During 2020 all NCI stations closed for two months at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. On re-opening most stations were single-manned for the rest of the year.
Glossary of Terms| Incident No. | Date of Incident | Station Name | Incident Summary | Initiated by | Lifeboat involved | MCA | MCA No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37511 | 27/03/2021 | NCI Needles | Lone kayaker capsized. Reboarded kayak with help of kite surfer and sailboarder. Advised HMCG two person now in water. AWL tasked to incident and recovered kayaker and handed over to IoW Ambulance. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 006766 |
| 37455 | 27/03/2021 | NCI Porthcawl | HMCG requested visual on injured MoP. Casualty location confirmed, out of sight of station. NCI thanked and stood down. NFA | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 006767 |
| 37474 | 25/03/2021 | NCI Torbay | Heard PanPan call re broken down launch. Advised HMCG casualty visual and gave weather conditions. RNLI took casualties aboard and vessel now under tow. NFA | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 006586 |
| 37428 | 24/03/2021 | NCI Hengistbury Head | HMCG requested visual search for downed paraglider. Mist reducing visibility - nothing seen on bearing given. Shoreline Engineer later confirmed all chutes accounted for. NFA | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 006497 |
| 37496 | 20/03/2021 | NCI Wells-next-the-Sea | MoP reported his dog collapsed on beach with suspected broken leg. HMCG advised, CRT tasked to assist. Dog recovered to owner's vehicle by CRT. | NCI | No | Yes | 006142 |
| 37408 | 20/03/2021 | NCI Prawle Point | FV reported breakdown. HMCG not receiving. NCI phone HMCG to give details. FV later confirmed assistance not required. | NCI | No | Yes | 006151 |
| 37413 | 20/03/2021 | NCI Newhaven | 2 PCs asked about 3 youths shouting at people on beach. Visual check carried out but nothing seen. NFA | Police | No | No | |
| 37405 | 19/03/2021 | NCI Exmouth | HMCG requested observation of yacht aground, waiting for rising tide. Yacht refloated with tide. NFA | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 006058 |
| 37451 | 19/03/2021 | NCI Penzance | HNCG requested NCI to observe yacht with engine failure of St Michael's Mount. No tow available. Yacht later confirmed intending to sail to Plymouth for repairs. No further assistance required. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | |
| 37397 | 16/03/2021 | NCI Skegness | HMCG requested review of CCTV footage to locate missing person. Police reviewed footage. Nothing seen. Misper later located several miles away. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 5815 |
| 37414 | 16/03/2021 | NCI Porthcawl | HMCG requested visual on windsurfer possibly in trouble. Local dinghy seen - confirmed no windsurfer in area. HMCG advised. NFA | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 005782 |
| 37450 | 13/03/2021 | NCI Penzance | HMCG relayed report of windsurfer in difficulty. Visual and CCTV scan - all windsurfers safe and well. NFA | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 005558 |
| 37381 | 12/03/2021 | NCI Hornsea | HMCG requested CCTV search for missing person to assist pollice. Casualty had already left beach in company of two MoPs. Stood down. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 005511 |
| 37356 | 07/03/2021 | NCI Fleetwood | CG requested visual check on three MoPs possibly at risk from tide. Targets identified and monitored. Incident closed when CRT confirmed all safe ashore. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 5113 |
| 37359 | 04/03/2021 | NCI Gosport | 6 youths on steps below cafe terrace. QHM & HMCG advised. Youths waded back to beach. | NCI | No | Yes | 004876 |
| 37422 | 04/03/2021 | NCI Torbay | HMCG requested visual scan of cliffs for MisPer wearing black. NCI, Police and police helo and CRT find nothing. NFA | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 004885 |
| 37338 | 04/03/2021 | NCI Porthcawl | Local police requested visual search for missing, possibly suicidal, MoP. Area surveyed visually and by camera. One individual found not to be the target. Monitoring continued until dusk. CG informed. | Police | No | Yes | n/n |
| 37316 | 03/03/2021 | NCI Mablethorpe | Reported collapsed MoP on beach to CG. CRT attended and casualty transferred to ambulance. | NCI | No | Yes | 4789 |
