Incident Summary 2018

Total Number of Incidents for the year to date 546
Glossary of Terms
FAWGI = False Alarm With Good Intent, MoP = Member of the Public, NFA = No Further Action, HMCG, CG or MCA = Coastguard,
CRT = Coastguard Rescue Team, CGOC = Coast Guard Operations Centre, ILB/ALB/LB = Lifeboats, MV = Motor Vessel, MB = Motor Boat,
ML = Motor Launch, FV = Fishing Vessel, PB = Power Boat, 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.
22468 07/02/2018 NCI Nells Point Advised CG that a tanker had been seen near a reported pollution. Nothing visible and other enquiries were negative. nfa MCA/HMCG No Yes 2530
22425 04/02/2018 NCI Porthcawl Provided accurate position of disabled powerboat to CG for ILB to tow in safely. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 2316
22400 02/02/2018 NCI Calshot Tower Participated in visual search for missing (depressed) female thought to be in water. LBs attended but no sighting. nfa MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 2175
22381 01/02/2018 NCI Nells Point Reported to CG downed kite surfer trying to swim ashore. Local craft and LB recovered kite. Surfer eventually located safe ashore. NCI Yes Yes 2124
22386 31/01/2018 NCI Porthcawl Relayed MoP report of stranded porpoise to CG. CRT and RSPCA attended but 'casualty' sighted afloat on incoming tide. nfa NCI No Yes 2068
22306 28/01/2018 NCI Folkestone Liaised with CG and UKBF re observation of missing RIB. Owner located. nfa NCI No Yes 1871
22339 28/01/2018 NCI Shoreham CG requested observation of 2 paddle boarders reported in trouble. Boarders sighted and reported as safe to CG. nfa MCA/HMCG No Yes 1862
22274 24/01/2018 NCI Porthcawl CG requested visual search for two MoPs reported missing. No sighting. Local caravan park informed and subjects found by police. nfa MCA/HMCG No Yes 1607
22295 24/01/2018 NCI Torbay Updated CG on radio traffic during recovery of injured fishrman to harbour. MCA/HMCG No Yes 1608
22254 20/01/2018 NCI Porthcawl Reported large log as danger to small craft to CG and HM. Updated until it drifted out of sight. NCI No Yes 1324
22260 20/01/2018 NCI Porthcawl Relayed MoP report of 'distressed' male to CG. No sighting from Station. CRT attended but no one found. nfa NCI No Yes 1351
22118 15/01/2018 NCI Skegness CG requested any sighting of missing person. CRT and helo deployed. No contact on camera or w/k's search. Later info indicated casevac earlier. nfa MCA/HMCG No Yes 1033
22089 14/01/2018 NCI Nells Point CG requested visual check on teenagers cut off by tide. LB attended to investigate but later they were reported to have waded ashore. nfa MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 937
22112 13/01/2018 NCI Charmouth Reported two MoPs to CG in danger of tidal cut-off. ILB and CRT attended but no one found. nfa NCI Yes Yes 854
22246 11/01/2018 NCI Polruan CG requested visual search for FV reported disabled. Not seen from Lookout but AWLB found it close to shore and towed it in. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 723
22072 10/01/2018 NCI Porthcawl Relayed poor communications from disabled RIB to CG. ILB attended to tow in safely. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 657
22312 09/01/2018 NCI Nare Point Reported grounded yacht to CG. Updated as LB and ILB attended to tow off as tide rose. NCI Yes Yes 600
21969 07/01/2018 NCI Exmouth Relayed MoP report of beached dolphin to CG and Marine Life Rescue. CRT also attended NCI No Yes n/n
21926 07/01/2018 NCI Calshot Tower Reported capsized yacht to CG. Updated as lifeboats recovered casualties and towed vessel in. NCI Yes Yes 451
21915 07/01/2018 NCI Exmouth Reported submerged object, possibly a dinghy, to CG. ILB failed to locate target. nfa NCI Yes Yes 464
21908 05/01/2018 NCI Lee-on-the-Solent Investigated MoP report of abandoned beached dinghy. Reported to CG who arranged recovery. NCI No Yes 348
21901 04/01/2018 NCI Porthcawl Reported suicidal female off pierhead to CG. CRT, police and LB crew attended to recover from sea and casevac to hospital NCI Yes Yes 286
21866 03/01/2018 NCI Portland Bill Reported drifting MV to CG. Updated as tug deployed to tow in. ALB also attended. NCI No Yes 34226
21842 01/01/2018 NCI Exmouth Reported stranded unmanned dinghy on beach to CG. ILB attended and local council informed. NCI Yes Yes 28
21862 01/01/2018 NCI Cromer Relayed MoP report of potential suicidal male to CG. CRT attended. Contact lost. nfa NCI No Yes 00041
22076 01/01/2018 NCI Teignmouth Reported to CG a semi-submerged object as danger to shipping. LB launched and directed by NCI to target. nfa NCI Yes Yes 00024

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