Incident Summary 2013

Total Number of Incidents for the year to date 284
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.
01405 08/10/2013 NCI Charlestown CG requested monitoring recovery of disabled FV. Craft assisted by another to harbour. MCA/HMCG No Yes 01405
01406 08/10/2013 NCI Polruan CG requested monitoring of disabled FV being towed in. Tow taken to Par instead. nfa. MCA/HMCG No Yes 4067
01404 04/10/2013 NCI Mablethorpe Reported 3 kayaks in possible danger. Craft reached beach safely. nfa NCI No Yes 3077
01397 30/09/2013 NCI Worms Head Reported 3 MoP in danger of being cut off by tide. Monitored their eventual (wet) return to mainland. CRT attended to 'advise'. NCI No Yes 339748
01399 30/09/2013 NCI Rame Head CG requested visual on disabled yacht. Position reported together with name of other adjacent craft for CG to contact. Latter towed casualty in. MCA/HMCG No Yes 3961
01401 30/09/2013 NCI Bass Point CG requested logbook check on yacht with possible man overboard. No record found. Passing FV tried to alert yacht but no reply until sleeping sole crew awoke. LB also launched. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 3957
01414 29/09/2013 NCI Folkestone Relayed MoP finding of hypodermic syringe to Police. Authorities collected it from Lookout. NCI No No n/n
01394 27/09/2013 NCI Gorleston CG requested visual on MoPs report of heavy smoke from vessel. Confirmed as a known 'steam drifter'. NFA MCA/HMCG No Yes 339430
01393 26/09/2013 NCI Lyme Bay Reported and attended collapsed beach fisherman. Paramedic and CRT attended but MoP found to have died.. NCI No Yes 3917
01396 23/09/2013 NCI St Alban's Head Involved with Swanage NCI in tracing missing yacht. Craft later found abandoned and aground in France. Police also investigating. MCA/HMCG No Yes 3876
01395 22/09/2013 NCI St Alban's Head CG requested visual on MV reported aground. Not visible but updated report enabled CRT on arrival to be redirected to amended position. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 3868
01398 22/09/2013 NCI Porthdinllaen Reported yacht in possible trouble and monitored subsequent recovery by lifeboat. CRT also attended to observe. NCI Yes Yes 338918
01400 20/09/2013 NCI Shoreham Monitored and reported on yacht with engine failure. ILB launched and escorted her in safely. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 3841
01388 19/09/2013 NCI Wells-next-the-Sea Relayed parental report of lost child to CG and police. Mother eventually found her safe and well on beach. nfa NCI No Yes n/n
01390 15/09/2013 NCI Teignmouth Reported windsurfer in trouble. LB attended to advise return to shore. Casualty reached beach. NCI Yes Yes 3778
01392 15/09/2013 NCI Swanage Reported downed windsurfer. Advised CG no other craft in area. Monitored safe recovery by ILB. NCI Yes Yes 3785
01410 15/09/2013 NCI Cape Cornwall MoP reported small craft circling unmanned to CG. Visually checked and reported all boats in sight were manned. LB attended and confirmed all safe. nfa MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 338229
01386 10/09/2013 NCI Polruan CG requested visual on disabled zodiac. Not in sight as under cliff edge. Provided access to CRT building and monitored subsequent safe recovery by ILB. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 3716
01391 09/09/2013 NCI Swanage Reported visual on disabled yacht in Race. Relayed PanPan to local boat and monitored safe recovery tow by LB. NCI Yes Yes 3707
01402 06/09/2013 NCI Gosport Reported dismasted yacht and monitored return to harbour under power. MCA informed when out of sight. NCI No Yes 3659
01385 06/09/2013 NCI Portland Bill Reported position of 'lost divers' for recovery by their dive boat which had reported it had lost touch with them MCA/HMCG No Yes 1346
01384 06/09/2013 NCI Newhaven Reported position of disabled speedboat. LB attended to escort into harbour when engine restarted. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 3656
01382 05/09/2013 NCI Newhaven Relayed Chan.12 intercept of FV lost in fog and monitored subsequent search and recovery by LB. NCI Yes Yes 3641
01383 05/09/2013 NCI Charlestown CG requested visual search for disabled dinghy. Not in sight (below cliffs), monitored other searching craft. Dinghy found by ILB close inshore. nfa MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 3624
01381 05/09/2013 NCI Mablethorpe Reported large piece of flotsam as danger to small craft and monitored its movement until out of sioht. NFA NCI No Yes n/n
01380 04/09/2013 NCI Charlestown Advised MRCC that disabled vessel was visible. Together with NCI Polruan monitored and reported recovery by local Maritime Centre RIB. MCA/HMCG No Yes 337008
01368 01/09/2013 NCI Needles CG requested visual check on disabled RIB. Reported that craft was in tow by another. nfa MCA/HMCG No Yes 3560
01369 01/09/2013 NCI Newhaven CG requested visual search for overdue kayak. Target found and reported for LB search. Craft reached shore safely. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 3569
01367 01/09/2013 NCI Worms Head Reported possible suspicious activity by motor cruiser to Police. NCI No No n/n
01370 30/08/2013 NCI Calshot Tower Reported capsized motor launch close in. MoPs told to swim ashore. LB launched to recover it as craft was drifting into shipping lane. NCI Yes Yes 3519
01365 29/08/2013 NCI Boscastle CG requested any sighting of MoP report of unmanned kayak. One sighted which ultimately turned out to be the one reported by MoP with vision defect. Kayak entered harbour safely. FAWGI MCA/HMCG No Yes 3491
01363 27/08/2013 NCI Wells-next-the-Sea Relayed MoP request for medical assistance for injured companion. Paramedic and ambulance attended to casevac. NCI No Yes 335960
01364 27/08/2013 NCI Stepper Point Relayed telecon from disabled dinghy to HM. Harbour Patrol safely recovered casualty to harbour. NCI No Yes n/n
01361 26/08/2013 NCI Skegness Reported two PWCs to Boatyard inside restricted area. Manager called them in and admonished. NCI No No n/n
01362 26/08/2013 NCI Mablethorpe MoP brought lost child to Station. Police informed and mother recovered child (who makes a habit of it). nfa MCA/HMCG No No n/n
01360 26/08/2013 NCI Wells-next-the-Sea Police informed of father reporting lost child. Child found safe in Town. nfa NCI No No n/n
01352 25/08/2013 NCI Teignmouth Reported yacht aground and in danger of capsize. Yacht regained flotation and entered harbour. NFA NCI No Yes 3326
01351 25/08/2013 NCI Mablethorpe MoP reported missing child. Child observed and reunited with family. nfa NCI No Yes n/n
01355 25/08/2013 NCI Worms Head Relayed MoP report of injured companion on Causeway. Watchkeeper and CRT attended. Casualty stretchered to car. NCI Yes Yes 35518
01356 25/08/2013 NCI Hengistbury Head Reported two PWC in collision. SAR helo and Helimed attended to casevac both drivers to hospital. NCI No Yes 335522

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