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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49577 | 04/05/2024 | NCI St Donat's Bay | MOP advised people cut off and climbing cliffs. NCI St Donat's contacted HMCG. LB tasked with CRT . No siting so stood down | NCI | Yes | Yes | 513648 |
49581 | 04/05/2024 | NCI Rame Head | IFV made Mayday relay re YBK on rocks. WK mobile went to cliff top to monitor, HMCG tasked AWLB to tow casualty which had been re floated by local DVC .Police launch in attendance | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 513610 |
49571 | 03/05/2024 | NCI Torbay | NCI Torbay observed male on MB waving to attract attention - called HMCG who tasked AWLB who recovered following NCI bearing and distance | NCI | Yes | Yes | 513524 |
49578 | 03/05/2024 | NCI Calshot Tower | NCI Calshot contacted HMCG re catamaran stuck in mud and capsized. HMCG requested NCI to monitor. Fire and first responder attended and CRT . Casualty rescued , Catamaran refloated on rising tide and drifted towards shore. | NCI | No | Yes | 413461 |
49551 | 02/05/2024 | NCI Shoreham | NCI Shoreham heard faint Mayday. Called HMCG who were unaware - investigated - believed to be hoax | NCI | No | Yes | 513375 |
49557 | 02/05/2024 | NCI Prawle Point | HMCG tasked NCI Prawle Point to monitor vessel (already under observation) which had lost power and to stay on watch until ALB recovered | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 513370 |
49564 | 02/05/2024 | NCI Stone Point | HMCG asked if NCI Stone Point had visual on broken down RIB - confirmed - LB tasked to recover | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 513365 |
49541 | 02/05/2024 | NCI Hengistbury Head | HMCG asked NCI Hengistbury Head if they had visual on inflatable adrift- NCI confirmed visual ILB tasked to recover - NCI conned ILB to casualty | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 513328 |
49543 | 02/05/2024 | NCI Lee-on-the-Solent | NCI Lee on Solent observed dinghy capsize several times - sailor appeared to be tiring - Contacted HMCH with bearing and distance -LB tasked. Sailor managed to right the dinghy and out of danger -LB , stood down | NCI | Yes | Yes | 513773 |
49540 | 01/05/2024 | NCI Gosport | NCI Gosport contacted HMCG re suspected yacht aground - casualty appeared to have deployed anchor and floated clear shortly | NCI | No | Yes | 513258 |
49531 | 01/05/2024 | NCI Filey | MOP reported to NCI Filey elderly female fallen banging head on rock. NCI mobile patrol gave first aid and called ambulance - took casualty to A&E | NCI | No | No | N/A |
49533 | 01/05/2024 | NCI Portland Bill | HMCG contacted NCI Portland Bill to visually monitor yacht with engine failure. RN Vessel was in vicinity and towed casualty to safety | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 513230 |
49530 | 30/04/2024 | NCI Exmouth | HMCG Contacted NCI Exmouth after MOP reported SUP in possible danger - NCI made sweep saw SUP, but not in danger. CG tasked NCI to monitor and report safe return | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 513083 |
49538 | 30/04/2024 | NCI Lee-on-the-Solent | NCI Lee on the Solent spotted Wing surfer with difficulty getting ashore -contacted HMCG - monitored until lost visual - passed to NCI Calshot who reported casualty reached shore | NCI | No | Yes | 513096 |
49513 | 29/04/2024 | NCI St Ives | NCI St Ives spotted Kite Surfer who seemed incompetent - spending lot of time in sea. Contactede HMCG and continued monitoring until surfer safe | NCI | No | Yes | 512946 |
49514 | 29/04/2024 | NCI Charlestown | HMCG tasked NCI Charlestown to make visual search for woman on rocks- NCI spotted and reported position, Police,CRT and Fire in attendance. LB offshore. Casualty lowered to safety | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 512974 |
49500 | 28/04/2024 | NCI Hengistbury Head | NCI Hengistbury Head spotted foil boarder swimming to shore but struggling- phoned LB station to advise them who tasked ILB - who was on exercise- potential casualty was OK and returned to beach | NCI | Yes | No | |
49505 | 28/04/2024 | NCI Calshot Tower | HMCG contacted NCI Calshot Tower asking have visual on vessel Dawnraider- NCI confirmed giving lat and long- monitored until LB took in tow | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 512882 |
49495 | 27/04/2024 | NCI Shoreham | NCI Shoreham monitoring radio heard CG task CRT to kayak off Hove Lagoon. Using camera -spotted casualty and informed CG they did not appear to be in difficulty - heading back to shore | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 512773 |
49496 | 27/04/2024 | NCI Porthcawl | HMCG contacted NCI Porthcawl re call from MOP 3 SUP appeared to be struggling -used camera link - asked to monitor. Eventually tasked ILB to recover | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 512735 |
