Incident Summaries

The Total Number of Incidents since we started recording them can be found by selecting '-Year' from the Year filter : 7811
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.
24420 07/07/2018 NCI Porthcawl Observed MoP acting strangely on pier. Reported to CG casualty facedown in water. CRT, Police, ambulance and ILB attended to recover casualty and move to hosptal. NCI Yes Yes 18274
24681 07/07/2018 NCI Penzance Reported to police 4 teenagers tombstoning off lighthouse scaffolding. Police attended to 'give advice'. NCI No No 619
24424 07/07/2018 NCI Needles Updated CG with twelve strandings and collisions in Round the Island Race. ILB involved in checking all safe. nfa NCI Yes Yes n/n
24680 07/07/2018 NCI Penzance Reported disabled MB to CG and Hbr Master. Updated when HM launch attended and engine restarted. nfa NCI No Yes 18147
24518 06/07/2018 NCI Torbay Requested ambulance attend injured coast path walker. Updated when casualty transferred to hospital. NCI No Yes 120683
24411 06/07/2018 NCI Hengistbury Head Informed CG of Lifeguard reporting erratic PWC operation. Updated when craft, now operating smoothly, moved out of sight. nfa RNLI Yes Yes n/n
25093 06/07/2018 NCI Wooltack Point Monitored and updated CG as police RIB and AWLB attended disabled leisure fishing boat to tow in. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 18022
24392 05/07/2018 NCI Felixstowe Reported grounded yacht to CG. Updated when she was refloated with HM assistance on rising tide. NCI No Yes 17725
24380 04/07/2018 NCI Porthcawl Reported to CG two swimmers in possible difficulty. Updated when lost to view around headland. ILB on exercise tasked to search and found them safe ashore. nfa NCI Yes Yes 17745
24528 03/07/2018 NCI Stepper Point Reported PanPan message on #65 to CG. LB attended, disabled yacht's prop cleared and she proceeded safely. NCI Yes Yes 17619
24354 03/07/2018 NCI Prawle Point Co-operated with CG and MoP to confirm safety of windsurfer who in fact had made it to shore. NCI No Yes 17623
24361 02/07/2018 NCI Calshot Tower Reported position of downed kite surfer and yacht in company to CG. Updated when yacht retrieved kite and surfer continued to shore. MCA/HMCG No Yes 17483
28257 01/07/2018 NCI Aberystwyth Updated CG on LB recovery of disabled vessel. RNLI Yes Yes n/n
24299 01/07/2018 NCI Newhaven Reported MoP doing handstands on cliff edge to CG. Updated when he left. nfa NCI No Yes 17316
24301 01/07/2018 NCI Wells-next-the-Sea Reported injured swimmer to CG. CRT and RNLI attended to move ashore. Taken to hospital by car as no ambulance available. NCI Yes Yes 17337
24325 01/07/2018 NCI Skegness Lincolnshire Police request lookout for missing child. ILB attended and child found safe. nfa Police Yes Yes 17220
24360 01/07/2018 NCI Calshot Tower Reported grounded MB to CG. Updated when LB attended, but all decided to wait for rising tide. nfa NCI Yes Yes 17351
24312 30/06/2018 NCI Teignmouth Advised MoP to report dinghy in trouble to CG. Updated when LB towed casualty in safely. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 17044
24280 30/06/2018 NCI Porthcawl Co-operated with Surf Hire Company and CG to ensure safe landing of 3 paddle boarders in possible difficulty. NCI No Yes n/n
24397 30/06/2018 NCI Froward Point Reported possible body in water. ILB tasked to check and reported it was a marker buoy. FAWGI NCI Yes Yes 17079
24277 30/06/2018 NCI Prawle Point Reported to CG and updated on recovery by local FV of disabled yacht. MCA/HMCG No Yes n/n
24324 30/06/2018 NCI Skegness Local police requested search for missing child. ILB attended and found her on the beach. nfa Police Yes Yes 17012
24279 29/06/2018 NCI Calshot Tower CG requested visual info on disabled MB. Updated as ILB attended to tow in. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 16803
24281 29/06/2018 NCI Charlestown CG requested visual on disabled yacht. Position provided for LB to tow in safely. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 1676
24351 29/06/2018 NCI Shoreham Provided CG with position of disabled PWC for ILB to recover it and 2 PoB safely. NCI Yes Yes 16746
24352 29/06/2018 NCI Shoreham CG requested any visual on kayak and body boarder. Sighting confirmed and position provided for ALB to recover both safely. MCA/HMCG No Yes 16776
24255 28/06/2018 NCI Cape Cornwall Persisted with updates to CG on position of 'missing' kayak for CRT,LBs and helo to locate and recover safely. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 16627
24314 28/06/2018 NCI Shoreham Reported disabled inflatable to CG. Updated when it regained power and proceeded. nfa NCI No Yes 16560
24258 28/06/2018 NCI Fleetwood Reported to CG three inflatable overloaded kayaks in difficulty. Updated when CRT and LB attended to advise on safety procedures. NCI Yes Yes 16583
24249 28/06/2018 NCI Torbay CG requested visual check on inflatable secured to buoy. Watchkeeper checked them as 'sunbathing'. CRT attended to 'advise'. FAWGI MCA/HMCG No Yes 16538
24427 27/06/2018 NCI St Alban's Head Reported AIS Alert to CG (who had not received it). nfa NCI Yes Yes 16407
24227 27/06/2018 NCI Felixstowe Reported grounded yacht to CG and HM. Updated when she refloated on tide with non-LB in attendance. NCI No Yes 16049
24229 27/06/2018 NCI Skegness CG requested visual check on large flotsam. Updated when it was identified as a large mooring buoy. CRT recovered it. MCA/HMCG No Yes 16413
24230 27/06/2018 NCI Skegness Relayed MoP report of dead dolphin to CG. CRT attended to arrange removal. NCI No Yes 16419
24340 27/06/2018 NCI Penzance Reported downed kite surfer to CG. ILB attended to rescue. Updated CG on his 2 friends safely ashore. NCI Yes Yes 16424
24236 27/06/2018 NCI Worms Head CG informed of 2 MoPs tidebound on the Worm. ILB and CRT attended and MoPs returned to shore by passing private RIB. NCI Yes Yes 16445
24213 26/06/2018 NCI Herne Bay On request from CG provided name and position of dive boat moored temporarily to derelict pier. Updated when she moved off. MCA/HMCG No Yes n/n
24300 26/06/2018 NCI Wells-next-the-Sea Co-operated with CG and RNLI to recover MoPs and dog to shore from flooded area. NCI Yes Yes 16320
24252 26/06/2018 NCI Gosport Reported to CG two swimmers in possible danger in busy area. Updated when they reached shore safely. nfa NCI No Yes 16336
24211 25/06/2018 NCI Newhaven CG requested observation on youths reported playing near cliff edge. Targets sighted moving away having been 'advised' by CRT. nfa MCA/HMCG No Yes 16210

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