Incident Summary 2006

Total Number of Incidents for the year to date 131
Glossary of Terms
FAWGI = False Alarm With Good Intent, MoP = Member of the Public, NFA = No Further Action, MRCC = Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre,
HMCG, CG or MCA = Coastguard, CRT = Coastguard Rescue Team, ILB/ALB/LB = Lifeboats, MV = Motor Vessel, MB = Motor Boat, ML = Motor Launch,
FV = Fishing Vessel, 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.
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
6086 10/06/2006 NCI Prawle Point Requested to monitor disabled yacht. Salcombe Lifeboat towed in 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
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
6091 01/06/2006 NCI Stepper Point Reported to Lifeguards two surfers in potential danger NCI No No
6092 01/06/2006 NCI Teignmouth Capsized PWC reported. ILB launched. PWC beached by canoe ! NCI Yes Yes
6093 29/05/2006 NCI St Ives Monitored persons cut off by tide NCI No Yes
6094 29/05/2006 NCI Newhaven Assisted search for disabled yacht. Lifeboat attended MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
6095 28/05/2006 NCI Newhaven Monitoring disabled motor boat without radio. Lifeboat attended MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
6096 28/05/2006 NCI Gwennap Head Assisted search for and reported missing climbers. Located. Aux CG attended NCI No 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
6099 16/05/2006 NCI Stepper Point Monitored FV TRUE LIGHT tow by FV BOY DARREN NCI No No
6100 16/05/2006 NCI Skegness Assisted search for missing child. Child recovered. NCI No Yes
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
6106 19/04/2006 NCI Prawle Point Broken down sports boat reported. Towed in by another yacht NCI No Yes
6107 17/04/2006 NCI Prawle Point Relayed Pan Pan call to MRCC. Yacht towed in by another. NCI No Yes
6108 16/04/2006 NCI Exmouth Involved in ILB recovery of MB with u/s engine NCI No Yes
6109 14/04/2006 NCI St Alban's Head CG requested info on drifting buoy. Updates passed for three hours MCA/HMCG No Yes
6110 14/04/2006 NCI St Alban's Head CG requested check on panpan yacht position. MCA/HMCG No Yes
6111 08/04/2006 NCI Mundesley NCI relays MoP reports of corrosive drums on beach. ACG and Fire Bde attended. NCI No No
6112 04/04/2006 NCI Portland Bill CG requests info on drifting yacht. Info passed. MCA/HMCG No Yes
6113 01/04/2006 NCI Teignmouth Reported MB aground. Lifeboat attended. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
6114 30/03/2006 NCI Mundesley NCI reported FVs in restricted zone around pipe-laying vessel. nfa NCI No No
6115 27/03/2006 NCI Newhaven CG requested check on windsurfer in trouble. He was not. MCA/HMCG No Yes
6116 26/03/2006 NCI Exmouth Info to CG negated potential ILB call-out to windsurfer MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
6117 25/03/2006 NCI St Alban's Head Assisted search for missing person. Walkers advised to be aware. MCA/HMCG No Yes
6118 04/03/2006 NCI Portland Bill Portland CG requested lookout for Powerboat with Fuel shortage refuelled on course for Solent MCA/HMCG No Yes
6119 28/02/2006 NCI Folkestone Requested on Chan. Zero by DCG to monitor ALB assistance to yacht MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
6120 26/02/2006 NCI Stepper Point Reported grounded FV. ALB attended MCA/HMCG No Yes
6121 16/02/2006 NCI Mundesley CG requested info on drifting dinghy. Dinghy recovered by offshore rescue boat. MCA/HMCG No Yes

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