A voluntary organisation keeping a visual watch along UK shores

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Submitted by Colin Scott11 on Sun, 24/09/2023 - 15:12
Date of Incident: 
23/09/2023
Station: 
NCI Polruan
Incident Summary: 
May Day broadcast from vessel, helmsman overboard. NCI inform HMCG they had visual on vessel, monitoring requested. Charlestown NCI also had visual. Both stations searching for casualty. AWLB
and ILB tasked. Nearby vessel located casualty in water, and stood by to await LB. HELO also on scene. Casualty recovered at third attempt, HELO stood down, casualty taken ashore by LB, and handed
to ambulance crew.
RNLI: 
Yes
Initiated: 
MCA/HMCG
MCA: 
Yes
MCA No.: 
535560
Casualty Type: 
Sailing Vessel
Cause of Incident: 
Man Overboard

About

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The words National Coastwatch Institution and Eyes Along the Coast and the NCI logos are Registered Trademarks of NCI.

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