| Incident No. | Date of Incident | Station Name | Incident Summary | Initiated by | Lifeboat involved | MCA | MCA No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24454 | 09/07/2018 | NCI Shoreham | Reported to CG four teenagers tombstoning from harbour pier. Police attended but youngsters had already left the scene. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | 18684 |
| 24429 | 08/07/2018 | NCI Porthcawl | Reported to CG that 'despondent person' reportedly in the water had come ashore. ILB, CRT and police had attended. | Police | Yes | Yes | 18550 |
| 28259 | 08/07/2018 | NCI Aberystwyth | In touch with CG over a Mayday call. No sighting or contact made. Assumed to be a false alarm or hoax. nfa | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | n/n |
| 24419 | 07/07/2018 | NCI Lee-on-the-Solent | Reported capsized PWC to CG. Updated when he managed to regain craft. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | 18178 |
| 24420 | 07/07/2018 | NCI Porthcawl | Observed MoP acting strangely on pier. Reported to CG casualty facedown in water. CRT, Police, ambulance and ILB attended to recover casualty and move to hosptal. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 18274 |
| 24680 | 07/07/2018 | NCI Penzance | Reported disabled MB to CG and Hbr Master. Updated when HM launch attended and engine restarted. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | 18147 |
| 24417 | 07/07/2018 | NCI Nells Point | Reported to CG 3 persons attempting to cross flooded causeway. ILB on exercise nearby rescued these 3 and found a further two for safe recovery. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 18143 |
| 24424 | 07/07/2018 | NCI Needles | Updated CG with twelve strandings and collisions in Round the Island Race. ILB involved in checking all safe. nfa | NCI | Yes | Yes | n/n |
| 24681 | 07/07/2018 | NCI Penzance | Reported to police 4 teenagers tombstoning off lighthouse scaffolding. Police attended to 'give advice'. | NCI | No | No | 619 |
| 24518 | 06/07/2018 | NCI Torbay | Requested ambulance attend injured coast path walker. Updated when casualty transferred to hospital. | NCI | No | Yes | 120683 |
| 25093 | 06/07/2018 | NCI Wooltack Point | Monitored and updated CG as police RIB and AWLB attended disabled leisure fishing boat to tow in. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 18022 |
| 24411 | 06/07/2018 | NCI Hengistbury Head | Informed CG of Lifeguard reporting erratic PWC operation. Updated when craft, now operating smoothly, moved out of sight. nfa | RNLI | Yes | Yes | n/n |
| 24392 | 05/07/2018 | NCI Felixstowe | Reported grounded yacht to CG. Updated when she was refloated with HM assistance on rising tide. | NCI | No | Yes | 17725 |
| 24380 | 04/07/2018 | NCI Porthcawl | Reported to CG two swimmers in possible difficulty. Updated when lost to view around headland. ILB on exercise tasked to search and found them safe ashore. nfa | NCI | Yes | Yes | 17745 |
| 24354 | 03/07/2018 | NCI Prawle Point | Co-operated with CG and MoP to confirm safety of windsurfer who in fact had made it to shore. | NCI | No | Yes | 17623 |
| 24528 | 03/07/2018 | NCI Stepper Point | Reported PanPan message on #65 to CG. LB attended, disabled yacht's prop cleared and she proceeded safely. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 17619 |
| 24361 | 02/07/2018 | NCI Calshot Tower | Reported position of downed kite surfer and yacht in company to CG. Updated when yacht retrieved kite and surfer continued to shore. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 17483 |
| 28257 | 01/07/2018 | NCI Aberystwyth | Updated CG on LB recovery of disabled vessel. | RNLI | Yes | Yes | n/n |
| 24360 | 01/07/2018 | NCI Calshot Tower | Reported grounded MB to CG. Updated when LB attended, but all decided to wait for rising tide. nfa | NCI | Yes | Yes | 17351 |
| 24325 | 01/07/2018 | NCI Skegness | Lincolnshire Police request lookout for missing child. ILB attended and child found safe. nfa | Police | Yes | Yes | 17220 |
