | 4494 |
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