| 37292 | 01/03/2021 | NCI Cape Cornwall | CG requested any sighting of windsurfer reportedly in difficulty. No sighting but CRT established that target had landed ashore | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 4608 |
| 37289 | 27/02/2021 | NCI Nells Point | CG requested any sighting of large floating debris reported by MoP. Object not sighted but possible identification of earlier object passed. . | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 4320 |
| 37291 | 27/02/2021 | NCI Torbay | In contact with CG and Torquay HM concerning two illegal climbers seen on Thatchers Rock. Two kayaks reported leaving area. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 4330 |
| 37286 | 26/02/2021 | NCI Skegness | Assisted police in identification of possible offender. nfa | Police | No | Yes | n/n |
| 37307 | 26/02/2021 | NCI Polruan | Off-duty watchkeeper reported small craft operating suspiciously to CG. NFA at this stage while investigations continue. | NCI | No | Yes | 4292 |
| 37326 | 26/02/2021 | NCI Nare Point | CG requested any sighting of female MoP reported by other walkers as missing. Target sighted and reported safe. nfa | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 4620 |
| 37334 | 26/02/2021 | NCI Mundesley | CG requested any update on large drums reported on beach. They had been reported previously and local authority would be updated. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 4241 |
| 37252 | 19/02/2021 | NCI Exmouth | Reported to CG concern for kite surfer with tangled rig on sands with incoming tide. Monitored and confirmed to CG that he had safely made shore. | NCI | No | Yes | n/n |
| 37247 | 18/02/2021 | NCI Lyme Bay | CG requested any sighting of a red flare. A number of other units activated and established that a MoB marker had washed ashore and self-ignited. NFA | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 3545 |
| 37242 | 16/02/2021 | NCI Calshot Tower | In contact with CG over drifting RIB. Stood down after recovery tow arranged. | NCI | No | Yes | 3405 |
| 37243 | 15/02/2021 | NCI Torbay | CG called for any sighting of sailboarder reported in trouble with persons in water. Targets observed swimming back to beach, nfa | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 3298 |
| 37325 | 15/02/2021 | NCI Nare Point | Falmouth Pilots requested any sighting of drifting marker buoy. CG and pilots advised that buoy had been reported washed ashore. | NCI | No | Yes | n/n |
| 37239 | 15/02/2021 | NCI Hornsea | Reported to CG a tree trunk on beach as potential hazard to small craft. EYRC will take action to remove. | NCI | No | Yes | 33273 |
| 37229 | 14/02/2021 | NCI Worms Head | In contact with CG over two MoPs observed on headland in dangerous weather. Monitored and reported their safe return inland, Subjects were advised by NCI to take more care in future. | NCI | No | Yes | 3201 |
| 37226 | 13/02/2021 | NCI Hornsea | Reported to CG quantity of debris on beach as a hazard to craft when refloated. Local council removed it. | NCI | No | Yes | 3131 |
| 37216 | 11/02/2021 | NCI Hornsea | CG requested camera footage of female extracted from sea. Reported that camera currently malfunctioning. nfa | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 2976 |
| 37196 | 08/02/2021 | NCI Torbay | CG requested visual check for persons reported in the sea off Meadfoot Beach. Area checked by CCTV and CRT but no sighting. FAWGI | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 2813 |
| 37171 | 04/02/2021 | NCI Cromer | Reported to CG that vessel clearly underway was showing on AIS as anchored. Ship was advised to correct its Nav Station. | NCI | No | Yes | n/n |
| 37177 | 04/02/2021 | NCI Hornsea | Reported to CG a large tree trunk on beach which would be a danger if washed out on next tide. | NCI | No | Yes | 2453 |
| 37164 | 02/02/2021 | NCI Charlestown | CG requested any MoP reported sighting of craft in trouble. Visibility poor but observed object possibly mistaken for a boat in trouble. Incident closed. FAWGI | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 2296 |
| 37184 | 02/02/2021 | NCI Shoreham | Relayed MoP report of kite surfer in difficulty to CG. Monitored and updated when he was assisted ashore by other surfers. | NCI | No | Yes | 2274 |
| 37149 | 01/02/2021 | NCI Teignmouth | CG requested any sighting of 'sunken boat' reported by MoP. Object sighted when mist cleared and seen to be a large tree trunk confirmed by CRT. FAWGI nfa. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 2154 |
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