A voluntary organisation keeping a visual watch along UK shores

Incident Summary 2015

Total Number of Incidents for the year to date 379
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.
11101 24/02/2015 NCI Folkestone Reported red flotsam by beach. CRTs attended and identified as part of marker buoy. Object moved up beach for later collection. NCI No Yes 385096
11130 22/02/2015 NCI Needles Informed CG of possible navigation buoy adrift. ILB tasked to tow in to safer water. NCI Yes Yes 0903
11090 21/02/2015 NCI Southend CG requested visual monitoring of LB recovery of disabled FV. Informed CG when casualty under safe tow. nfa MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 384942
11073 20/02/2015 NCI Gosport Called CG to offer assistance in search for drifting object. Object spotted and reported. GAFIRS recovered large driftwood (probably that reported on 18th Feb.) MCA/HMCG Yes Yes n/a
11072 18/02/2015 NCI Gosport QHM requested visual watch on drifting log. Continuous reports passed until stood down. Log not recovered. NCI No Yes n/a
11202 17/02/2015 NCI Calshot Tower Reported grounded MC to CG and maintained visual watch and reports until refloated. NCI No Yes 0797
11202 17/02/2015 NCI Calshot Tower Reported to CG and updated on grounded motor cruiser until she refloated on tide. NCI No Yes 0797
11059 15/02/2015 NCI Southend Reported collapsed horse on beach to CG. CRT attended and horse recovered. Riding group reported 'all well'. nfa NCI No Yes 384647
11040 12/02/2015 NCI Nells Point CG requested visual search for potentially suicidal male. Nothing sighted. Police later found suspect in town centre. nfa MCA/HMCG No Yes 384522
1149 08/02/2015 NCI Bass Point Relayed CG report of VHF inability to all Cornish NCI Stations. Communications restored following day. MCA/HMCG No Yes n/n
10972 26/01/2015 NCI Fleetwood CG attended station to use scopes to search for missing kite surfer. Not sighted but helo and hovercraft found board and body. NCI thanked for use of equipment. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 405
10970 25/01/2015 NCI Needles CG requested visual on disabled speedboat. Position passed to CG. Local MV and LB attended, the latter to tow in safely. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 404
10933 20/01/2015 NCI Gorleston Reported possible body in river. PB and ILB established it as a bag of rubbish. nfa NCI Yes Yes 383552
10961 16/01/2015 NCI Torbay MoP requested ambulance for collapsed husband near Station. Ambulance and paramedics attended to casevac to hospital. NCI No No n/n
10900 15/01/2015 NCI St Ives Observed and reported to CG and HM windsurfer struggling in heavy seas. Casualty eventually made shore with broken board. NCI No Yes 216
10935 11/01/2015 NCI Newhaven Reported kite surfer in difficulty attempting to swim ashore. ILB launched but casualty reached shore unaided safely. NCI Yes Yes 154
10864 10/01/2015 NCI Cape Cornwall Reported cargo vessel in wrong lane to CG. CG advised vessel of Rule 10 but she continued S in Northbound lane 'due to weather'. NCI No Yes n/n
11295 09/01/2015 NCI Teignmouth Relayed MoP report of swimmer possibly in difficulty. Local dredger and CRT investigated but later a wetsuited swimmer was identified as the reported casualty. nfa NCI No Yes 0118
11062 02/01/2015 NCI Lyme Bay Relayed report from ex-watchkeeper of possible upturned hull adrift. CG activated response team. No further info received. NCI No Yes 000031
Total Number of Incidents for the year to date 379

About

Currently almost 60 National Coastwatch stations are operational and manned by over 2600 volunteer watchkeepers around the British Isles from Fleetwood in the North West, through Wales, to the South and East of England to Filey in North Yorkshire. 

National Coastwatch watchkeepers provide the eyes and ears along the coast, monitoring radio channels and providing a listening watch in poor visibility. They are trained to deal with emergencies offering a variety of skills and experience, and full training by the National Coastwatch ensures that high standards are met.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The words National Coastwatch Institution and Eyes Along the Coast and the NCI logos are Registered Trademarks of NCI.

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