Incident No. | Date of Incident | Station Name | Incident Summary | Initiated by | Lifeboat involved | MCA | MCA No. |
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12286 | 24/12/2012 | NCI Charlestown | CG requested update on MoPs at risk in water. Continued updating CG as 3 MoPs rescued safely. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 5415 |
12285 | 23/12/2012 | NCI Wells-next-the-Sea | Reported yacht aground. LB attended to tow off into harbour. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 4396 |
12284 | 16/12/2012 | NCI Southend | Reported large beached objects possible danger on flood tide. CG informed that Council would collect idc | NCI | No | Yes | 5635 |
12283 | 12/12/2012 | NCI Newhaven | Identified disabled yacht to CG for local FV to tow in safely. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 5460 |
12282 | 12/12/2012 | NCI Stepper Point | Reported cliff path fire. Fire brigade attended NFA | NCI | No | No | |
12281 | 07/12/2012 | NCI Shoreham | Reported possible hazardous container on beach. Council Hazchem unit collected safely. Nfa | NCI | No | Yes | 5414 |
12280 | 06/12/2012 | NCI Newhaven | Reported intermittent loss of nav. lights by FV. CG reported no radio traffic or contact. Nfa | NCI | No | Yes | 5410 |
12279 | 13/11/2012 | NCI Torbay | Reported flotsam danger to HM and MRCC. ILB guided on radio and confirmed as a buoy adrift. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 305830 |
12278 | 03/11/2012 | NCI Prawle Point | CG requested monitoring and updates on disabled yacht. Casualty towed in by Harbour Launch. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 4862 |
12277 | 30/10/2012 | NCI Newhaven | CG requested monitoring of LB recovery of disabled angling dinghy. Reported safe return to harbour. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 4918 |
12276 | 27/10/2012 | NCI Worms Head | Reported two MoPs in possible danger on Causeway. Eventually paddled ashore. CRT attended to 'advise'. | NCI | No | Yes | 304246 |
12275 | 23/10/2012 | NCI Worms Head | Reported large tree trunk as danger to shipping. CG issued Securite broadcast. | NCI | No | Yes | 303914 |
12274 | 20/10/2012 | NCI Southend | Involved in updating QinetiQ re position and subsequent countermining of unexploded ordnance by Army EOD | NCI | No | Yes | 4920 |
12273 | 19/10/2012 | NCI Newhaven | CG requested visual on disabled MB. Position provided for LB to tow in safely. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 4762 |
12272 | 19/10/2012 | NCI Bass Point | Reported MV anchored close to submarine cable to CG and BT. BT taking action. Nfa | NCI | No | Yes | |
12271 | 17/10/2012 | NCI Penzance | Reported yacht aground off harbour. ILB and CRT attended and yacht towed off safely. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 4638 |
12270 | 17/10/2012 | NCI Charlestown | Reported possible 'wreckage'. CRT attended and identified it as a tree. NFA 'FAWGI' | NCI | No | Yes | 4635 |
12268 | 16/10/2012 | NCI Torbay | CG requested check on MoP report of climber in trouble. CRT and police attended. Climber found safe. NFA | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 4624 |
12269 | 16/10/2012 | NCI Folkestone | Relayed MoP report of two others on cliff in trouble and kept CG updated until both safe. | NCI | No | Yes | |
12267 | 15/10/2012 | NCI St Ives | CG requested co-ordinated search by Cornish Stations for missing yacht.Wreckage found later but no survivor. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 4601 |
12266 | 10/10/2012 | NCI Nells Point | Reported dead dolphin ashore to CG and VoG Council as health hazard. Local authority removing. NFA | NCI | No | Yes | 2977 |
12265 | 10/10/2012 | NCI Gosport | Reported motor boat with lost dinghy. MB found dinghy and commenced tow to harbour. NFA | NCI | No | Yes | 4625 |
12264 | 06/10/2012 | NCI Newhaven | Reported possible 'mine' off beach. CRT attended but LB confirmed it to be a 'wave buoy'. NFA | NCI | Yes | Yes | 4574 |
12263 | 02/10/2012 | NCI Torbay | Reported sailboarder in trouble. ALB recovered 68 yr-old safely. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 4459 |
12260 | 30/09/2012 | NCI Felixstowe | Reported yacht in danger from VLCC. Yacht finally took avoiding action. NFA | NCI | No | Yes | 4671 |
12261 | 30/09/2012 | NCI Skegness | Assisted in identifying craft close to vessel reported aground. Check showed vessel safe. CRT stood down. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | |
12262 | 30/09/2012 | NCI Southend | Reported two disabled kitesurfers.CG requested Chan.0 con of LB to casualties.MoPs ashore safely. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 4664 |
12259 | 29/09/2012 | NCI Wooltack Point | CG requested Chan.16 call to disabled FV. Craft sighted LB launched to tow in safely. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 301624 |
12258 | 24/09/2012 | NCI St Alban's Head | Reported inverted dinghy. MSI broadcast. CRT confirmed to be boat known to be lost in bad weather. | NCI | No | Yes | 4450 |
12257 | 23/09/2012 | NCI Lee-on-the-Solent | Reported exhausted windsurfer in trouble. Safe recovery by Inshore Rescue Service. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 4421 |
12256 | 22/09/2012 | NCI Charlestown | CG requested weather during recovery of swamped dinghy from beach by LBs. Rescue monitored. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 4317 |
12255 | 21/09/2012 | NCI Newhaven | CG requested casualty position and local conditions during recovery by LB of disabled fishing boat. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 4390 |
12254 | 21/09/2012 | NCI Lyme Bay | CG requested radio contact with disabled RIB. No contact but craft reached shore. LB towed in. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 4394 |
12253 | 18/09/2012 | NCI Folkestone | CG requested visual search for downed hang glider. Nothing sighted. LB Police and helo attended. NFA | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 4476 |
12252 | 17/09/2012 | NCI Skegness | Reported large empty black inflatable. ILB launched. Found to be inflated industrial bin liner. NFA | NCI | Yes | Yes | 300 |
12251 | 16/09/2012 | NCI Nells Point | Reported position of disabled yacht. LB launched to tow in safely. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 2808 |
12250 | 15/09/2012 | NCI Exmouth | Reported dayboat aground and monitored until refloated on flooding tide. | NCI | No | Yes | |
12249 | 15/09/2012 | NCI Southend | Reported 2 surfers in danger. LB and CRT launched and directed by Station. MoPs landed safely. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 4415 |
12248 | 13/09/2012 | NCI Shoreham | CG requested search for MoP report of kitesurfers in difficulty. Two found safe ashore. nfa | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 4276 |
12247 | 13/09/2012 | NCI St Alban's Head | CG requested monitoring of disabled motor cruiser. Reported subsequent towing in by SeaStart Co. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 4261 |
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