Incident Summaries

The Total Number of Incidents since we started recording them can be found by selecting '-Year' from the Year filter : 7727
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.
21363 18/11/2017 NCI Southend CG requested monitoring of downed kitesurfer. Target identified and reported. Updated as ILB attended to take ashore safely. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 31587
21359 17/11/2017 NCI Gosport Reported to CG that disabled speedboat was visual and accurate position provided. Updated when Gosport IRB towed it in. MCA/HMCG No Yes 31532
21446 16/11/2017 NCI Teignmouth Alerted by an MoP, attended collapsed lady on beach with PMR. Ambulance called and casualty moved to hospital. NCI No Yes n/n
21340 15/11/2017 NCI Bass Point Relayed MoP report of body in sea to CG. Interacted with CG and local hotel to confirm. LB and CRT attended to recover deceased's body. NCI Yes Yes 31391
21322 13/11/2017 NCI Nells Point Reported to CG 2 persons about to be cut off by tide. Updated when they managed to return ashore, nfa NCI No Yes n/n
21325 13/11/2017 NCI Nells Point CG requested visual check on local bay after an MoP had reported a possible person in water. No sighting of any problem. nfa MCA/HMCG No Yes 31290
21285 10/11/2017 NCI Lee-on-the-Solent CG reported 2 kitesurfers down. NCI and CRT attended onshore and confirmed both uninjured. nfa MCA/HMCG No Yes 31049
21327 10/11/2017 NCI St Ives Reported large unattended beach fire to Fire Brigade, who attended. nfa NCI No Yes 902
21278 09/11/2017 NCI Caister Reported stranded seal to Marine Wildlife Rescue. Animal cordoned off and returned to sea later. nfa NCI No No n/n
21257 06/11/2017 NCI Gosport Reported to CG that yacht calling PanPan was visual. Updated as police launch took her under tow to harbour. NCI No Yes 30777
21244 04/11/2017 NCI Calshot Tower Reported capsized dinghy indicating distress to CG. Updated when casualty managed to right and proceeded into harbour. nfa NCI No Yes 30572
21275 04/11/2017 NCI Porthcawl Co-operated with CG on monitoring and updating on two windsurfers reportedly in trouble. ILB attended but both made shore safely. nfa MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 30587
21245 03/11/2017 NCI Wooltack Point Reported overdue kayakers in worsening weather to CG. ILB and police RIB attended. Updated when kayakers seen to return safely to shore. nfa NCI Yes Yes n/n
21227 01/11/2017 NCI Fleetwood Reported to CG concern over two MoP and dog near water with flood about to start. Updated when the 'bait diggers' returned safely after CRT and ILB had been alerted. nfa NCI Yes Yes 30361
21218 31/10/2017 NCI Prawle Point Reported to CG that semi-disabled yacht was visual. Updated when she was towed in by another. nfa MCA/HMCG No Yes 30285
21206 29/10/2017 NCI Porthcawl Monitored and updated CG on reported capsized dinghy. Casualty self-righted. ILB, already at sea, attended to confirm all well. nfa MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 30149
21248 29/10/2017 NCI Folkestone Reported SART/EPIRB alert to CG. Latter established that originating vessel was carrying out routine test. nfa NCI No Yes n/n
21210 27/10/2017 NCI Gosport Reported to CG that yacht calling Mayday was visual. Updated when she was safely towed in by another yacht. MCA/HMCG No Yes 29981
21209 26/10/2017 NCI Gosport Reported to CG that vessel transmitting Mayday was visual. Updated when she was safely alongside. MCA/HMCG No Yes 29940
21142 25/10/2017 NCI Newhaven Reported downed kitesurfer to CG. Updated when he managed to reach shore. nfa NCI No Yes 29818
21147 25/10/2017 NCI Mablethorpe In contact with CG over SART and MoB alerts received. CG contacted originating ship and no emergency triggered. FAWGI NCI No Yes n/n
21027 24/10/2017 NCI Skegness Reported downed kite with no surfer to CG. ILB and CRT attended and surfer reported to have made it ashore. nfa NCI Yes Yes 29737
21018 22/10/2017 NCI Southend Reported 2 windsurfers trapped in boom to CG. ILB attended to recover one, the other made shore, QinetiQ informed. NCI Yes Yes 29574
20994 21/10/2017 NCI Portland Bill Reported disabled yacht near Portland Race to CG. Local FV and LB assisted with tow in. NCI Yes Yes 2814
21005 21/10/2017 NCI Porthcawl CG requested visual on surfer causing concern. Sighting confirmed. CRT and helo deployed to search. Subject located and reported safe. nfa MCA/HMCG No Yes n/n
21006 21/10/2017 NCI Prawle Point Relayed MoP report of capsized yacht on mooring to CG. Salcombe HM informed. nfa NCI No Yes n/n
21002 21/10/2017 NCI Porthcawl CG reported four persons in water in exteme conditions. Visual sighting confirmed they were safely ashore. CRT attended and no further swimers sighted. nfa MCA/HMCG No Yes 29458
20986 20/10/2017 NCI Skegness Reported to police and CG one male MoP acting strangely in a distressed way on the beach. Subjecct had left prior to police arriving. nfa NCI No Yes 186
20996 20/10/2017 NCI Exmouth CG requested visual on vessel reportedly adrift. No visual sighting. NFA MCA/HMCG No Yes n/n
21204 19/10/2017 NCI Teignmouth Reported sailing dinghy in trouble to HM. MoP had also reported and local craft and ILB assisted to tow in safely. NCI Yes Yes 292235
21202 18/10/2017 NCI Wooltack Point Relayed PanPan call from disabled yacht to CG. AWLB attended to tow in safely. NCI Yes Yes n/k
20963 16/10/2017 NCI Exmouth Relayed MoP report of drifting speedboat to CG. ILB attended and escorted safely to mooring. NCI Yes Yes 28931
20907 15/10/2017 NCI Calshot Tower Reported disabled small craft in main channel to CG. ILB attended and towed it in safely. NCI Yes Yes 28775
20905 15/10/2017 NCI Fleetwood Reported 2 MoP about to be tidebound to CG. Updated when they managed to wade back ashore. nfa NCI No Yes n/n
20864 14/10/2017 NCI Charmouth Reported MoP in danger of being tidebound to CG. ILB guided to casualty by NCI. Assessed not in danger. nfa. NCI Yes Yes 28681
20863 14/10/2017 NCI Rame Head Monitored and updated CG on recovery of disabled day boat by AWLB. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 28702
21029 14/10/2017 NCI Torbay CG requested any visual on divers left on surface by disabled dive boat. No sighting. LBs attended. Station then routinely closed. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 28707
20856 14/10/2017 NCI Penzance Reported floating hazard to CG. Sailing club tasked to recover buoy. nfa NCI No Yes n/a
20874 13/10/2017 NCI Porthcawl Reported kite surfer in difficulty to CG. ILB attended and escorted him to shore. nfa NCI Yes Yes 28609
20810 11/10/2017 NCI Portscatho Relayed MoP report of injured walker to CG and ambulance service. Latter plus CRT attended and casualty was moved to hospital. NCI No Yes 28448

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