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.
10058 15/05/2010 NCI Gosport Reported and assisted in rescue of capsized canoe.GAFIRS LB HM Patrolparamedic attended NCI Yes Yes 1689
10059 15/05/2010 NCI Skegness Requested by CG to monitor deer being worried by dogs. RSPCA informed. Deer moved out of sight MCA/HMCG No Yes 199573
10060 15/05/2010 NCI Skegness Relayed MoP report of chemical hazard on beach. Police attended to remove. NCI No Yes 139
10057 12/05/2010 NCI Mablethorpe Assisted in search for missing child. Child found safe and well. NFA MCA/HMCG No Yes 199283
10056 12/05/2010 NCI Nells Point Assisted in search for missing person. Found on Barry Island. MCA/HMCG No Yes 1145
10055 04/05/2010 NCI Froward Point Reported visually empty MB drifting for 30 mins. ILB paged but crew appeared and launch cancelled. NCI Yes Yes 1496
10050 02/05/2010 NCI Teignmouth Reported capsized catamaran. LB launched to rescue crew. NCI Yes Yes 1455
10051 02/05/2010 NCI St Ives Requested by MRCC to monitor and fix swamped dory. ALB attended to rescue crew. Dory lost. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 198378
10052 02/05/2010 NCI Wooltack Point Relayed unanswered FV PanPan and monitored recovery by LB. NCI Yes Yes 198302
10053 02/05/2010 NCI Stepper Point Assisted in recovery by ILB of downed windsurfer. Monitored second surfer to shore. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
10054 02/05/2010 NCI Peveril(Dont Use) Reported downed windsurfer in rip tide. Checked his conditionwhen he made it ashore. NFA NCI No Yes
10049 30/04/2010 NCI Wells-next-the-Sea Relayed MoP report of stranded child in dinghy. CG attended. Child recovered by dredger RIB. NFA NCI No Yes 351
10048 29/04/2010 NCI Portland Bill Reported AIS/radar contact lost on FV. CG confirmed still I contact and thanked for watch. NFA NCI No Yes
10047 28/04/2010 NCI Rame Head Relayed MoP report of stranded children. ILB attended and advised waiting for ebbing tide. NFA NCI Yes Yes 1405
10046 28/04/2010 NCI Newhaven Reported unmanned canoe adrift. CG Mobile recovered canoe. Incident closed. NCI No Yes 1442
10045 25/04/2010 NCI St Alban's Head Relayed MoP report of injured walker. Monitored and reported weather for helo casevac. NCI Yes Yes 197532
10044 25/04/2010 NCI Peveril(Dont Use) Reported divers tidebound. Passing RIB hailed to recover swimmers and land safely. NFA NCI No Yes 1407
10043 24/04/2010 NCI Southend Reported yacht PRESS GANG aground. Southend RNLI hovercraft attended to assist clear. NFA NCI Yes Yes 197418
10042 23/04/2010 NCI Folkestone Co-operated with MRCC to identify barque trangressing separation zone. NCI No Yes
10041 21/04/2010 NCI Bass Point Reported MV anchored over submarine cable. MRCC advised MV who weighed and proceeded. NCI No Yes
10040 19/04/2010 NCI Teignmouth Relayed MoP report of disabled MB. CG attended craft towed in by another vessel. NCI No Yes 1265
10039 17/04/2010 NCI Teignmouth Requested by CG to monitor recovery of disabled RIB. Redirected Patrol to casualty to tow in. MCA/HMCG No Yes 1226
10038 17/04/2010 NCI Skegness Police and MRCC requested monitoring of unidentified speeding vessels. Details reported NFA. MCA/HMCG No Yes 1173
10037 16/04/2010 NCI Polruan CG requested visual search for abandoned dinghy. Nothing sighted. ILB/CG attended. Owners found. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
10036 16/04/2010 NCI Portland Bill Reported dolphin pod around FV (as in Stn orders) to Marine Projects centre. NCI No No
10035 14/04/2010 NCI Skegness Relayed MoP report to CG of hazardous object on beach. MRCC passed info to Council for removal. NCI No Yes 1133
10033 11/04/2010 NCI Nells Point Advised MRCC of MoPs in possible danger from tide. CG attended to establish fishermen in no danger. NCI No Yes 816
10034 11/04/2010 NCI St Agnes Head CG requested cliff search for MoP reported fallen. Nothing sighted. Helo subsequently casevaced MoP. MCA/HMCG No Yes 1136
10032 07/04/2010 NCI Penzance Reported capsized dinghy.Two casualties wet but uninjured rescued by local charter vessel. NCI No Yes 1058
10031 05/04/2010 NCI Portland Bill Relayed MoP report of indisposed car driver. CG attended and ambulance took casualty to hospital. NCI No Yes
10030 02/04/2010 NCI Wooltack Point Monitored FV returning with injured crewman. NCI No Yes
10029 02/04/2010 NCI Wooltack Point Relayed calls from ILB to HMCG. NCI No Yes
10028 01/04/2010 NCI Charlestown Reported and updated CG on capsized dinghy until it reached shore. CG attended to assist recovery. NCI No Yes 977
10027 30/03/2010 NCI Rame Head Monitored and reported on MV out of fuel. Ship anchored LB and tug attended. NCI Yes Yes 953
10025 28/03/2010 NCI Worms Head Used siren to warn MoPs of rising tide. MoPs paddled back and were interviewed by CG NCI No Yes 662
10026 28/03/2010 NCI Wooltack Point Reported large tree flotsam danger to shipping. MoP also reported 'Sea Monster' ! NCI No Yes
10024 27/03/2010 NCI Prawle Point Monitored and reported on capsized RIB. One swam ashore ILB recovered other 3 and RIB. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 194356
10023 25/03/2010 NCI Stepper Point Requested by Cg to monitor windsurfer reported by MoP in difficulties. Surfer landed safely. NFA MCA/HMCG No Yes 891
10022 23/03/2010 NCI Southend Reported drifting 25ft MB. ILB attended confirmed no occupants and towed in. NCI Yes Yes 194473
10020 21/03/2010 NCI Folkestone Queried by CG re FV reported ashore by LB. FV has been aground there for 8 months. NFA MCA/HMCG No Yes

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