Incident Summaries

The Total Number of Incidents since we started recording them can be found by selecting '-Year' from the Year filter : 7823
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.
7109 23/05/2007 NCI Newhaven Reported injured MoP. Ambulance and police attended. NCI No No
7111 22/05/2007 NCI Prawle Point Reported drifting unmanned inflatable and nearby boat who towed it in. NCI No Yes
7110 19/05/2007 NCI Portland Bill Reported drifting dinghy. Helo attended. Boat sank. No occupants NCI No Yes
7113 18/05/2007 NCI Skegness Reported posit of sinking boat with 2 MoP. ILB and ambulance attended NCI Yes Yes
7112 16/05/2007 NCI Southend Reported kite surfer in trouble. LB retrieved kite. Surfer swam ashore NCI Yes Yes
7114 16/05/2007 NCI Stepper Point Reported position of FV with engine failure. Towed in by ALB NCI Yes Yes
7115 15/05/2007 NCI Stepper Point Reported yacht aground. ILB attended. NCI requested to monitor. NCI Yes Yes
7116 09/05/2007 NCI Stepper Point Monitored yacht with severe flooding until escorted in by ALB NCI Yes No
7117 08/05/2007 NCI Froward Point Reported missing MoP.CG and ILB tasked.Casualty found in hospital NCI Yes Yes
7118 07/05/2007 NCI Whitstable Monitored and reported on LB assisting yacht in distress MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
7120 06/05/2007 NCI Newhaven Advised Solent CG that MoP report of yacht in trouble was not NCI No Yes
7119 06/05/2007 NCI Boscastle Assisted in vectoring LB to disabled yacht. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
7121 05/05/2007 NCI Newhaven Vectored LB onto diver in distress. Diver recovered. NCI Yes Yes
7122 30/04/2007 NCI Boscastle CG requested info on possible casualty in harbour mouth. Assisted with details MCA/HMCG No Yes
7124 29/04/2007 NCI Newhaven Reported and monitored children adrift in inflatable. ALB rescued NCI Yes Yes
7123 29/04/2007 NCI Newhaven Reported abandoned surfboard. CG attended NFA NCI No Yes
7125 27/04/2007 NCI Froward Point CG requested posit of yacht on fire. Location provided. Yacht towed in MCA/HMCG No Yes
7126 24/04/2007 NCI Boscastle Assisted search for missing elderly MoP. NCI No No
7127 21/04/2007 NCI Froward Point Monitored and reported recovery of MB with engine fire. MB towed in. MCA/HMCG No Yes
7128 14/04/2007 NCI Prawle Point Identified PanPan casualty on radar to home nearby vessel. MV towed in MCA/HMCG No Yes
7129 13/04/2007 NCI Prawle Point Relayed PanPan call to MRSC. Dive boat towed in by ILB NCI Yes Yes
7130 07/04/2007 NCI Hornsea Acted as comms relay in assisting injured MoP RNLI No No
7131 06/04/2007 NCI Newhaven Reported large cable drum adrift. CG issued Securitay message. NCI No Yes
7132 02/04/2007 NCI Charlestown Reported eight children cut off by tide. Both LBs attended to rescue NCI Yes Yes
7133 01/04/2007 NCI Southend Monitored dismasted sailboarder. ILB recovered casualty MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
7134 26/03/2007 NCI Prawle Point Assisted recovery of injured walker. Husband joined as a result! NCI No Yes
7135 25/03/2007 NCI Skegness Reported live bomb on beach. EOD team detonated successfully NCI No Yes 82360
7136 13/03/2007 NCI Polruan Telephoned by disabled MB. Towed in by MV SMIT DART NCI No Yes
7137 11/03/2007 NCI Newhaven CG requested monitoring of FV with engine defect. MCA/HMCG No Yes
7138 10/03/2007 NCI Newhaven CG requested search for container awash. Nothing sighted. MCA/HMCG No Yes
7139 09/03/2007 NCI Newhaven Reported MV making smoke. nfa NCI No Yes
7140 06/03/2007 NCI Canvey Island Reported FV aground. Owner attended. nfa NCI No Yes
7141 03/03/2007 NCI Herne Bay Reported disabled PWC. ILB attended and towed in. NCI No Yes
7142 20/02/2007 NCI Froward Point Corrected position of disabled MB. 2 PoB Towed in by Marina RIB MCA/HMCG No Yes
7145 10/02/2007 NCI Froward Point Reported disabled RIB. 3 PoB Towed in by water taxi NCI No Yes
7146 07/02/2007 NCI Mundesley CG requests search for missing boys. Boys found by off-duty watchkeeper. MCA/HMCG No Yes
7147 06/02/2007 NCI Newhaven Reported disabled speedboat. Engine restarted. LB tasked but nfa NCI Yes Yes
7144 03/02/2007 NCI Prawle Point Requested to monitor capsized yacht and LB tow. 4 survivors 1 DOA MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
7143 03/02/2007 NCI Prawle Point CG requested posit. of casualty. MB towed in by LB MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
7148 20/01/2007 NCI St Alban's Head MoP reported injured companion. Aux CG and Helo evacuated casualty NCI No Yes

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