| 24301 | 01/07/2018 | NCI Wells-next-the-Sea | Reported injured swimmer to CG. CRT and RNLI attended to move ashore. Taken to hospital by car as no ambulance available. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 17337 |
| 24299 | 01/07/2018 | NCI Newhaven | Reported MoP doing handstands on cliff edge to CG. Updated when he left. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | 17316 |
| 24324 | 30/06/2018 | NCI Skegness | Local police requested search for missing child. ILB attended and found her on the beach. nfa | Police | Yes | Yes | 17012 |
| 24397 | 30/06/2018 | NCI Froward Point | Reported possible body in water. ILB tasked to check and reported it was a marker buoy. FAWGI | NCI | Yes | Yes | 17079 |
| 24312 | 30/06/2018 | NCI Teignmouth | Advised MoP to report dinghy in trouble to CG. Updated when LB towed casualty in safely. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 17044 |
| 24277 | 30/06/2018 | NCI Prawle Point | Reported to CG and updated on recovery by local FV of disabled yacht. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | n/n |
| 24280 | 30/06/2018 | NCI Porthcawl | Co-operated with Surf Hire Company and CG to ensure safe landing of 3 paddle boarders in possible difficulty. | NCI | No | Yes | n/n |
| 24352 | 29/06/2018 | NCI Shoreham | CG requested any visual on kayak and body boarder. Sighting confirmed and position provided for ALB to recover both safely. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 16776 |
| 24351 | 29/06/2018 | NCI Shoreham | Provided CG with position of disabled PWC for ILB to recover it and 2 PoB safely. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 16746 |
| 24281 | 29/06/2018 | NCI Charlestown | CG requested visual on disabled yacht. Position provided for LB to tow in safely. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 1676 |
| 24279 | 29/06/2018 | NCI Calshot Tower | CG requested visual info on disabled MB. Updated as ILB attended to tow in. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 16803 |
| 24249 | 28/06/2018 | NCI Torbay | CG requested visual check on inflatable secured to buoy. Watchkeeper checked them as 'sunbathing'. CRT attended to 'advise'. FAWGI | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 16538 |
| 24258 | 28/06/2018 | NCI Fleetwood | Reported to CG three inflatable overloaded kayaks in difficulty. Updated when CRT and LB attended to advise on safety procedures. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 16583 |
| 24314 | 28/06/2018 | NCI Shoreham | Reported disabled inflatable to CG. Updated when it regained power and proceeded. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | 16560 |
| 24255 | 28/06/2018 | NCI Cape Cornwall | Persisted with updates to CG on position of 'missing' kayak for CRT,LBs and helo to locate and recover safely. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 16627 |
| 24227 | 27/06/2018 | NCI Felixstowe | Reported grounded yacht to CG and HM. Updated when she refloated on tide with non-LB in attendance. | NCI | No | Yes | 16049 |
| 24229 | 27/06/2018 | NCI Skegness | CG requested visual check on large flotsam. Updated when it was identified as a large mooring buoy. CRT recovered it. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 16413 |
| 24340 | 27/06/2018 | NCI Penzance | Reported downed kite surfer to CG. ILB attended to rescue. Updated CG on his 2 friends safely ashore. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 16424 |
| 24236 | 27/06/2018 | NCI Worms Head | CG informed of 2 MoPs tidebound on the Worm. ILB and CRT attended and MoPs returned to shore by passing private RIB. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 16445 |
| 24230 | 27/06/2018 | NCI Skegness | Relayed MoP report of dead dolphin to CG. CRT attended to arrange removal. | NCI | No | Yes | 16419 |
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.
General enquiries
0300 111 1202
Media enquiries
0845 460 1202
17 Dean Street, Liskeard,
Cornwall, PL14 4AB