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. |
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6064 | 21/07/2006 | NCI Skegness | Arranged casevac for MoP with jellyfish stings. Ambulance attended. nfa | NCI | No | No | |
6067 | 20/07/2006 | NCI Skegness | Monitored and assisted EOD disposal of munition on beach. | NCI | No | Yes | |
6068 | 18/07/2006 | NCI St Ives | Reported grass fire. Fire Bde attended | NCI | No | No | |
6071 | 17/07/2006 | NCI Exmouth | Reported dinghy swept out by tide. Beach rescue assisted recovery | NCI | No | Yes | |
6070 | 17/07/2006 | NCI Exmouth | Reported and monitored recovery of RIB with engine failure | NCI | No | Yes | |
6069 | 17/07/2006 | NCI Stepper Point | Monitored ILB tow of yacht to Appledore | MCA/HMCG | Yes | No | |
6072 | 15/07/2006 | NCI Exmouth | Reported dismasted dinghy and monitored recovery | NCI | No | Yes | |
6073 | 13/07/2006 | NCI Skegness | Reported abandoned clothing. Helped CG and ALB search. Items passed to police. | NCI | Yes | No | |
6074 | 12/07/2006 | NCI Skegness | Initiated paramedic call to injured female. | NCI | No | No | |
6076 | 11/07/2006 | NCI Wells-next-the-Sea | Monitored recovery of man and dog cut off by tide | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | |
6075 | 11/07/2006 | NCI Exmouth | Reported grounded yacht. Floated off. NFA | NCI | No | Yes | |
6077 | 09/07/2006 | NCI Wells-next-the-Sea | Reported riders cut off by tide. ILB embarked riders and towed horse ashore. Incident appeared on Anglian TV | NCI | Yes | Yes | |
6081 | 02/07/2006 | NCI Skegness | Informed CG of missing child. Child found by parents after 5 mins. nfa | NCI | No | No | |
6080 | 02/07/2006 | NCI Skegness | Searched for missing child. Located and recovered after 4 mins. nfa | NCI | No | No | |
6079 | 02/07/2006 | NCI Stepper Point | Monitored search for red flare. Nothing found | MCA/HMCG | No | No | |
6078 | 02/07/2006 | NCI Wells-next-the-Sea | Requested by HM to monitor microlights on sands. Tractor recovery. | NCI | No | Yes | |
6082 | 01/07/2006 | NCI Stepper Point | Monitored yacht out of channel | NCI | No | No | |
6083 | 23/06/2006 | NCI Prawle Point | Monitored EPIRB false alarm | MCA/HMCG | No | No | |
6084 | 17/06/2006 | NCI Skegness | Assisted search for missing child. Found by mother after 45 mins. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | 1543 |
6085 | 11/06/2006 | NCI Newhaven | Requested to monitor search for and tow of disabled yacht. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | |
6087 | 10/06/2006 | NCI Wells-next-the-Sea | Reported persons cut off by tide. ILB recovered 2 girls | NCI | Yes | Yes | |
6086 | 10/06/2006 | NCI Prawle Point | Requested to monitor disabled yacht. Salcombe Lifeboat towed in | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | |
6089 | 03/06/2006 | NCI Canvey Island | Telephone call from disabled yacht aground. Reported to PLA. Refloated idc | NCI | No | No | |
6088 | 03/06/2006 | NCI Newhaven | Monitoring PWC/MB collision + casualty. Helo and Lifeboat attended | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | |
6090 | 02/06/2006 | NCI Teignmouth | MOB from speed boat reported. ALB and ambulance attended | NCI | Yes | Yes | |
6092 | 01/06/2006 | NCI Teignmouth | Capsized PWC reported. ILB launched. PWC beached by canoe ! | NCI | Yes | Yes | |
6091 | 01/06/2006 | NCI Stepper Point | Reported to Lifeguards two surfers in potential danger | NCI | No | No | |
6094 | 29/05/2006 | NCI Newhaven | Assisted search for disabled yacht. Lifeboat attended | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | |
6093 | 29/05/2006 | NCI St Ives | Monitored persons cut off by tide | NCI | No | Yes | |
6096 | 28/05/2006 | NCI Gwennap Head | Assisted search for and reported missing climbers. Located. Aux CG attended | NCI | No | Yes | |
6095 | 28/05/2006 | NCI Newhaven | Monitoring disabled motor boat without radio. Lifeboat attended | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | |
6097 | 25/05/2006 | NCI Folkestone | Reported drifting dinghy. Unoccupied recovered by Dover LB | NCI | Yes | Yes | |
6098 | 20/05/2006 | NCI St Alban's Head | Requested by Portland CG to monitor yacht in difficulty. Complied | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | |
6100 | 16/05/2006 | NCI Skegness | Assisted search for missing child. Child recovered. | NCI | No | Yes | |
6099 | 16/05/2006 | NCI Stepper Point | Monitored FV TRUE LIGHT tow by FV BOY DARREN | NCI | No | No | |
6101 | 15/05/2006 | NCI St Ives | Reported injured climber | NCI | No | Yes | |
6102 | 14/05/2006 | NCI Mundesley | NCI monitors and reports pipeline flotation module. Gas terminal guardboat recovery | MCA/HMCG | No | No | |
6103 | 06/05/2006 | NCI Stepper Point | Assisted distressed Belgium lady who had been accosted | NCI | No | No | |
6104 | 04/05/2006 | NCI Prawle Point | Reported disabled yacht. Assisting yacht also disabled. ALB towed in. | NCI | Yes | Yes | |
6105 | 20/04/2006 | NCI Prawle Point | Broken down sports boat spotted reported towed in by another | NCI | No | Yes |
Currently almost 60 National Coastwatch stations are operational and manned by over 2600 volunteer watchkeepers around the British Isles from Fleetwood in the North West, through Wales, to the South and East of England to Filey in North Yorkshire.
National Coastwatch watchkeepers provide the eyes and ears along the coast, monitoring radio channels and providing a listening watch in poor visibility. They are trained to deal with emergencies offering a variety of skills and experience, and full training by the National Coastwatch ensures that high standards are met.
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