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 : 7852
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.
7001 18/12/2007 NCI Teignmouth MoP reported dog trapped on beach with rising tide. Aux.CG attended. Dog rescued NCI No Yes 112411
7002 02/12/2007 NCI Nells Point CG requested monitoring of windsurfers in difficulties. Both landed safely. Boards lost. MCA/HMCG No Yes 111249
7003 01/12/2007 NCI Folkestone MoP requested assistance for injured walker. Ambulance and paramedic attended. NCI No No
7004 24/11/2007 NCI Froward Point Reported driver off PWC. Assisted rescue via CG by passing FV. Driver hospitalised alive NCI No Yes 4401
7005 11/11/2007 NCI Hornsea Reported two MoP over Pier safety fence in bad weather. CG attended and removed boys MCA/HMCG No Yes 109641
7007 28/10/2007 NCI Nells Point Advised Swansea CG that dismasted yacht did not require lifeboat assistance. NCI No Yes 3711
7006 28/10/2007 NCI Nells Point Reported downed kite, surfer not visible. LB attended. Surfer reached shore unaided. NCI Yes Yes 3712
7008 27/10/2007 NCI Lee-on-the-Solent Passed MoP report of extinguishers on beach. CG and Police attended. Items removed. NCI No Yes 4894
7009 17/10/2007 NCI Polruan Air ambulance casevac of MoP near Station. Watchkeeper cleared site and directed landing NCI No No
7010 06/10/2007 NCI Worms Head Reported 2 MoP cut off by tide. CG and Horton ILB attended and returned MoPs to shore NCI Yes Yes 3501
7012 30/09/2007 NCI Teignmouth Reported disabled speedboat. Towed in by ILB. 3 casualties to hospital with shock.. NCI Yes Yes 3830
7011 30/09/2007 NCI Skegness Reported munitions on beach. CG, MOD EOU and Police attended. Munitions removed. MCA/HMCG No Yes
7013 29/09/2007 NCI Stepper Point Advised CG of position of casualty on beach. CG mobile and ambulance attended MCA/HMCG No Yes 3814
7014 27/09/2007 NCI Skegness Reported munitions on beach. CG, MOD EOU and Police attended. Munitions removed. NCI No Yes
7015 24/09/2007 NCI Charlestown Elderly (NCI) visitor suffered sever chest pains. Ambulance removed casualty to hospital NCI No No
7016 22/09/2007 NCI Portland Bill Directed dive boat onto lost divers using CallConnect. Two divers recovered. NCI No Yes 4490
7017 16/09/2007 NCI Southend Reported disabled windsurfer in boom. ILB attended. Sailor saved. NCI Yes Yes 3520
7019 14/09/2007 NCI Boscastle Yacht telephoned SM at home reporting dinghy adrift. Info passed to CG to avoid incident. NCI No Yes
7018 14/09/2007 NCI Nells Point Co-operation with CG on recovery of disabled yacht. MCA/HMCG No Yes 104071
7020 13/09/2007 NCI Froward Point CG requested sitrep on disabled MC. Details passed and recovery by dive boat monitored. MCA/HMCG No Yes 3602
7021 05/09/2007 NCI Polruan Assisted vectoring of LB onto disabled yacht WILIWEN. Towed into harbour. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 103103
7022 04/09/2007 NCI St Alban's Head Reported drifting sailboard and assisted recovery by passing MC. No PoB. nfa NCI No Yes 4192
7023 02/09/2007 NCI Newhaven Assisted in recovery of disabled kitesurfer. LB attended and brought in casualty. NCI Yes Yes 104165
7024 01/09/2007 NCI Newhaven Provided accurate position of disabled yacht. LB attended and towed in. NCI Yes Yes 102637
7026 31/08/2007 NCI Portland Bill Involved with return of potential suicide to Hostel. Police, CG and Hostel staff attended . NCI No Yes
7025 31/08/2007 NCI Skegness Reported swimmers blown out on lilo. CG and RNLI attended. Casualties rescued. NCI Yes Yes
7027 31/08/2007 NCI Portland Bill Passed accurate position of casualty to CG for LB/Helo casevac. Casualty airlifted ashore. NCI No Yes
7029 28/08/2007 NCI Polruan Worked with CG ref a disabled RIB. Towed in by Harbour authority MCA/HMCG No Yes
7028 28/08/2007 NCI Polruan Sighted disabled craft waving distress. CG informed. Harbour launch towed in NCI No Yes 3377
7034 27/08/2007 NCI Skegness Assisted search for lost child. Police attended. Child found. Police No No
7033 27/08/2007 NCI Newhaven Provided accurate position of MC on fire. LB attended. Boat sank. No casualties. NCI Yes Yes 10825
7032 27/08/2007 NCI Worms Head Reported 9 MoPs cut off by tide. ILB attended. NCI Yes Yes 2972
7031 27/08/2007 NCI Folkestone Reported inflatable in danger. ILB and CG Mobile attended. MoPs returned safely. NCI Yes Yes
7030 27/08/2007 NCI Prawle Point Assisted vectoring FV to disabled MB. MCA/HMCG No Yes 3347
7038 26/08/2007 NCI Bass Point Assisting CG with recovery of motor cruiser with engine fire by Lifeboat. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 101661
7037 26/08/2007 NCI St Alban's Head Panpan intercepted. Posit passed to CG and monitored. Casualty towed in by MV NCI No Yes 3977
7036 26/08/2007 NCI Skegness Assisted search for lost child. CG, Police and RNLI attended. Child found. Police Yes Yes
7035 26/08/2007 NCI Skegness Protected found children until collected by police. NCI No No
7042 25/08/2007 NCI Skegness Assisted search for lost child. CG and Police attended. Child found. Police No Yes
7041 25/08/2007 NCI Skegness Assisted search for lost child. CG attended. Child found Police No Yes

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