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.
01318 01/08/2013 NCI Skegness Relayed MoP report of lost child to police. Child found with grandmother. nfa. NCI No No n/n
01389 01/08/2013 NCI Shoreham Reported position of disabled yacht for ILB to r/v and tow in safely. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 2888
01317 28/07/2013 NCI Shoreham Reported young people tombstoning outside security fence. Two unable to return. ILB attended to recover to beach and 'debrief'. NCI Yes Yes 2815
01316 28/07/2013 NCI Exmouth CG requested visual check on yacht reported in difficulty.Craft identified and position reported for LBs to tow in safely. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 331281
01315 28/07/2013 NCI Calshot Tower Reported capsized dinghy requiring help. Monitored safe recovery of two crew by LB. NCI Yes Yes 2812
01313 27/07/2013 NCI Worms Head Relayed MoP report of person apparently unconscious on cliff ledge. CG attended and found subject sound asleep. Debriefed him on danger. nfa NCI No Yes 31009
01312 26/07/2013 NCI Needles Reported disabled speedboat attempting to row home. CG and LB attended. Craft towed out, restarted engine and escorted to Mudeford. NCI Yes Yes 2746
01304 21/07/2013 NCI Exmouth CG requested visual on MoP report of struggling inflatable. Reported not to be in trouble and returned to beach. MCA/HMCG No Yes 2700
01307 20/07/2013 NCI Newhaven CG requested visual on drifting inflatable.Sighting confirmed and monitored LB attending to land one MoP safely MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 2487
01308 20/07/2013 NCI Rame Head Reported visual on missing diver's buoy. Updated position for ILB to find and recover diver. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 329598
01309 20/07/2013 NCI Charlestown Reported major gorse fire. Fire Brigade responded to partly extinguish. NCI No Yes 329751
01310 20/07/2013 NCI Fleetwood Although not yet operational CG requested visual search for missing cabin cruiser. No sighting. Local search stood down. Craft found off Blackpool. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 1987
01314 19/07/2013 NCI Newhaven CG requested visual on inflatable being washed out.Confirmed sighting and monitored recovery by LB. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 2487
01305 18/07/2013 NCI Gorleston Reported distressed female MoP close to railings. CG attended until she recovered and walked away. nfa NCI No Yes 329317
01303 18/07/2013 NCI Exmouth Twice in same watch reported MoP's swimming in danger to Beach Guards. All recovered safely and 'debriefed'. NCI Yes Yes n/n
01306 17/07/2013 NCI Newhaven Updated CG on dinghy reported drifting offshore, but not in distress. LB launched and dinghy returned to beach unaided. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 2456
01302 15/07/2013 NCI Exmouth Reported two swimmers in outgoing tide in possible danger. RNLI Beach Guards attended to return them safely to shore. NCI Yes Yes n/n
01301 15/07/2013 NCI Whitstable Reported drifting angler waving distress. ILB attended to bring in and casevac to hospital. NCI Yes Yes 2876
13141 15/07/2013 NCI St Ives Reported capsized kayak with man, dog and luggage to Lifeguards. RNLI jetski attended to land all safely. NCI Yes Yes n/a
13140 13/07/2013 NCI St Ives Relayed MoP report to CG, Environment Agency and SW Water of severe sewage leak onto beach. Engineers attended and situation returned to normal. NCI Yes Yes n/n
0132 13/07/2013 NCI Mundesley Assisted safe recovery in fog of lost divers by providing additional information. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes n/n
13139 12/07/2013 NCI Nells Point CG requested update on inflatable with 4 POB reported to be in trouble. Confirmed were not in danger. Lifeguards stood down. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 328088
13143 12/07/2013 NCI Lee-on-the-Solent Reported inflatable with two MoP possibly unable to reach shore. Watchkeeper continued monitoring from beach until they landed and to 'debrief'. NCI No Yes n/n
13138 11/07/2013 NCI Exmouth Reported cross-channel swimmer in strong tide in possible danger to Lifeguards. Swimmer made it back unaided. nfa NCI Yes No
0134 10/07/2013 NCI Canvey Island Assisted identification of MoPs reportedly at risk by confirming they had now returned ashore. Thanked by MRCC. MCA/HMCG No Yes n/a
13137 10/07/2013 NCI Exmouth Reported two swimmers attempting to swim across tide to Lifeguards. Swimmers brought back ashore safely. NCI Yes No n/n
13136 10/07/2013 NCI Exmouth Assisted recovery of motor cruiser adrift by locating and reporting its position.. MCA/HMCG No Yes 2414
13135 07/07/2013 NCI Newhaven CG requested visual ident and monitoring of recovery by passing yacht of disabled FV. MCA/HMCG No Yes 2103
13134 07/07/2013 NCI St Ives Relayed MoP report of injured women and provided compress until paramedics arrived. Assisted relatives to accompany ambulance. NCI No No n/n
13133 07/07/2013 NCI Lee-on-the-Solent Called ambulance on MoP report of diabetic attack in local cafe. Paramedics attended. NCI No Yes n/n
13132 07/07/2013 NCI Exmouth CG relayed MoP report of group possibly cut-off by tide. Beach Guard attended to assist ashore. MCA/HMCG No Yes 327251
13131 07/07/2013 NCI Mablethorpe Assisted in return of missing child delivered to Station by MoP to parent by police. NCI No Yes 327334
01311 06/07/2013 NCI Folkestone Updated MoP report to CG of vessel 'on fire' by confirming not in distress merely wet engine start. nfa MCA/HMCG No Yes n/n
13130 06/07/2013 NCI Southend Reported MB aground and monitored to check in no danger. Vessel refloated overnight. NCI No Yes 2616
13129 06/07/2013 NCI Skegness Reported apparently disabled speedboat. ILB attended to escort in with steering difficulty. NCI Yes Yes 326940
13128 05/07/2013 NCI Gosport Reported possible channel marker buoy adrift. Identified as loose race mark. NFA NCI No Yes n/n
13127 05/07/2013 NCI Gosport Reported disabled MB with 4 young (no LJs) paddling with little headway. GAFIRS LB directed on Chan. Zero to tow in safely. NCI Yes Yes 2075
13126 04/07/2013 NCI Prawle Point Identified dinghy in distress and provided position for LB recovery. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 2287
13125 04/07/2013 NCI Skegness Identified MoP report of dinghy in distress as two-bladed paddler. False alarm with good intent. nfa MCA/HMCG No Yes 326717
13124 04/07/2013 NCI Bass Point Identified and reported French yacht (with misunderstood description) snagged on pot marker for LB to assist release. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 2285

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