Incident Summaries

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The Total Number of Incidents since we started recording them can be found by selecting '-Year' from the Year filter : 7865
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.
9068 10/05/2009 NCI Gosport Reported disabled yacht drifting ashore.Private RIB and Inshore Rescue Service towed clear. NCI Yes Yes 1583
9067 09/05/2009 NCI Exmouth Monitored and reported on rescue by passing craft from sinking dory. ILB tasked NCI Yes Yes 1739
9066 08/05/2009 NCI Worms Head Reported NoK report of injured MoP on Causeway.CG and Air ambulance launched to casevac. NCI No Yes 1126
9065 06/05/2009 NCI Skegness Assisted in establishing contact with Centrica to assist disabled FV. Foul prop cleared. NFA NCI No Yes
9064 04/05/2009 NCI Exmouth Reported suspicious actions by two craft.Teignmouth NCI also logged. MV CON BRIO rtb.NFA NCI No Yes 1663
9063 03/05/2009 NCI Exmouth Reported unattended drifting boat.Owner swam out to retrieve.MRCC informed. NFA NCI No Yes
9062 03/05/2009 NCI Nells Point Co-operation with CG to monitor and recover disabled yacht. NCI No Yes 157392
9060 02/05/2009 NCI Shoreham Assisted location of disabled spedboat for ILB to tow in.No casualties. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 1418
9061 02/05/2009 NCI Mablethorpe Reported lost child.Parent arrived whilst details were being passed. NCI No Yes
9059 30/04/2009 NCI Worms Head False alarm with good intent. CG Cliff rescue attended.(Climber was shouting at seagulls !) NCI No Yes 156999
9058 28/04/2009 NCI Mablethorpe Reported object possible danger to shipping.CG reported 6ft railway sleeper.NFA NCI No Yes
9057 28/04/2009 NCI St Alban's Head Co-operation with Police to track MC for inspection by MCA. Police RIB and Helo involved. NCI No No 128.09
9056 25/04/2009 NCI Prawle Point Reported possible deflated dinghy.CG team confirmed as old commercial bouyancy suit. NFA NCI No Yes 156517
9055 25/04/2009 NCI Nells Point Co-operation with CG to locate disabled yacht.Not visible from Station. Updated CG for LB recovery MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 1001
9054 25/04/2009 NCI Skegness Reported downed kitesurfer.LB rescued and transferred to hospital. NCI Yes Yes 1320
9053 25/04/2009 NCI St Alban's Head Assisted in location of disabled MFV for LB recovery. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 1320
9052 24/04/2009 NCI Mundesley Reported vessels operating suspiciously. NCI No Yes
9051 20/04/2009 NCI Peveril(Dont Use) Police requested monitoring of suspect vessel. Updates passed. Vessel condemned by MCA. Police No Yes 1372
9050 19/04/2009 NCI Wooltack Point Monitored and reported on recovery of disabled motor cruiser. MCA/HMCG No Yes 155943
9049 16/04/2009 NCI Mundesley Relayed MoP report to police of children digging into cliff behind church. NCI No No
9048 16/04/2009 NCI Worms Head Relayed report of injured MoP.CG and Air Ambulance attended to casevac to hospital. NCI No Yes 155622
9047 15/04/2009 NCI Wells-next-the-Sea Reported Windsurfer in distress.Rescued uninjured by ILB NCI Yes Yes 155492
9046 15/04/2009 NCI Wells-next-the-Sea Co-ordinated with HM and CG to arrange tow for disabled MC.Towed in safely. MCA/HMCG No Yes 155481
9044 14/04/2009 NCI Prawle Point Co-operation with CG to locate possible MAYDAY vessel.Search continuing at shut down. MCA/HMCG No Yes 1541
9045 14/04/2009 NCI Froward Point Co-operation with CG to locate MAYDAY vessel. No further contact and watch stood down. MCA/HMCG No Yes 155417
9043 13/04/2009 NCI Exmouth Police requested any infomration on missing Downes Syndrome male.No sighting. Police No No
9042 13/04/2009 NCI Exmouth Reported downed kitesurfer waving arms.ILB attended. Kitesurfer was 'waving at his wife'. NFA NCI Yes Yes 155282
9041 12/04/2009 NCI Exmouth Reported capsized jetski. Passing RIB rescued crew.ILB towed jetski to slipway. NCI Yes Yes 155142
9040 12/04/2009 NCI Exmouth Reported on sloop aground on falling tide. Crew returned when refloated on the flood. NCI No Yes 155082
9039 12/04/2009 NCI Exmouth Reported on capsized skiff.Two occupants swam ashore safely. NCI No Yes 155065
9037 09/04/2009 NCI Mundesley Reported free-flying kite as danger to aircraft.Anglia Radar informed. NCI No Yes
9036 05/04/2009 NCI St Alban's Head CG requested info on disabled yacht.Casualty not identified.NFA MCA/HMCG No Yes 985
9035 05/04/2009 NCI St Alban's Head CG requested monitoring of ROYALIST grounding. LB towed clear undamaged. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 986
9034 03/04/2009 NCI Teignmouth Reported disabled speedboat with 3 PoB.Recovered by LB. NCI Yes Yes 1148
9033 02/04/2009 NCI Newhaven Reported possible overdue kayak.CG Mobile attended.Kayak found safe and fishing. NFA NCI No Yes 955
9032 01/04/2009 NCI Wells-next-the-Sea Reported drifting possible dinghy. Half canoe recovered by FV.NFA NCI No Yes 800
9031 21/03/2009 NCI Froward Point Requested by BCG to observe disabled RIB.Not visible from Station. Recovered by passing yacht.. MCA/HMCG No Yes 964
9030 21/03/2009 NCI Nells Point Co-operated with CG to safely recover disabled MB by a RIB. MCA/HMCG No Yes 616
9029 20/03/2009 NCI Portland Bill Co-operated with PCG and DCG to report absconding vessel bound Azores. MCA/HMCG No Yes
9028 20/03/2009 NCI Prawle Point CG requested weather check during search for dismasted yacht.Towed in safely by FV MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 950

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