| Incident No. | Date of Incident | Station Name | Incident Summary | Initiated by | Lifeboat involved | MCA | MCA No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11304 | 31/12/2011 | NCI Mablethorpe | Involved in disposal of live flare found by MoP. Police attended to remove. | NCI | No | No | 270286 |
| 11303 | 17/12/2011 | NCI St Alban's Head | CG requested iinfo on MoP report of swimmers in difficulty. Confirmed they were not. LBs stood down. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 5862 |
| 11302 | 14/12/2011 | NCI Newhaven | Reported possible loss of FV in F10 seas. Beam trawler resighted after 30 mins. NFA | NCI | No | Yes | 5838 |
| 11301 | 08/12/2011 | NCI Newhaven | Co-operated with CG to warn coastal path walkers of bomb disposal operations. CG also attended. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 5764 |
| 11300 | 02/12/2011 | NCI Polruan | CG requested monitoring and updates of disabled MB for ILB to tow in safely. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | |
| 11299 | 29/11/2011 | NCI Lee-on-the-Solent | Reported and monitored investigation of capsized yacht until out of sight. | NCI | No | No | |
| 11298 | 27/11/2011 | NCI Porthdinllaen | Reported capsized catamaran and flare. LB rescued crew and later towed in to beach. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 3989 |
| 11297 | 26/11/2011 | NCI Lyme Bay | Recovered major cordage flotsam from surf as danger to small craft. | NCI | No | No | |
| 11296 | 26/11/2011 | NCI Southend | Reported kitesurfer in difficulty and monitored until he reached shore. CG Mobile attended. | NCI | No | Yes | 5318 |
| 11295 | 22/11/2011 | NCI Rame Head | Reported divers on restricted wreck recovering artefacts. MOD Police attended and interviewed. | NCI | No | Yes | 5256 |
| 11294 | 21/11/2011 | NCI Nells Point | CG requested monitoring of Chan. 16 for kayak in difficulties off Watchet. MoP recovered by LB. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 267126 |
| 11293 | 21/11/2011 | NCI Newhaven | CG requested any sighting of open cross-channel dory. Empty Craft found off France. NFA in UK | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 5620 |
| 11292 | 21/11/2011 | NCI Nells Point | CG requested search for missing camper. Boy found safe and well. NFA | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 267113 |
| 11291 | 19/11/2011 | NCI St Alban's Head | Advised CG that RIB reportedly capsized was being monitored until low visibility shut in. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 5600 |
| 11290 | 19/11/2011 | NCI Folkestone | Reported object on cliff face. CG assessed as traffic cone. False alarm with good intent. NFA | NCI | No | Yes | 266879 |
| 11289 | 17/11/2011 | NCI Torbay | Relayed MoP report of capsized dinghy and monitored until it righted and returned to harbour. | NCI | No | Yes | 266739 |
| 11288 | 16/11/2011 | NCI Shoreham | Relayed MoP report of heavy rope flotsam off harbour. CG and HM informed.Nfa | NCI | No | No | |
| 11287 | 10/11/2011 | NCI Portland Bill | CG requested monitoring of recovery of disabled open boat by LB. Updated CG until back in harbour. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | |
| 11286 | 09/11/2011 | NCI Skegness | Reported to Seal Sanctury a distressed beached seal. Staff attended to remove for assessment. | NCI | No | No | |
| 11285 | 06/11/2011 | NCI Southend | CG requested visual on disabled yacht. Position passed and monitored recovery by LB. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 5086 |
| 11284 | 05/11/2011 | NCI Calshot Tower | Reported possible flare.LB searched with no contact. Assessed as firework. NFA | NCI | Yes | Yes | 8477 |
| 11283 | 04/11/2011 | NCI Calshot Tower | Reported yacht aground. CG contacted crew who opted to await flood tide. Police launch attended. | NCI | No | Yes | 5461 |
| 11282 | 29/10/2011 | NCI Skegness | Reported kayak in possible danger and monitored until safely ashore. NFA | NCI | No | No | |
| 11281 | 29/10/2011 | NCI Lee-on-the-Solent | Treated injured lady donator. Ambulance attended to return her home. | NCI | No | Yes | 615 |
| 11280 | 27/10/2011 | NCI Shoreham | Reported boat wreckage off harbour. Conned ILB on chan. 14 to recover. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 5363 |
| 11279 | 26/10/2011 | NCI Folkestone | Relayed MoP report of wreckage ashore. LB investigated. No further report. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 264683 |
| 11278 | 22/10/2011 | NCI Stepper Point | Reported flare red flare from FV. Monitored and updated CG on recovery by another FV. | NCI | No | Yes | 4845 |
| 11277 | 16/10/2011 | NCI Newhaven | CG requested position of disabled MB. Fix passed. LB recovered safely to harbour. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 5259 |
| 11275 | 15/10/2011 | NCI Felixstowe | Relayed telephone call from disabled MC up river. Ferry Port HM recovered to shore. | NCI | No | No | 4805 |
| 11276 | 15/10/2011 | NCI Folkestone | Reported unmanned drifting dinghy. CG attended. Dinghy recovered to harbour by passing yacht. | NCI | No | Yes | |
| 11274 | 14/10/2011 | NCI Bass Point | Monitored near-miss incident and warned second FV in same area. NFA | NCI | No | No | |
| 11273 | 14/10/2011 | NCI Gosport | Assisted in refining position of disabled FV for LB recovery. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 5226 |
| 11272 | 09/10/2011 | NCI Calshot Tower | Reported capsized catamaran. Righted by passing MB. Hamble LB attended to check. NFA | NCI | Yes | Yes | 263017 |
| 11271 | 05/10/2011 | NCI Teignmouth | Reported anchored yacht in possible danger in near gale. LB eventually launched to tow into harbour. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 262633 |
| 11270 | 05/10/2011 | NCI Nells Point | CG requested info on possible oil slick reportedby an aircraft. NCI confirmed as large seaweed drift. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 3394 |
| 11269 | 04/10/2011 | NCI Portland Bill | Assisted in refining position of disabled yacht for LB recovery. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | |
| 11268 | 04/10/2011 | NCI Calshot Tower | Reported drifting RIB. CG requested HM to investigate. NFA | NCI | No | Yes | 5098 |
| 11267 | 03/10/2011 | NCI Calshot Tower | Reported capsized dinghy with RIB trying to assist. ILB attended to right and tow in with two MoP. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 5081 |
| 11266 | 02/10/2011 | NCI Folkestone | CG requested info on children in drifting dinghy. Assisted by canoes and swimmer to reach shore. NFA | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | |
| 11265 | 02/10/2011 | NCI Folkestone | CG requested infor on drunken swimmer. Not visible due to glare. Swimmer recovered by other MoPs. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes |
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