49485 | 26/04/2024 | NCI Chapel Point | NCI Chapel Point spotted dead porpoise on beach - reported to HMCG and Natural History Museum | NCI | No | Yes | N/A |
49480 | 24/04/2024 | NCI Porthcawl | HMCG contacted NCI Porthcawl after MOP observed person entering the water fully clothed or in wetsuit- tasked NCI to scan beach with CCTV- nothing seen - stood down | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 512343 |
49467 | 24/04/2024 | NCI Hengistbury Head | NCI Hengistbury Head observed vessel belching black smoke. HMCG contacted NCI re vessel - tasked to monitor. Fishing then moved off - no smoke. HMCG stood down incident | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 512316 |
49472 | 24/04/2024 | NCI Newhaven | HMCG contacted NCI Newhaven tasking them to look out for an overdue yacht en route from Ramsgate to Bournemouth - unable to communicate with them, Observation kept. Vessel found - all stood down | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 512201 |
49474 | 24/04/2024 | NCI Shoreham | HMCG tasked NCI Shoreham to lookout for overdue yacht from Ramsgate ti Bournemouth - unable to contact vessel, Vessel found and NCI stood down | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 512201 |
49479 | 24/04/2024 | NCI Llandudno | NCI Llandudno monitoring ch0 heard single word Mayday - then repeated. no further transmission. Contacted HMCG who had not heard but will investigate | NCI | No | Yes | 512335 |
49469 | 23/04/2024 | NCI Gosport | Mayday heard alleging inflatable dinghy with 28 POB.HMCG tried to obtain position but caller refused saying it was an exercise, All stood down | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 512264 |
49483 | 22/04/2024 | NCI Prawle Point | NCI Prawle Point observed Rib chasing dolphins - reported to Salcombe Harbour who spoke to them on return | NCI | No | No | N/A |
49440 | 22/04/2024 | NCI Mablethorpe | Following previous day when MOP reported suspected ordnance - HMCG requested NCI to check if it was still there - MCA cancelled request and asked Police to attend who confirmed is was an ordnance. EOD, summoned who removed and destroyed it | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 512008 |
49442 | 22/04/2024 | NCI Needles | NCI Needles observed Dory with 3 POB - boat was emp- ty - went behind lighthouse and re appeared loaded with black sacks and 5 gallon containers- photo taken - sent to JRC who confirmed, they were servicing the lighthouse and not illegal activities | NCI | No | Yes | 512123 |
49455 | 22/04/2024 | NCI Shoreham | HMCG contacted NCI Shoreham re PanPan from speedboat with engine failure tasking them to locate and monitor casualty- Done. - Speedboat re started engine - stood down | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 512119 |
49434 | 21/04/2024 | NCI Mablethorpe | MOP contacted NCI Mablethorpe re suspected ordnance- it was about to be covered by tide. HMCG informed and will wait until next low tide to follow up | NCI | No | Yes | 512008 |
49436 | 21/04/2024 | NCI Charlestown | NCI Charlestown observed 6 persons wading towards Polmear Island unaware of rising tide. Contacted HMCG - persons scaling scree to escape tide. RNLI on standby. Casualties made it to safety -all stood, down | NCI | Yes | Yes | 511730 |
49438 | 21/04/2024 | NCI Shoreham | HMCG tasked NCI Shoreham to spot and monitor speedboat with engine failure. IILB recovered casualty | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 512020 |
49425 | 20/04/2024 | NCI Exmouth | NCI Exmouth observed broken down speed boat = contacted HMCG ILB took casualty in tow | NCI | Yes | Yes | 511814 |
49426 | 20/04/2024 | NCI Worms Head | NCI Worms Head observed MOP on causeway informed HMCG who Tasked ILB - recovered 3 casualties | NCI | Yes | Yes | 511865 |
49431 | 20/04/2024 | NCI Charmouth | HMCG called NCI Charmouth following report of missing person made visual search - nothing found. Police Helo tasked. Missing Person found on beach | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 511837 |
49424 | 19/04/2024 | NCI Shoreham | HMCG contacted NCI Shoreham re person fully clothed on waste outfall. NCI kept visual-observed perso walking back with fishing rod | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 511731 |
49418 | 19/04/2024 | NCI Torbay | Ch 00 to Torbay ILB - EPIRB - ILB checked vessel - no sign of EPIRB. NCI Torbay assisted with visual search. AWLB tasked to continue search, HMCG stood all stations down | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 511748 |
49420 | 19/04/2024 | NCI Hengistbury Head | HMCG called NCI Hengistbury Head re report of small rib with 2 persons suspicious behaviour. NCI observed rib - appeared to be fishing. NCI lost sight after rib went round headland. HMCG confirmed , closed | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 511726 |