Incident No. | Date of Incident | Station Name | Incident Summary | Initiated by | Lifeboat involved | MCA | MCA No. |
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10182 | 17/08/2010 | NCI Charlestown | Warned MoPs by horn of danger of tidal cutoff. MoPs responded and returned safely ashore. | NCI | No | Yes | 3512 |
10183 | 17/08/2010 | NCI Newhaven | Contacted by CG re MoP report of craft in danger. Informed that regatta safety boats attending. NFA | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 3961 |
10181 | 15/08/2010 | NCI Whitstable | Reported two FV letting off flares off harbour mouth. CG assessed as a protest action. NFA | NCI | No | Yes | |
10180 | 15/08/2010 | NCI Southend | Reported two drifting lifejackets. ILB recovered possibly stolen jackets no casualties. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 3661 |
10179 | 15/08/2010 | NCI Fleetwood | Reported MoPs possible cut off by tide. LB RIB attended to land them safely. NFA | NCI | Yes | Yes | 2310 |
10178 | 15/08/2010 | NCI Mablethorpe | Relayed MoP report of lost child. Police attended. Child found safe. NFA | NCI | No | Yes | 281 |
10177 | 15/08/2010 | NCI Southend | Monitored safe recovery of downed kitesurfers by ILB. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 3661 |
10176 | 14/08/2010 | NCI Bass Point | Relayed MoP report of abandoned car by cliff top. Police traced driver who was safely on holiday. NFA | NCI | No | No | |
10175 | 14/08/2010 | NCI Newhaven | Monitored and reported safe return of disabled speedboat. CG attended Station. | NCI | No | Yes | 3899 |
10173 | 12/08/2010 | NCI Charlestown | Reported 4 MoP in danger of being cut off by tide. Monitored until they waded back waist deep. NFA | NCI | No | Yes | 3381 |
10174 | 12/08/2010 | NCI Rame Head | MRCC requested search for potential suicidal lady. Subject found and escorted until police arrived. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 3380 |
10172 | 11/08/2010 | NCI St Alban's Head | Co-operated with MRCC to attempt identification of vessel reporting possible lifejacket. NFA | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 3835 |
10171 | 11/08/2010 | NCI Charlestown | Assisted in recovery of injured walker by relaying MRCCC messages on Chan. Zero to CG CRT. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 3346 |
10170 | 11/08/2010 | NCI Polruan | Assisted in monitoring recovery of disabled FV with 7 MoP by HM craft and LB. No casualties. NFA | MCA/HMCG | Yes | No | |
10169 | 09/08/2010 | NCI Stepper Point | Assisted in reporting disabled yacht being recovered by local FV.CG and LB paged but stood down. NFA | NCI | Yes | Yes | 3291 |
10168 | 08/08/2010 | NCI Prawle Point | Monitored and reported on recovery by ILB of motor cruiser with engine fire. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 3262 |
10167 | 08/08/2010 | NCI Polruan | In contact with MRCC to locate disabled MC. Casualty located and towed in by LB on exercise. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | |
10165 | 07/08/2010 | NCI Worms Head | Reported six MoPs about to be cut off by tide. CGs attended. LBs paged. MoPs waded back. NFA | NCI | Yes | Yes | 2602 |
10166 | 07/08/2010 | NCI Polruan | Assisted in locating kayak reported missing and its safe arrival in port. NFA | NCI | No | Yes | 3237 |
10164 | 06/08/2010 | NCI Froward Point | Assisted in monitoring recovery of empty drifting dinghy by ILB. No casualties. NFA | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 3220 |
10163 | 06/08/2010 | NCI Stepper Point | Reported and monitored recovery of capsized dinghy by ILB. HM and Lifeguard RIBs also attended. | NCI | Yes | Yes | |
10162 | 05/08/2010 | NCI Nells Point | Monitored recovery by LB of disabled yacht. MRCC kept updated. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 2568 |
10161 | 04/08/2010 | NCI Nells Point | Watchkeeper provided First Aid kit to fallen MoP. CG attended and casualty casevaced to hospital | NCI | No | Yes | 2565 |
10160 | 03/08/2010 | NCI Bass Point | Assisted by monitoring safe recovery by ILB of yacht snagged on fishing gear. NFA | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 3143 |
10159 | 03/08/2010 | NCI Wells-next-the-Sea | Called Ambulance service to injured MoP by Station. CG paramedics and helo attended to casevac. | NCI | No | Yes | 211787 |
10157 | 02/08/2010 | NCI Nells Point | Redirected LB to casualty via MRCC. Yacht escorted in safely. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 2525 |
10158 | 02/08/2010 | NCI Fleetwood | Relayed MoP report of orange cylinder on beach. WBC requested to remove. NFA | NCI | No | Yes | 211621 |
10156 | 01/08/2010 | NCI Prawle Point | CG requested monitoring of disabled yacht whilst in sight. NFA | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 3106 |
10155 | 01/08/2010 | NCI Newhaven | Assisted in passing accurate position of divers in trouble for safe rescue by lifeboat. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 3584 |
10154 | 29/07/2010 | NCI Newhaven | Relayed MoP report of hazardous area to Nature Reserve Ranger for action. | NCI | No | No | |
10153 | 29/07/2010 | NCI Boscastle | Reported two yachts approaching danger. MRCC broadcast turned them away successfully. | NCI | No | Yes | |
10152 | 29/07/2010 | NCI Nells Point | Assisted by redirecting SAR assets to MoPs in water for helo casevac to hospital. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 210988 |
10151 | 27/07/2010 | NCI Shoreham | CG requested monitoring of disabled speedboat tow in by ILB. NFA | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 2643 |
10150 | 26/07/2010 | NCI Bass Point | Reported empty dinghy adrift. Owner and Lifeguards decided not worth recovering. MRCC informed. | NCI | No | Yes | |
10148 | 25/07/2010 | NCI Calshot Tower | Reported two capsized catamarans. Two rescue craft attended to assist. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 3382 |
10149 | 25/07/2010 | NCI Newhaven | Redirected LB to dayboat aground. Escorted in safely. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 3377 |
10147 | 24/07/2010 | NCI Wooltack Point | Monitored and reported recovery of disabled yacht by ALB. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 210053 |
10146 | 24/07/2010 | NCI Wooltack Point | Monitored and reported recovery by ALB of two casualties from 15ft yacht. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 210050 |
10145 | 24/07/2010 | NCI Nells Point | Assisted in locating disabled speedboat for CG RIB to recover safely. NFA | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 2348 |
10144 | 23/07/2010 | NCI Teignmouth | Reported speedboat apparently disabled. Engine restarted and CG advised. LB diverted to check. NFA | NCI | Yes | Yes | 2935 |
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