| Incident No. | Date of Incident | Station Name | Incident Summary | Initiated by | Lifeboat involved | MCA | MCA No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11264 | 02/10/2011 | NCI Shoreham | Reported unidentifiable object possibly a dinghy. ILB confirmed as large white sheeting. NFA | NCI | Yes | Yes | 5450 |
| 11263 | 01/10/2011 | NCI Point Lynas | Reported disabled yacht nearing rocks. LB attended to tow in. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 3499 |
| 11262 | 30/09/2011 | NCI Newhaven | CG requested monitoring of recovery by LB of disabled FV. Reported safe arrival. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 4949 |
| 11261 | 30/09/2011 | NCI Calshot Tower | Reported yacht aground and listing. LB reported she will wait for flood tide. NFA | NCI | Yes | Yes | 4959 |
| 11260 | 29/09/2011 | NCI Porthdinllaen | Reported and monitored recovery of capsized catamaran to beach for CG debrief.NFA | NCI | No | Yes | |
| 11259 | 29/09/2011 | NCI Skegness | Reported disabled dayboat. Towed in by PWC with ILB escort. NFA | NCI | Yes | Yes | 261643 |
| 11258 | 29/09/2011 | NCI Skegness | Reported disabled jetski to yard. CG advised. Yard recovered PWC to shore. NFA | NCI | No | Yes | |
| 11257 | 28/09/2011 | NCI Gosport | CG requested monitoring of disabled yacht. Assisted by directing MOD launch to casualty. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 4908 |
| 11256 | 27/09/2011 | NCI Shoreham | Relayed MoP report of overdue FV. CG established FV had remained out and safe. NFA | NCI | No | Yes | 4882 |
| 11255 | 25/09/2011 | NCI Shoreham | Monitored recovery by PWC of dinghy entangled in fishing gear. | NCI | No | No | |
| 11254 | 25/09/2011 | NCI Charlestown | CG requested observation of MoPs 'cut off by tide'. Monitored recovery by ILB Police and CRT. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 4410 |
| 11253 | 25/09/2011 | NCI Skegness | CG requested watch on FV reported as in distress. Confirmed vessel was operational. NFA | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 261100 |
| 11251 | 24/09/2011 | NCI Skegness | Monitored and reported speedboat with possible engine trouble. Crew swam ashore with tow. | NCI | No | Yes | 260979 |
| 11250 | 22/09/2011 | NCI St Agnes Head | Relayed MoP report of missing man with dementia. CG and police attended to find and restrain casualty. | NCI | No | Yes | 260668 |
| 11249 | 22/09/2011 | NCI Bass Point | Reported catamaran in difficulty close to cliff. ALB attended to clear rudder and escort onwards. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 4363 |
| 11248 | 21/09/2011 | NCI Nare Point | CG requested sight of drifting dinghy. Assisted ILB to locate and recover. NFA | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 4340 |
| 11246 | 17/09/2011 | NCI Worms Head | Relayed MoP report of injured companion. CG attended for casualty casevac | NCI | No | Yes | 260074 |
| 11247 | 17/09/2011 | NCI Folkestone | CG requested watch and vector assistance for recovery of disabled yacht by ALB. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 4322 |
| 11245 | 16/09/2011 | NCI Newhaven | Reported and investigated downed paraglider close to Station. Minor injury only CG stood down. NFA | NCI | No | Yes | 4705 |
| 11244 | 14/09/2011 | NCI St Alban's Head | Reported and attended to lady MoP with broken arm. CG and ambulance attended. | NCI | No | Yes | 4666 |
| 11243 | 13/09/2011 | NCI Skegness | Police requested search for missing MoP. Not sighted. MoP found in town and incident closed. | Police | No | No | 130911 |
| 11242 | 13/09/2011 | NCI Calshot Tower | Monitored and reported on rescue of suicidal MoP by police and helo. | Police | No | No | 4652 |
| 11241 | 12/09/2011 | NCI Exmouth | Reported youth on seawall in danger. CG Mobile attended to 'advise'.NFA | NCI | No | Yes | 4648 |
| 11240 | 11/09/2011 | NCI Felixstowe | Reported floating tidebound object.Local rescue RIB identified balloons trailing weighted object. NFA | NCI | No | Yes | 4216 |
| 11239 | 11/09/2011 | NCI Southend | Reported yacht unable to proceed. CG contacted yacht.Updated CG until vessel lost in darkness. | NCI | No | Yes | 4225 |
| 11238 | 11/09/2011 | NCI Southend | CG requested info on overdue RIB. Position on beach passed. CG established crew walked ashore. NFA | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 4220 |
| 11237 | 05/09/2011 | NCI Portland Bill | Reported dismasted STV LEADER. ALB attended to tow in. | NCI | Yes | No | 4559 |
| 11236 | 03/09/2011 | NCI Gosport | Monitored and reported on recovery of swamped gig by MOD and QHM. | MCA/HMCG | No | No | 4501 |
| 11235 | 02/09/2011 | NCI Stepper Point | CG requested visual on red flare casualty. NCI mobile observed casualty under tow. CG informed. NFA | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 4049 |
| 11234 | 02/09/2011 | NCI Shoreham | CG requested monitoring of disabled dayboat. Recovered by second dayboat and ILB. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 4486 |
| 11233 | 01/09/2011 | NCI Skegness | Reported motorcycles riding dangerously on beach. Police attended to remove riders. NFA | NCI | No | No | 312 |
| 11232 | 01/09/2011 | NCI Newhaven | Reported abandoned bike on cliff edge.Search found owner asleep 20ft down. CG gave safety advice. | NCI | No | Yes | 4463 |
| 11231 | 01/09/2011 | NCI Torbay | CG requested visual on 16ft craft in possible danger. Monitored until CG mobile confirmed as safe. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 4022 |
| 11230 | 31/08/2011 | NCI Skegness | CG requested visual on floating object possible danger to craft. ILB confirmed as a buoy and flotsam. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 3390 |
| 11229 | 31/08/2011 | NCI Polruan | CG requested visual on youths cut-offby tide. Confirmed Harbour Patrol had them onboard. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 257934 |
| 11228 | 30/08/2011 | NCI Nare Point | Reported large crate adrift as danger to small craft. CG requested river patrol to recover. | NCI | No | Yes | |
| 11227 | 29/08/2011 | NCI Lyme Bay | Identified monitored and reported on Zodiac with drunken MoPs for HM to interview. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 4395 |
| 11226 | 28/08/2011 | NCI St Alban's Head | Relayed MoP report of swamped racing PB. Observed until restarted and underway. CG informed. | NCI | No | Yes | 4334 |
| 11225 | 28/08/2011 | NCI Polruan | LB and CG requested search for drifting inflatable. Not visible LB confirmed dinghy safe. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | |
| 11224 | 27/08/2011 | NCI St Ives | Co-operated with CG to refine position of empty drifting skiff for ILB recovery | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 3909 |
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