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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01319 | 02/08/2013 | NCI Worms Head | Reported 3 MoP cut off by tide. CG CRT attended and ILB recovered casualties safely. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 332014 |
01389 | 01/08/2013 | NCI Shoreham | Reported position of disabled yacht for ILB to r/v and tow in safely. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 2888 |
01318 | 01/08/2013 | NCI Skegness | Relayed MoP report of lost child to police. Child found with grandmother. nfa. | NCI | No | No | n/n |
01315 | 28/07/2013 | NCI Calshot Tower | Reported capsized dinghy requiring help. Monitored safe recovery of two crew by LB. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 2812 |
01316 | 28/07/2013 | NCI Exmouth | CG requested visual check on yacht reported in difficulty.Craft identified and position reported for LBs to tow in safely. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 331281 |
01317 | 28/07/2013 | NCI Shoreham | Reported young people tombstoning outside security fence. Two unable to return. ILB attended to recover to beach and 'debrief'. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 2815 |
01313 | 27/07/2013 | NCI Worms Head | Relayed MoP report of person apparently unconscious on cliff ledge. CG attended and found subject sound asleep. Debriefed him on danger. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | 31009 |
01312 | 26/07/2013 | NCI Needles | Reported disabled speedboat attempting to row home. CG and LB attended. Craft towed out, restarted engine and escorted to Mudeford. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 2746 |
01304 | 21/07/2013 | NCI Exmouth | CG requested visual on MoP report of struggling inflatable. Reported not to be in trouble and returned to beach. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 2700 |
01307 | 20/07/2013 | NCI Newhaven | CG requested visual on drifting inflatable.Sighting confirmed and monitored LB attending to land one MoP safely | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 2487 |
01308 | 20/07/2013 | NCI Rame Head | Reported visual on missing diver's buoy. Updated position for ILB to find and recover diver. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 329598 |
01309 | 20/07/2013 | NCI Charlestown | Reported major gorse fire. Fire Brigade responded to partly extinguish. | NCI | No | Yes | 329751 |
01310 | 20/07/2013 | NCI Fleetwood | Although not yet operational CG requested visual search for missing cabin cruiser. No sighting. Local search stood down. Craft found off Blackpool. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 1987 |
01314 | 19/07/2013 | NCI Newhaven | CG requested visual on inflatable being washed out.Confirmed sighting and monitored recovery by LB. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 2487 |
01303 | 18/07/2013 | NCI Exmouth | Twice in same watch reported MoP's swimming in danger to Beach Guards. All recovered safely and 'debriefed'. | NCI | Yes | Yes | n/n |
01305 | 18/07/2013 | NCI Gorleston | Reported distressed female MoP close to railings. CG attended until she recovered and walked away. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | 329317 |
01306 | 17/07/2013 | NCI Newhaven | Updated CG on dinghy reported drifting offshore, but not in distress. LB launched and dinghy returned to beach unaided. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 2456 |
13141 | 15/07/2013 | NCI St Ives | Reported capsized kayak with man, dog and luggage to Lifeguards. RNLI jetski attended to land all safely. | NCI | Yes | Yes | n/a |
01301 | 15/07/2013 | NCI Whitstable | Reported drifting angler waving distress. ILB attended to bring in and casevac to hospital. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 2876 |
01302 | 15/07/2013 | NCI Exmouth | Reported two swimmers in outgoing tide in possible danger. RNLI Beach Guards attended to return them safely to shore. | NCI | Yes | Yes | n/n |
0132 | 13/07/2013 | NCI Mundesley | Assisted safe recovery in fog of lost divers by providing additional information. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | n/n |
13140 | 13/07/2013 | NCI St Ives | Relayed MoP report to CG, Environment Agency and SW Water of severe sewage leak onto beach. Engineers attended and situation returned to normal. | NCI | Yes | Yes | n/n |
13143 | 12/07/2013 | NCI Lee-on-the-Solent | Reported inflatable with two MoP possibly unable to reach shore. Watchkeeper continued monitoring from beach until they landed and to 'debrief'. | NCI | No | Yes | n/n |
13139 | 12/07/2013 | NCI Nells Point | CG requested update on inflatable with 4 POB reported to be in trouble. Confirmed were not in danger. Lifeguards stood down. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 328088 |
13138 | 11/07/2013 | NCI Exmouth | Reported cross-channel swimmer in strong tide in possible danger to Lifeguards. Swimmer made it back unaided. nfa | NCI | Yes | No | |
0134 | 10/07/2013 | NCI Canvey Island | Assisted identification of MoPs reportedly at risk by confirming they had now returned ashore. Thanked by MRCC. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | n/a |
13137 | 10/07/2013 | NCI Exmouth | Reported two swimmers attempting to swim across tide to Lifeguards. Swimmers brought back ashore safely. | NCI | Yes | No | n/n |
13136 | 10/07/2013 | NCI Exmouth | Assisted recovery of motor cruiser adrift by locating and reporting its position.. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 2414 |
13133 | 07/07/2013 | NCI Lee-on-the-Solent | Called ambulance on MoP report of diabetic attack in local cafe. Paramedics attended. | NCI | No | Yes | n/n |
13131 | 07/07/2013 | NCI Mablethorpe | Assisted in return of missing child delivered to Station by MoP to parent by police. | NCI | No | Yes | 327334 |
13132 | 07/07/2013 | NCI Exmouth | CG relayed MoP report of group possibly cut-off by tide. Beach Guard attended to assist ashore. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 327251 |
13135 | 07/07/2013 | NCI Newhaven | CG requested visual ident and monitoring of recovery by passing yacht of disabled FV. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 2103 |
13134 | 07/07/2013 | NCI St Ives | Relayed MoP report of injured women and provided compress until paramedics arrived. Assisted relatives to accompany ambulance. | NCI | No | No | n/n |
13130 | 06/07/2013 | NCI Southend | Reported MB aground and monitored to check in no danger. Vessel refloated overnight. | NCI | No | Yes | 2616 |
13129 | 06/07/2013 | NCI Skegness | Reported apparently disabled speedboat. ILB attended to escort in with steering difficulty. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 326940 |
01311 | 06/07/2013 | NCI Folkestone | Updated MoP report to CG of vessel 'on fire' by confirming not in distress merely wet engine start. nfa | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | n/n |
13128 | 05/07/2013 | NCI Gosport | Reported possible channel marker buoy adrift. Identified as loose race mark. NFA | NCI | No | Yes | n/n |
13127 | 05/07/2013 | NCI Gosport | Reported disabled MB with 4 young (no LJs) paddling with little headway. GAFIRS LB directed on Chan. Zero to tow in safely. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 2075 |
13125 | 04/07/2013 | NCI Skegness | Identified MoP report of dinghy in distress as two-bladed paddler. False alarm with good intent. nfa | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 326717 |
13126 | 04/07/2013 | NCI Prawle Point | Identified dinghy in distress and provided position for LB recovery. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 2287 |
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