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.
10021 21/03/2010 NCI Skegness Relayed MoP report of clothing abandoned on beach. CG attended nothing found NCI No Yes 865
10019 21/03/2010 NCI Folkestone Contacted by CG on Zero to establish telephone number - which has been operative throughout. MCA/HMCG No Yes
10018 20/03/2010 NCI Wooltack Point Requested by CG to monitor rescue of MoP from Skomer Island. Casualty casevac to ambulance MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
10017 18/03/2010 NCI Skegness Reported kitesurfer in difficulty. ILB launched but surfer brought in by dayboat. No injuries NCI Yes Yes 193627
10016 14/03/2010 NCI Boscastle Reported and assisted in recovery of large dangerous object by FV and ILB NCI Yes Yes 755
10015 07/03/2010 NCI St Alban's Head Involved in rescuing a cow over the cliff. Aux. CG and farm hands winched unijured cow to clifftop NCI No Yes
10012 02/03/2010 NCI Polruan Reported empty dinghy adrift at sea. Recovery by ILB monitored. 2 MoP found in pub. NCI Yes Yes 622
10014 28/02/2010 NCI Worms Head Reported 1 MoP cut-off by tide. ILB recovered to shore. NCI Yes Yes 192133
10013 27/02/2010 NCI Worms Head Reported 2 MoPs cut-off by tide. ILB recovered to shore. Air ambulance also on scene. NCI Yes Yes 406
10011 17/02/2010 NCI Skegness Assisted in search for missing MoP. Man located ashore and emergency services stood down. Police Yes Yes 528
10010 15/02/2010 NCI Portland Bill Assisted in monitoring progress of FV with possible grounding damage. FV resumed fishing. NFA NCI Yes Yes 478
10009 05/02/2010 NCI Portland Bill Monitored and assisted in recovery of disabled FV in difficult sea conditions. Thanked by HMCG NCI No Yes 190324
10008 24/01/2010 NCI Nells Point Assisted in search for casualty on shore line. CG located and left in care of police Police No Yes 168
10007 19/01/2010 NCI St Agnes Head Reported object in water possible hazard. CG reported unlicenced wave monitor now removed. NCI No Yes
10006 18/01/2010 NCI Newhaven Monitored and reported on recovery of disabled yacht by LB. NCI Yes Yes 177
10005 17/01/2010 NCI Newhaven Reported motorbikers in nature reserve. Police attended and 'advised'. NCI No Yes
10004 11/01/2010 NCI Skegness Reported possible bomb on beach. CG identified as black plastic buoy. NFA NCI No Yes
10002 10/01/2010 NCI Skegness Reported red flare. CG confirmed stolen RNLI flare fired from land. NCI Yes Yes 91
10003 10/01/2010 NCI Skegness Reported abandoned seal pup on beach. Seal Rescue team attended. NCI No No
10123 07/01/2010 NCI St Alban's Head Corrected position of dive boat with casualty for helo to casevac. NCI No Yes 2905
10001 06/01/2010 NCI Wells-next-the-Sea Reported 2 MoP with guns on beach. Police attended to interview and advise NCI No No 47

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