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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19049 | 23/05/2017 | NCI Exmouth | CG requested info on MoP report of 'illuminated' vessel. Details of routine tug operation passed. nfa. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | n/n |
| 19038 | 22/05/2017 | NCI Newhaven | CG requested position of FV snagged on pot gear. Location reported and updated as craft was towed in by LB. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 10221 |
| 19104 | 22/05/2017 | NCI Polruan | Advised CG that apparently unmanned yacht reportedly heading for rocks now had crew visible and had altered course. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | n/a |
| 19021 | 21/05/2017 | NCI Nells Point | Informed CG of 4 MoPs in danger of being tidebound on island. Situation updated when they waded back before any assets were deployed. | NCI | No | Yes | 10077 |
| 19026 | 21/05/2017 | NCI Newhaven | Reported disabled speedboat to CG and gave correct position for LB to tow in safely off rocks. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 10080 |
| 19027 | 21/05/2017 | NCI Newhaven | Provided correct position of disabled MV to CG and updated as she was towed in by local boat. | NCI | No | Yes | 10114 |
| 19041 | 21/05/2017 | NCI Porthcawl | Worked with CG and LB to locate and confirm that downed kitesurfer was safe. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 10118 |
| 19043 | 21/05/2017 | NCI Porthdinllaen | Relayed MoP report of overdue dinghy to CG. LB attended to tow in safely. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 10134 |
| 19020 | 20/05/2017 | NCI Nells Point | Provided accurate position of disabled MV to CG for ILB to provide tow safely into harbour. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 9991 |
| 19042 | 20/05/2017 | NCI Felixstowe | Provided position of yacht reporting dead whale to CG. Updated as LB attended but no further action necessary. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 9974 |
| 19014 | 20/05/2017 | NCI Prawle Point | Reported potential hazardous material on beach to CG. CRT attended to remove. | NCI | No | Yes | 9990 |
| 19005 | 18/05/2017 | NCI Lyme Bay | Acted as radio relay to CG from disabled dory. Updated as ILB towed casualty in. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 9843 |
| 18981 | 16/05/2017 | NCI Bass Point | Reported possible incident due to AIS failure to CG. Various communications established operator error. NFA | NCI | No | Yes | n/n |
| 19201 | 16/05/2017 | NCI Folkestone | CG requested visual search for missing elderly lady at risk. No sighting and she returned home idc. nfa | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 9641 |
| 18985 | 15/05/2017 | NCI Fleetwood | CG requested any sighting of male last seen entering water with bycycle. No trace found by any units. nfa | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 9598 |
| 18969 | 14/05/2017 | NCI Calshot Tower | Relayed report from kite surfing school of surfer in trouble to CG. Casualty also visual. ILB recovered casualty safely. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 9472 |
| 18966 | 13/05/2017 | NCI Calshot Tower | Reported disabled power boat to VTS and CG. Updated when passing MB towed in safely. | NCI | No | No | n/n |
| 19009 | 13/05/2017 | NCI Whitstable | Carried out local search for missing child. Reported 'nothing found' to CG. Child finally found by police. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 9404 |
| 19017 | 13/05/2017 | NCI Southend | Reported downed kite surfer to CG. LB alerted but surfer reached shore unaided. nfa | NCI | Yes | Yes | 9374 |
| 19199 | 12/05/2017 | NCI Felixstowe | Relayed call from disabled MB to CG and provided her position. CRT attended and recovered grounded vessel. | NCI | No | Yes | u/k |
| 18950 | 09/05/2017 | NCI Calshot Tower | Provided position and local craft in vicinity of disabled FV to CG. Casualty towed in safely. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 9047 |
| 19003 | 08/05/2017 | NCI Needles | Reported to CG that capsized dinghy was visible. Updated as ILB recovered casualty. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 8956 |
| 191196 | 08/05/2017 | NCI Folkestone | Advised local Council re possible danger to vulnerable children. | NCI | No | No | n/n |
| 18943 | 07/05/2017 | NCI Calshot Tower | CG requested visual search for craft with activated EPIRB. Item found at jumble sale ashore ! nfa | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 8810 |
| 18933 | 06/05/2017 | NCI Lee-on-the-Solent | CG requested any sighting of yacht transmitting a DSC Mayday a number of times. No sighting and CG ultimately reported it was a false alarm. nfa | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 8761 |
| 19195 | 06/05/2017 | NCI Folkestone | Provided accurater position of distressed RIB to CG for LB and SMIT ROTHER to recover to shore and casevac. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 8775 |
| 18927 | 06/05/2017 | NCI Newhaven | Reported potential suicidal man to CG and police who attended and escorted him away from cliff edge to his family. | NCI | No | Yes | 8732 |
| 19091 | 05/05/2017 | NCI Torbay | Updated CG on safe landing of capsized dinghy sailors on beach. CRT attended. | NCI | No | Yes | 8665 |
| 18923 | 05/05/2017 | NCI Calshot Tower | CG requested position and monitoring of recovery of disabled angling boat by local vessel to Calshot. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 8605 |
| 18907 | 04/05/2017 | NCI St Ives | Advised CG that MoP report of person 'in distress' was in fact a large seabird flapping its wings. ILB stood down. nfa | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 8542 |
| 19125 | 04/05/2017 | NCI Penzance | CG requested visual search for overdue swimmer. Casualty recovered by local ML. LBs stood down. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 8561 |
| 18893 | 02/05/2017 | NCI Mablethorpe | Reported recumbent female body on beach as possible casualty to CG. CRT and police attended and she told them to go away. She then departed. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | 8398 |
| 18886 | 01/05/2017 | NCI Fleetwood | Informed CG of vehicle possibly becoming tidebound. Local craft also had it visual. Car eventually managed to return to shore. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | 8290 |
| 18882 | 30/04/2017 | NCI Newhaven | Reported 2 anglers cut off by tide to CG. CRT and LB activated and casualties returned safely (but injured) to paramedics ashore. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 8206 |
| 18873 | 29/04/2017 | NCI Worms Head | Reported 2 MoPs in danger of tide to CG. CRT and ILB deployed to return them safely to mainland. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 8122 |
| 18874 | 29/04/2017 | NCI Calshot Tower | Reported 2 small craft aground in very low tide to CG. CRT and RNLI crew attended to bring occupants safely ashore. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 8133 |
| 18878 | 28/04/2017 | NCI Rame Head | CG requested any visual on disabled day boat. Position supplied and ILB course advised. Casualty towed in safely. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 8000 |
| 18854 | 25/04/2017 | NCI Exmouth | CG requested visual surveillance of 2 paddleboarders being recovered by ILB. Updated as rescue proceeded. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 7763 |
| 18861 | 25/04/2017 | NCI Lee-on-the-Solent | Called police and ambulance to woman reported unresponsive in car. Safety services on scene and casualty casevaced to hospital. | NCI | No | No | n/n |
| 18862 | 25/04/2017 | NCI Lyme Bay | Advised CG that 'smoke' reported by MoP was likely to be from low flying helo. Suggestion confirmed. nfa | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 7797 |
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