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.
Incident No. | Date of Incident | Station Name | Incident Summary | Initiated by | Lifeboat involved | MCA | MCA No. |
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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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