Incident Summary 2010

Total Number of Incidents for the year to date 261
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.
10101 20/06/2010 NCI Mablethorpe Reported swimmer in possible danger from current. Swimmer returned unaided. NFA NCI No Yes 204601
10099 20/06/2010 NCI Wells-next-the-Sea Monitored and corrected vector of lifeboat to capsized RIB. Casualties rescued. NCI Yes Yes 204578
10098 19/06/2010 NCI Newhaven Monitored and reported on PanPan RIB. LB attended to tow in. NCI Yes Yes 2408
10097 17/06/2010 NCI St Ives Reported swimmer in possible difficulty. RNLI jetski attended. NFA NCI Yes Yes 204107
10096 17/06/2010 NCI Peveril(Dont Use) CG requested sighting of dinghy in possible trouble. Reported position. CG attended to interview. NFA MCA/HMCG No Yes
10092 16/06/2010 NCI Prawle Point Requested by CG to monitor recovery of disabled yacht. Reported towed progress to harbour. NFA MCA/HMCG No Yes 2177
10095 15/06/2010 NCI Polruan Assisted CG to locate catamaran.Position given crew to contact MRCC. Station thanked for assistance. MCA/HMCG No Yes 2160
10090 14/06/2010 NCI Nells Point Monitored capsized canoe and reported occupant now safe. LB launch cancelled. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 1660
10091 14/06/2010 NCI Newhaven Reported possible missing solo diver. Diver relocated after 2 hrs. CG attended to advise a buddy. NFA NCI No Yes 2324
10094 13/06/2010 NCI Gosport Reported disabled speed boat in entrance to HM. Yacht and Police attended to tow in. NCI No Yes
10089 12/06/2010 NCI Portscatho Monitored and reported on rescue of children adrift in inflatable. Helo and ILB attended to land ashore MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 203497
10088 12/06/2010 NCI Bass Point Reported disabled inflatable waving distress. Cleared by CG to call FV to tow in safely. NFA NCI No Yes 2106
10093 11/06/2010 NCI Gosport Requested by MRCC to monitor sinking speed boat. Police RIB and RNLI attended to tow in safely. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 226663
10087 11/06/2010 NCI Froward Point Reported disabled ML waving distress. ILB attended to tow in safely. NCI Yes Yes 2091
10086 10/06/2010 NCI Skegness Involved in relaying info re yacht in possible trouble and VHF failure. Yacht towed in safely. NCI Yes Yes 1963
10085 09/06/2010 NCI Mablethorpe Assisted in reuniting child with lost parents. Police and lifeguards involved. NCI No Yes 1947
10084 08/06/2010 NCI Skegness Requested by MRCC to monitor FV tow of another off the beach. Tow successful. NFA MCA/HMCG No Yes 202989
10082 06/06/2010 NCI St Agnes Head Requested by CG to monitor windsurfer with child aboard. Reported target returned safely. NFA MCA/HMCG No Yes
10083 06/06/2010 NCI Shoreham Reported injured swimmer on beach. Ambulance casevac to hospital. NCI No Yes 2189
10081 05/06/2010 NCI Shoreham Reported MoP handing in old firearm. Police attended to remove. NCI No No
10080 03/06/2010 NCI Prawle Point Helped to relay telephone and Chan.Zero info from disabled yacht and LB to CG.Yacht towed in by ILB NCI Yes Yes 202239
10079 31/05/2010 NCI Newhaven CG requested monitoring of disabled speedboat. Reported casualty now under tow. MCA/HMCG No Yes 2034
10078 31/05/2010 NCI Skegness Reported quadbikes to police behaving irresponsibly close to children. PC visited Station to check. NCI No No 256
10075 30/05/2010 NCI Peveril(Dont Use) Reported disabled speedboat close offshore. ILB attended to tow in safely. NCI Yes Yes
10073 30/05/2010 NCI Southend Co-operated with CG and LB to rescue kite surfer in difficuties. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 1813
10074 30/05/2010 NCI Portland Bill Co-operated with CG to confirm boat reported in difficulties by MoP was in fact safe. NCI No Yes 201625
10076 30/05/2010 NCI Skegness Involved in identifying possible kitesurfer in difficulties. ILB identified other debris. Kite no longer visible RNLI Yes Yes 1758
10077 30/05/2010 NCI Shoreham Reported drifting inflatable with 5 MoP. Port Authority RIB attended to tow in safely. NCI Yes No
10070 28/05/2010 NCI Skegness Requested by CG to monitor yacht in possible difficulty. Reported vessel now underway. NFA MCA/HMCG No Yes 1726
10072 28/05/2010 NCI Wooltack Point Involved in missing diver search.Told to use Chan.16 to co-ordinate.Diver recovered by helo after 4 hrs MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 201296
10071 28/05/2010 NCI Nells Point Reported small yacht in near gale possibly at risk. THV also involved.Yacht returned safely if inefficently NCI No Yes 1368
10069 26/05/2010 NCI Skegness Reported hydraulic oil container on beach to local Council and HMCG NFA NCI No No
10068 24/05/2010 NCI Fleetwood Reported debris and oil slick close inshore. CG assessed as now come ashore. NFA NCI No Yes 1154
10065 23/05/2010 NCI Skegness Involved in monitoring drifting inflatable. Returned unaided but ILB attended to advise. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 200697
10066 23/05/2010 NCI Wells-next-the-Sea CG requested info on MoP cut off by tide.Confirmed that she was rescued by canoe and ILB cancelled. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
10067 23/05/2010 NCI Peveril(Dont Use) Reported unidentified object in water and assisted in investigation of party baloon by passing craft. NCI No Yes
10064 20/05/2010 NCI St Alban's Head Assisted in search for missing boy on coast path.CG and Police attended. Police found Boy in village.NFA NCI No Yes 1773
10063 17/05/2010 NCI Skegness Reported major smoke pall to Fire Service. Checked and reported as controlled burn. NFA NCI No Yes 2592
10062 17/05/2010 NCI Teignmouth Relayed MoP report of injured Guide Dog. CG Mobile attended. Dog casevac to Vet. NCI No Yes 1647
10061 16/05/2010 NCI Portland Bill Monitored and reported on MV requesting assistance. Towed in by LB. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 1727

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