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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01422 | 30/10/2013 | NCI St Alban's Head | Monitored and reported small yacht in possible difficulty. CG requested watch maintained until target lost. | NCI | No | Yes | 4342 |
| 01432 | 28/10/2013 | NCI Herne Bay | Reported empty drifting dinghy. CG requested monitoring. Craft lost to view. | NCI | No | Yes | 4995 |
| 01420 | 28/10/2013 | NCI Wooltack Point | Reported deflated dinghy adrift. LBs and CG attended. Craft broken from moorings towed in. | NCI | Yes | Yes | |
| 01419 | 27/10/2013 | NCI Newhaven | Reported swimming youth disappearing underwater. Police, CRT,LB,Helo and paramedics attended but body not recovered. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 4293 |
| 01424 | 26/10/2013 | NCI Whitstable | Assisted casevac of injured swimmers by relaying ILB Chan. Zero messages. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 4947 |
| 01425 | 26/10/2013 | NCI Whitstable | CG requested visual search for yacht reported in difficulties. Vessel located by cross bearings with CRT and LB towed in safely. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 4946? |
| 01423 | 25/10/2013 | NCI Stepper Point | Reported and monitored downed windsurfer until escorted to shore by passing RIB. | NCI | No | Yes | 4276 |
| 01418 | 24/10/2013 | NCI Worms Head | Relayed MoP report of entangled seal as danger to small craft. RSPCA attended but no trace of seal. FAWGI ? | NCI | No | Yes | 3364 |
| 01413 | 22/10/2013 | NCI Charlestown | CG requested any visual on MoP report of 'flare'. Nothing sighted. CRS attended. nfa | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 341842 |
| 01413.2 | 21/10/2013 | NCI Prawle Point | CG requested visual on MoP report of flashing light. Confirmed as a race mark. nfa | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 4218 |
| 01412 | 19/10/2013 | NCI Newhaven | Intercepted Chan. 0 call for CRT observation of RIB in possible trouble. Identified, monitored and reported safe arrival. CRT attended to 'advise' occupants. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 4180 |
| 01411 | 17/10/2013 | NCI Nells Point | Reported four MoP cut off by tide on Sully Island. LB attended to recover to shore. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 3297 |
| 01421 | 17/10/2013 | NCI St Ives | Monitored swimmers in possible trouble.Relayed FV report of board surfer experiencing chest pains. Ambulance and CRT attended. | NCI | No | Yes | 4167 |
| 01407 | 13/10/2013 | NCI Charlestown | Relayed MoP report of cry for 'Help' below cliffs. CRT attended and found 'swimmer' who had fallen in from rocky seashore. | NCI | No | Yes | 341001 |
| 01408 | 13/10/2013 | NCI Wells-next-the-Sea | Reported to CG a beached empty dinghy. CRT pulled it above high water and HM will recover by tractor idc. | NCI | No | Yes | 340999 |
| 01405 | 08/10/2013 | NCI Charlestown | CG requested monitoring recovery of disabled FV. Craft assisted by another to harbour. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 01405 |
| 01406 | 08/10/2013 | NCI Polruan | CG requested monitoring of disabled FV being towed in. Tow taken to Par instead. nfa. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 4067 |
| 01403 | 08/10/2013 | NCI Mablethorpe | Reported drifting dinghy apparently unmanned. Monitored drift. CG reported craft now underway. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | 340569 |
| 01404 | 04/10/2013 | NCI Mablethorpe | Reported 3 kayaks in possible danger. Craft reached beach safely. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | 3077 |
| 01397 | 30/09/2013 | NCI Worms Head | Reported 3 MoP in danger of being cut off by tide. Monitored their eventual (wet) return to mainland. CRT attended to 'advise'. | NCI | No | Yes | 339748 |
| 01399 | 30/09/2013 | NCI Rame Head | CG requested visual on disabled yacht. Position reported together with name of other adjacent craft for CG to contact. Latter towed casualty in. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 3961 |
| 01401 | 30/09/2013 | NCI Bass Point | CG requested logbook check on yacht with possible man overboard. No record found. Passing FV tried to alert yacht but no reply until sleeping sole crew awoke. LB also launched. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 3957 |
| 01414 | 29/09/2013 | NCI Folkestone | Relayed MoP finding of hypodermic syringe to Police. Authorities collected it from Lookout. | NCI | No | No | n/n |
| 01394 | 27/09/2013 | NCI Gorleston | CG requested visual on MoPs report of heavy smoke from vessel. Confirmed as a known 'steam drifter'. NFA | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 339430 |
| 01393 | 26/09/2013 | NCI Lyme Bay | Reported and attended collapsed beach fisherman. Paramedic and CRT attended but MoP found to have died.. | NCI | No | Yes | 3917 |
| 01396 | 23/09/2013 | NCI St Alban's Head | Involved with Swanage NCI in tracing missing yacht. Craft later found abandoned and aground in France. Police also investigating. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 3876 |
| 01395 | 22/09/2013 | NCI St Alban's Head | CG requested visual on MV reported aground. Not visible but updated report enabled CRT on arrival to be redirected to amended position. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 3868 |
| 01398 | 22/09/2013 | NCI Porthdinllaen | Reported yacht in possible trouble and monitored subsequent recovery by lifeboat. CRT also attended to observe. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 338918 |
| 01400 | 20/09/2013 | NCI Shoreham | Monitored and reported on yacht with engine failure. ILB launched and escorted her in safely. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 3841 |
| 01388 | 19/09/2013 | NCI Wells-next-the-Sea | Relayed parental report of lost child to CG and police. Mother eventually found her safe and well on beach. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | n/n |
| 01390 | 15/09/2013 | NCI Teignmouth | Reported windsurfer in trouble. LB attended to advise return to shore. Casualty reached beach. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 3778 |
| 01392 | 15/09/2013 | NCI Swanage | Reported downed windsurfer. Advised CG no other craft in area. Monitored safe recovery by ILB. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 3785 |
| 01410 | 15/09/2013 | NCI Cape Cornwall | MoP reported small craft circling unmanned to CG. Visually checked and reported all boats in sight were manned. LB attended and confirmed all safe. nfa | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 338229 |
| 01386 | 10/09/2013 | NCI Polruan | CG requested visual on disabled zodiac. Not in sight as under cliff edge. Provided access to CRT building and monitored subsequent safe recovery by ILB. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 3716 |
| 01391 | 09/09/2013 | NCI Swanage | Reported visual on disabled yacht in Race. Relayed PanPan to local boat and monitored safe recovery tow by LB. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 3707 |
| 01384 | 06/09/2013 | NCI Newhaven | Reported position of disabled speedboat. LB attended to escort into harbour when engine restarted. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 3656 |
| 01385 | 06/09/2013 | NCI Portland Bill | Reported position of 'lost divers' for recovery by their dive boat which had reported it had lost touch with them | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 1346 |
| 01402 | 06/09/2013 | NCI Gosport | Reported dismasted yacht and monitored return to harbour under power. MCA informed when out of sight. | NCI | No | Yes | 3659 |
| 01381 | 05/09/2013 | NCI Mablethorpe | Reported large piece of flotsam as danger to small craft and monitored its movement until out of sioht. NFA | NCI | No | Yes | n/n |
| 01382 | 05/09/2013 | NCI Newhaven | Relayed Chan.12 intercept of FV lost in fog and monitored subsequent search and recovery by LB. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 3641 |
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