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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13463 | 12/09/2015 | NCI Prawle Point | Reported large coaster failing to show AIS to CG, who would 'deal with it'. | NCI | No | Yes | n/n |
| 12392 | 12/09/2015 | NCI Wells-next-the-Sea | Reported 2 MoP tidebound for ILB rescue. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 14445 |
| 12469 | 12/09/2015 | NCI Herne Bay | With NCI Whitstable provided accurate position of disabled barge for ALB to tow in safely. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 14446 |
| 12389 | 10/09/2015 | NCI Stepper Point | Reported 2 MoP and dogs tidebound for ILB rescue. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 14283 |
| 12391 | 10/09/2015 | NCI Shoreham | Relayed Mayday call from small boat. Boat not visual. nfa | NCI | Yes | Yes | 14306 |
| 12445 | 10/09/2015 | NCI Fleetwood | Assisted in search for man reported missing by girlfriend. Police attended and apprehended one male. nfa (Police no. 0874) | Police | No | Yes | n/n |
| 12381 | 09/09/2015 | NCI Calshot Tower | CG requested monitoring of grounded yacht. Updates passed until vessel refloated on tide. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 14210 |
| 12382 | 09/09/2015 | NCI Calshot Tower | Reported grounded yacht. Updates passed until vessel (now with snapped mast) was refloated on tide. | NCI | No | Yes | 14212 |
| 12369 | 07/09/2015 | NCI Exmouth | Monitored and reported to CG on two disabled small craft. Updated when together they reached shore. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | n/n |
| 12360 | 06/09/2015 | NCI Newhaven | CG requested visual monitoring of disabled yacht. NCI informed CG of FV in vicinity. Updated when casualty towed into harbour by FV. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 13949 |
| 12366 | 06/09/2015 | NCI Exmouth | Reported large flotsam as danger to navigation to CG. | NCI | No | Yes | 13968 |
| 12348 | 04/09/2015 | NCI Lyme Bay | Station requested by CG to be ready to assist (watchkeeper speaks French) while two FV's (one French) clear tangled trawls. HMS TYNE also standing by. Trawls damaged but no casualties. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 13745 |
| 12352 | 04/09/2015 | NCI St Ives | CG requested visual search for swimmer in distress reported by MoP. Nothing sighted. Rescue services stood down. FAWGI? | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 13775 |
| 12339 | 03/09/2015 | NCI Exmouth | Reported grounded yacht to CG. Updated when casualty refloated on tide | NCI | No | Yes | 13696 |
| 12340 | 03/09/2015 | NCI Exmouth | Reported (another) grounded yacht to CG. Updated when refloated on incoming tide. | NCI | No | Yes | 13699 |
| 12344 | 03/09/2015 | NCI Stepper Point | Reported to CG that position given by disabled yacht was incorrect. Updated when casualty escorted in by Harbour Patrol. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 13694 |
| 12332 | 01/09/2015 | NCI Charlestown | Reported to CG two MoP cut off by tide on island. ILB launched but casualties recovered by local craft. LB stood down. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 13580 |
| 12441 | 01/09/2015 | NCI Needles | CG requested visual and updates on grounded yacht. Monitored and reported until yacht refloated on tide. LB in attendance | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 15543 |
| 12311 | 01/09/2015 | NCI Calshot Tower | Reported capsized kayak. Occupant without life jacket swimming in fast current. ILB attended to recover safely to shore. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 13572 |
| 12333 | 31/08/2015 | NCI Teignmouth | Reported to CG that disabled craft to which LB was tasked was visual and provided accurate position for it to be towed in. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 13466 |
| 12295 | 31/08/2015 | NCI Southend | Reported large flotsam to CG as danger to boats. ILB attended and QuinetiQ when it reached their beach. Latter left it to refloat. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 13486 |
| 12758 | 31/08/2015 | NCI Froward Point | Reported disabled inflatable rowing in against wind and tide. CG informed of other craft in area. Dinghy recovered safely by ILB | NCI | Yes | Yes | 13494 |
| 12380 | 30/08/2015 | NCI Folkestone | Reported drifting pallet off harbour entrance. LB attended to remove. | NCI | Yes | Yes | n/n |
| 12286 | 30/08/2015 | NCI Newhaven | Provided accurate position of disabled yacht to CG and conned LB to casualty to tow in safely. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 13348 |
| 12290 | 30/08/2015 | NCI Teignmouth | CG requested visual check on yacht reported aground. CG updated when vessel refloated on tide. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 13303 |
| 12313 | 30/08/2015 | NCI Bass Point | Reported vessel preparing to anchor over BT cables. CG and BT Marine informed. Master made aware by CG. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | n/n |
| 12379 | 30/08/2015 | NCI Folkestone | CG requested visual search for MoP reportedly in distress in water. LBs and dogs deployed but male walked ashore safely. FAWGI | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | n/n |
| 12301 | 29/08/2015 | NCI Lyme Bay | CG requested check on large object reported on beach. Foot patrol investigated and found large object danger to navigation. CG informed local authority. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 13139 |
| 12309 | 29/08/2015 | NCI Calshot Tower | Reported disabled speedboat drifting in main channel. ILB attended and escorted into river when engine restarted. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 13136 |
| 12273 | 28/08/2015 | NCI Exmouth | Monitored and updated CG during ILB recovery of three persons cut off by tide. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 13078 |
| 12307 | 28/08/2015 | NCI Calshot Tower | Reported disabled dory to CG drifting in main channel. CG requested a local craft to assist. NCI her conned to casualty to tow in. | NCI | No | Yes | 13036 |
| 12266 | 27/08/2015 | NCI Nells Point | CG requested visual search for MoP report of capsized vessel. Nothing sighted. LB launched but nothing found. FAWGI ? | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 745 |
| 12269 | 27/08/2015 | NCI Charlestown | Reported to CG two (Hungarian) MoP cut off by tide on island. ILB deployed to land them safely ashore. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 12923 |
| 12268 | 27/08/2015 | NCI St Ives | Reported to CG large object in water a potential danger to shipping. 8 metre pipe recovered by RNLI Rescue Water Craft. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 12924 |
| 12279 | 27/08/2015 | NCI Rame Head | Called ambulance to MoP in car park reported with chest pains. Police,paramedics and ambulance attended to casevac to hospital. | NCI | No | No | n/n |
| 12274 | 26/08/2015 | NCI Gosport | CG requested visual search for inflatable lost by disabled yacht during recovery by LB. Tender sighted and LB conned on to recover via Chan.65. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 12816 |
| 12262 | 26/08/2015 | NCI Prawle Point | Reported MoPs dangerously cliff jumping to CG. LBs deployed but jumpers had left area. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 12843 |
| 12256 | 25/08/2015 | NCI Worms Head | Relayed MoP report of abandoned clothes on causeway. ILB and CRT deployed to search but no body found. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 12727 |
| 12312 | 25/08/2015 | NCI Bass Point | Reported walker taking dangerous path to CG in poor conditions seen to disappear behind rocks.nfa | NCI | No | Yes | n/n |
| 12240 | 23/08/2015 | NCI Calshot Tower | Informed CG that disabled RIB drifting into main channel was visual. Marine engineering launch assisted b y towing in. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 12509 |
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