Incident Summaries

The Total Number of Incidents since we started recording them can be found by selecting '-Year' from the Year filter : 7730
Alternatively select a specific year to see how many Incidents were reported for that Year.

During 2020 all NCI stations closed for two months at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. On re-opening most stations were single-crewed for the rest of the year.


Please note: NCI Canvey Island was previously know as NCI Holehaven and moved location on Monday 18 October 2021. All NCI Canvey Island Incident Summaries before that date will be in respect of NCI Holehaven at its previous location.

Glossary of Terms
FAWGI = False Alarm With Good Intent, MoP = Member of the Public, NFA = No Further Action, HMCG, CG or MCA = Coastguard, MisPer = Missing Person
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.
18521 15/02/2017 NCI Gosport Assisted CG and QHM in recovery of disabled race safety boat by local LB. MCA/HMCG No Yes 2862
18491 12/02/2017 NCI Worms Head Passed MoP report of lady with seal bite to CG. CRT unavailable so w/keeper authorised to move casualty to car park. NCI No Yes 2642
18494 12/02/2017 NCI Polruan CG requested any visual on disabled MB but failed due to low visibility. Tow by LB monitored until harbour entry. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 2631
18470 08/02/2017 NCI Calshot Tower Provided description and position of disabled motor cruiser for ILB and police launch to tow in safely. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 2390
18453 07/02/2017 NCI Folkestone District Council requested search for tent containing 'children at risk'. Reported nothing sighted. Police No Yes n/n
18433 03/02/2017 NCI Caister CG requested any radio traffic received after a Mayday Relay transmitted. No traffic heard. nfa MCA/HMCG No Yes n/n
18393 31/01/2017 NCI Calshot Tower CG requested monitoring of MoP, possibly ill, in car below tower. Updated CG, police and ambulance. Vehicle departed before agencies arrived. MCA/HMCG No Yes 1841
18998 29/01/2017 NCI Needles ILB requested assistance in their search for dog reported 'over cliff'. Search conducted, nothing found. nfa RNLI Yes Yes 1729
18379 29/01/2017 NCI Exmouth RNLI requested monitoring of kite surfer minus board trying to make shore. Updated when he landed safely. RNLI Yes No n/n
18359 27/01/2017 NCI St Agnes Head Relayed MoP report of dog over the cliff to CG. CRT attended and managed to coax it back up. NCI No Yes 1637
18338 25/01/2017 NCI Worms Head Reported MoP cut-off by tide to CG. CRT and LB paged. Potential casualty safely returned to mainland. NCI Yes Yes 1511
18322 24/01/2017 NCI Porthcawl CG requested visual search for object reported by MoP. Updated as it came ashore and CRT confirmed it as a 'buoy'. FAWGI nfa MCA/HMCG No Yes 1469
18328 24/01/2017 NCI Calshot Tower Reported potential underwater hazard to CG. Object lost to sight. nfa NCI No Yes 1453
18325 22/01/2017 NCI Calshot Tower Reported 2 PWCs causing ferry to alter course to CG and VTS. Recovery vehicle number also reported. NCI No Yes n/n
18321 21/01/2017 NCI Felixstowe Relayed faint Mayday from kayaker to CG. ILB launched and recovered casualty safely. NCI Yes Yes 1277
18294 18/01/2017 NCI St Agnes Head Relayed to CG MoP report of abandoned personal items near cliff edge. Owners eventually returned and apologised for inconvenience caused. FAWGI NCI No Yes n/n
18304 16/01/2017 NCI Skegness Reported dangerous motorcyclist on beach to police. Suspect left prior to their arrival. nfa NCI No No n/n
18271 14/01/2017 NCI Calshot Tower Monitored and updated CG on sighting of disabled dinghy and recovery safely to shore by LB. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 872
18275 14/01/2017 NCI St Ives Relayed MoP report to CG of leaking barrel on beach. Police and Fire Brigade attended. NCI No Yes 790
18281 13/01/2017 NCI Caister Monitored tidal surge outside normal watch hours and updated CG and RNLI. NCI Yes Yes n/n
18266 13/01/2017 NCI Skegness Monitored with Mablethorpe and updated Emergency Control Room on tidal surges., NCI No Yes n/n
18268 12/01/2017 NCI Nare Point CG requested search for missing female. No sighting to report from vicinity of Station. nfa MCA/HMCG Yes Yes n/n
18259 12/01/2017 NCI Mablethorpe Reported possible yacht grounding to CG. ILB confirmed no casualty and probably fawgi. nfa NCI Yes Yes 720
18676 09/01/2017 NCI Bass Point Reported large undergrowth fire to CG and Fire Service. Updated when fire burnt out. nfa NCI No Yes n/n
18237 09/01/2017 NCI Nells Point Reported MoPs apparently tidebound on Island. ILB attended but found 'casualties' were well equipped fishermen. nfa. fawgi NCI Yes Yes 559
18217 08/01/2017 NCI Teignmouth Reported motor launch making smoke to CG. LB launched and directed to target on #0. No further problem, units stood down. NCI Yes Yes 472
18241 08/01/2017 NCI Calshot Tower CG requested visual on MoP report of kayak in difficulties. Craft located and CG informed it was 'fishing'. Fawgi MCA/HMCG No Yes 503
18240 08/01/2017 NCI Calshot Tower Monitored and updated CG on yacht reported aground. Incident closed as she refloated on tide. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 469
18278 05/01/2017 NCI St Alban's Head Advised CG of persons landing under cliff. Updated when they turned out to be bona fide climbers. nfa NCI No Yes 290
18178 05/01/2017 NCI Porthcawl Reported to CG that MoP report of 'person in water' was probably kayakers. ILB attended to confirm. Nfa Fawgi MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 0281
18205 04/01/2017 NCI Folkestone Reported unusual movement of small MB to CG. CG Helo checked area with no sighting. nfa NCI No Yes n/n
18163 03/01/2017 NCI Herne Bay Reported small dinghy rowing in difficult conditions to CG. ILB launched to bring ashore safely. NCI Yes Yes 1716
18170 01/01/2017 NCI Shoreham Provided info to CG re apparently abandoned surfboard. Owner eventually arrived to reclaim it. MCA/HMCG No Yes 0033
18140 31/12/2016 NCI Calshot Tower CG requested observation and updates on recovery of becalmed dinghy by local yacht. Updates passed until the craft entered harbour MCA/HMCG No Yes 32349
18129 30/12/2016 NCI Newhaven CG requested visual on drifting RIB. Thick fog prevented any sighting. LB found it and towed it back in. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 32260
18234 29/12/2016 NCI Torbay Reported to CG 3 MoP cut off by tide and underdressed. CRT and ILB attended. NCI Yes Yes 32185
18123 28/12/2016 NCI Nells Point Reported to CG two adults cut off by tide on Sully Island. CRT and ILB tasked to bring them ashore safely. NCI Yes Yes 32136
18157 27/12/2016 NCI Polruan CG requested any visual on small drifting boat reported by MoP. Confirmed that this was a lone fisherman and in no trouble. nfa FAWGI MCA/HMCG No Yes n/n
18138 26/12/2016 NCI Calshot Tower Provided accurate position of car in dyke to CG for emergency services to attend. NCI Yes Yes 31981
18113 22/12/2016 NCI Froward Point CG requested visual on distressed woman on coastal path. Position reported and casualty recovered by CRT, Paramedics and police. MCA/HMCG No Yes 31823

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