| Incident No. | Date of Incident | Station Name | Incident Summary | Initiated by | Lifeboat involved | MCA | MCA No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24605 | 25/07/2018 | NCI Porthcawl | CG requested visual check on MoP report of 'black object'. Sighting confirmed as pot markers with black flags, nfa | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 21186 |
| 24649 | 25/07/2018 | NCI Caister | Co-operated with NCI Gorleston to monitor possibly disorientated swimmer. Police, CRT, NCI W/Keeper, ambulance and non-RNLI LB attended. Casualty walked on safely. nfa | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 21120 |
| 24607 | 24/07/2018 | NCI Calshot Tower | Reported to CG and pilots a drifting boat in main channel with ship going out. Pilot Boat took it in tow until LB attended. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 20958 |
| 24613 | 24/07/2018 | NCI Charlestown | Clarified situation to CG of 2 MoP groups reportedly cut off on island. Updated as ILB attended to recover one group to shore. | NCI | No | Yes | 20980 |
| 24587 | 23/07/2018 | NCI Exmouth | CG requested log info on RIB found ashore. Reported it as sailed previous day. Subsequently found to have been stolen. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 20823 |
| 24568 | 22/07/2018 | NCI Nells Point | Reported two swimmers at risk in busy small craft area. Chan. 16 Alert issued by CG. Updated when they reached shelter safely. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | n/n |
| 24609 | 22/07/2018 | NCI Gosport | Reported to CG disabled FV drifting in main channel. Updated CG and QHM as she was towed in by local yacht. | NCI | No | Yes | 20671 |
| 24569 | 22/07/2018 | NCI Nells Point | Confirmed to CG no sighting of reported pollution. nfa | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 20688 |
| 24582 | 22/07/2018 | NCI Calshot Tower | Provided accurate position of disabled yacht to CG. LB attended until she managed to enable emergency steering. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 20746 |
| 24608 | 21/07/2018 | NCI Porthcawl | Reported to CG two people in trouble in an inflatable with one in the water. Updated as one reached shore and the other rescued by RNLI Lifeguards | NCI | Yes | Yes | 2057 |
| 24581 | 21/07/2018 | NCI Calshot Tower | Oberved and updated CG on capsized PWC being recovered to shore by bystanders. | NCI | No | Yes | n/n |
| 24575 | 21/07/2018 | NCI Porthcawl | Reported to CG two persons in inflatable in difficulty. Updated as RNLI Lifeguards recovered one, the other having made shore. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 2057 |
| 24566 | 21/07/2018 | NCI Prawle Point | Relayed PanPan call to CG. Updated when local boat towed the casualty in. | NCI | No | Yes | 20540 |
| 24561 | 21/07/2018 | NCI Hengistbury Head | Relayed PanPan call from grounded yacht to CG. Updated as LB involved and casualty towed off by local boat as tide rose. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 20440 |
| 24597 | 20/07/2018 | NCI Caister | CG requested visual search for dog reported in rip tide trouble. ILB attended to recover to shore. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 20340 |
| 25459 | 19/07/2018 | NCI Bass Point | Reported to BT Marine two Tankers anchored within restricted zone of BT cables. | NCI | No | No | n/n |
| 24514 | 17/07/2018 | NCI Lee-on-the-Solent | Relayed MoP report of abandoned clothing on beach. Nothing found by CRT. Assumed collected by owner. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | 19944 |
| 24513 | 17/07/2018 | NCI Porthcawl | Reported downed kite surfer to CG. Updated when he managed to reach shore unaided. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | 19970 |
| 27695 | 17/07/2018 | NCI Swanage | Reported yacht manoeuvring with difficulty to CG. Updated when passing ship towed it in. | NCI | No | Yes | 19975 |
| 24522 | 16/07/2018 | NCI Mablethorpe | Reported large flotsam to CG. Conned ILB to object. Large baloon recovered. nfa | NCI | Yes | Yes | 19802 |
| 25408 | 16/07/2018 | NCI Calshot Tower | Provided accurate position of dismasted yacht for LBs to attend and await 'commercial' recovery. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 19818 |
| 24509 | 16/07/2018 | NCI Calshot Tower | Reported lone tired kayaker in main channel to VTS and CG. Updated when he moved from restricted area. | NCI | No | Yes | 19796 |
| 24527 | 16/07/2018 | NCI Calshot Tower | Reported grounded dayboat to CG. Crew safe ashore. Updated when she was to be left for rising tide. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | 191860 |
| 24502 | 15/07/2018 | NCI Skegness | Relayed MoP report of lost child to CG. Updated when CRT located it safe. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | 19581 |
| 24487 | 15/07/2018 | NCI Nells Point | Reported to CG paddleboarder in difficulty. Updated when Surf Rescue recovered them safely. | NCI | No | Yes | 19553 |
| 24500 | 15/07/2018 | NCI Porthcawl | CG requested visual on disabled PWC. Confirmed monitoring. Updated when it capsized and crew recovered by another one. ILB and CRT also attended. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 19714 |
| 24492 | 14/07/2018 | NCI Porthcawl | Reported swimmer in difficulty to CG. Updated as lifeguards attended and required ILB assistance to get him to shore. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 19382 |
| 24499 | 14/07/2018 | NCI Porthcawl | Reported 2 males cut off by tide to CG. Updated as ILB and CRT attended to recover both safely to shore. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 19427 |
| 24517 | 14/07/2018 | NCI Shoreham | Reported drifting unmanned inflatable to CG. ILB and CRT attended but no further trace found. nfa | NCI | Yes | Yes | 19262 |
| 24481 | 14/07/2018 | NCI Gosport | Provided CG with name of yacht from which a swimmer had had to be rescued by a passing craft. nfa | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 1930 |
| 25358 | 13/07/2018 | NCI Needles | Assisted recovery of disabled powerboat by providing accurate position for local MV to take casualty safely under tow. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 19168 |
| 24486 | 13/07/2018 | NCI Exmouth | CG requested visual on yacht reported 'in trouble'. No sighting. ILB attended. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 19174 |
| 24475 | 13/07/2018 | NCI Nells Point | Reported to CG and RNLI Lifeguards two swimmers in difficulty. Updated when passing craft alerted by CG on NCI suggestion recovered them safely. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 19164 |
| 24485 | 13/07/2018 | NCI St Agnes Head | Reported kayak with two onboard in difficulty to CG. Updated when NCI directed ILB to casualties and recovered them safely to shore | NCI | Yes | Yes | 19142 |
| 24484 | 13/07/2018 | NCI Porthcawl | Reported to CG nine children tombstoning. Provided accurate position for ILB and CRT to atted to 'advise' and escort from cliffs. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 19201 |
| 26111 | 12/07/2018 | NCI St Agnes Head | Reported crashed paraglider to CG. Air ambulance unable to land. CRT attended to evacuate casualty. | NCI | No | Yes | 19073 |
| 24472 | 12/07/2018 | NCI Teignmouth | Reported dinghy out of control and person in water to CG. Updated when LB recovered casualties and towed craft in. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 19030 |
| 25088 | 11/07/2018 | NCI Wooltack Point | Provided position of kayaks believed 'in trouble' to CG. Seven fatigued 'casualties' recovered by AWLB. nfa | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 18966 |
| 24439 | 10/07/2018 | NCI Prawle Point | CG requested visual on grounded speedboat. Accurate position provided for ILB to tow in safely. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 18826 |
| 24442 | 09/07/2018 | NCI Newhaven | Relayed MoP report of overmanned RIB to CG. Updated when it was confirmed as a routine dive boat. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | 10709 |
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