Incident Summary 2007

Total Number of Incidents for the year to date 153
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.
7081 22/07/2007 NCI Charlestown Assisted CG in defining a false alert with good intent. (MB fishing and waving!). MCA/HMCG No Yes 2599
7082 22/07/2007 NCI St Alban's Head Reported possible heart attacks to owner and dog. Aux CG attended. nfa NCI No Yes 2951
7083 18/07/2007 NCI Teignmouth Reported concern over capsized 15ft catamaran. Aux.CG attended. Cat. Beached. NCI No Yes 9542
7084 18/07/2007 NCI Skegness CG requested search for MoP with overdose. Located in caravan by police. Nfa MCA/HMCG No Yes
7085 17/07/2007 NCI Teignmouth Reported concern over struggling sailboard. Aux.CG attended. Boarder landed. NCI No Yes 2521
7086 16/07/2007 NCI Skegness Arranged for casevac of child with jellyfish stings. NCI No No
7087 14/07/2007 NCI Portscatho Assisted location of disabled catamaran and monitored lifeboat attendance. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 2462
7088 14/07/2007 NCI Portland Bill CG requested location of capsized canoe. Aux.CG attended. Canoe righted. nfa MCA/HMCG No Yes 2776
7089 14/07/2007 NCI Charlestown Assisted location of MoPs cut off by tide. ILB attended. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 2466
7090 14/07/2007 NCI Skegness Corrected position of disabled MB and monitored rescue by ILB MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
7091 14/07/2007 NCI Hartlepool Passed position of ship reported by MoP on fire. False alarm flashing up boiler ! MCA/HMCG No Yes
7092 10/07/2007 NCI Hartlepool Passed position of vessel in distress. False alarm. Cadet had pushed wrong button! MCA/HMCG No Yes
7093 07/07/2007 NCI St Alban's Head Requested by CG to search for overdue kayaks. One sighted and reported. nfa MCA/HMCG No Yes 2635
7094 02/07/2007 NCI Newhaven Monitored casevac from yacht. CG attended in Station. Ambulance on scene. MCA/HMCG No No
10110 28/06/2007 NCI Boscastle Assisted in rescue of missing swimmer by FV. Letter of thanks received from CG. MCA/HMCG No Yes 2392
7095 26/06/2007 NCI Prawle Point Attended and reported MoP in cliff fall. CG and ambulance attended. NCI No Yes 2189
7096 25/06/2007 NCI Stepper Point Requested by CG to monitor helo lift of MoP from drifting yacht MCA/HMCG No Yes 2184
7097 25/06/2007 NCI Stepper Point CG requested weather conditions during tow of sinking yacht. Helo lift of 2 MoP MCA/HMCG No Yes 2179
7098 23/06/2007 NCI Folkestone Monitored and reported on craft assisting disabled yacht. NCI No Yes 922322
7099 17/06/2007 NCI Mundesley Off-duty watchkeeper reports vandalised beach huts. Police informed. NCI No No
7100 10/06/2007 NCI Stepper Point Requested by CG to monitor recovery of drifting inflatable. 2 MoP. ILB attended MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 1973
7101 09/06/2007 NCI Newhaven Assisted LB recovery of sick diver MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
7102 05/06/2007 NCI Nells Point Reported drifting motor cruiser and confirmed PanPan position. ALB towed in NCI Yes Yes 1258
7103 05/06/2007 NCI Newhaven Reported inflatable adrift. Asked harbour board to recover to save LB NCI No No
7104 05/06/2007 NCI Polruan Requested by Coastguard to monitor disabled yacht. Towed in. MCA/HMCG No Yes
7105 02/06/2007 NCI Skegness Requested by police to scan for lost child. Child located. nfa Police No No 218
7106 01/06/2007 NCI Teignmouth Reported and monitored disabled speedboat. Towed in by ALB NCI Yes Yes
7107 27/05/2007 NCI Newhaven CG requested monitoring of disabled RIB. LB attended MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
7108 24/05/2007 NCI Newhaven Assisted search for possible lost canoeist. Occupant not found MCA/HMCG No Yes
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

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