Incident Summaries

The Total Number of Incidents since we started recording them can be found by selecting '-Year' from the Year filter : 7815
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.
12231 01/09/2012 NCI Point Lynas Reported disabled FV drifting ashore. LB attended . FV left ashore occupants safe. NCI Yes Yes 2510
12230 01/09/2012 NCI Polruan Monitored and relayed info from disabled yacht until escorted into Fowey by another. MCA/HMCG No Yes 3944
12229 01/09/2012 NCI Newhaven CG requested visual on disabled MB. Position updated for LB to tow in safely. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 3974
12228 31/08/2012 NCI Peveril(Dont Use) CG requested search for disabled RIB in uniknown position. Casualty identified and recovered safely by ILB. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 298186
12227 30/08/2012 NCI Folkestone CG requested search for kayak adrift. Position reported and monitored recovery by LB with 2 MoP. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 297475
12226 29/08/2012 NCI St Agnes Head CG requested visual on possibly missing kayak. CRT attended but not visual. Kayak spotted. LB recalled. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 3874
12225 27/08/2012 NCI Mundesley Informed lifeguards of inflatable launching dangerously. Occupants 'advised' and relanded. NCI No No
12224 27/08/2012 NCI Canvey Island Reported abandoned FV ashore to PLA. HM launch attended. Hazard notice posted on sea wall. NCI No No
12223 26/08/2012 NCI Mablethorpe Reported found keys to Police and Lifeguards. No response from beach. Keys handed to Police. NCI No Yes 60812
12222 25/08/2012 NCI Point Lynas Reported small dinghy in distress. ILB attended to tow in safely with 3 MoP (and dog) NCI Yes Yes 297237
12221 25/08/2012 NCI Point Lynas Reported kayaker in distress. ILB attended to rescue and escort others in safely. NCI Yes Yes 297239
12220 25/08/2012 NCI Shoreham Reported MoP concern over missing sailboarder. CG attended but 'casualty' landed safely after 2 hours. NCI No Yes 3801
12219 23/08/2012 NCI Polruan Provided weather information prior to Red Arrows display. NCI No No
12218 23/08/2012 NCI Polruan CG requested info on missing vessel. Contacted other Stations and reported eventual safe arrival in harbour. MCA/HMCG No Yes
12217 22/08/2012 NCI Lyme Bay Reported MoPs in danger on cliff edge. CRTs attended and advised party to move. NCI No Yes 3718
12216 22/08/2012 NCI Calshot Tower Reported kite sailor in difficulty. Casualty safely ashore and board recovered by passing yacht. NCI No Yes
12215 22/08/2012 NCI Mablethorpe Provided location information for paramedics and air ambulance to attend injured MoP. MCA/HMCG No Yes 296642
12214 19/08/2012 NCI Skegness Reported two unmanned inflatables adrift in order to avoid public 999s. NCI No Yes
12213 19/08/2012 NCI Torbay Reported two swimmer/climbers at tombstoning risk. Harbour launch attended to 'advise'. NFA NCI Yes Yes 3636
12212 19/08/2012 NCI Mablethorpe Successfully treated MoP with Weaver Fish sting. NCI No No
12211 19/08/2012 NCI Mablethorpe Used Tannoy to reunite owner with wallet found on beach. NCI No No
12210 19/08/2012 NCI Worms Head Reported 3 MoPs tidebound on Island. LB established they were fishermen and would await low tide. NCI Yes Yes 2445
12209 19/08/2012 NCI Charlestown Reported unmanned dory underway and MoP swimming. ILB recovered casualty safely. NCI Yes Yes 3648
12208 19/08/2012 NCI Southend CG requested conning of ILB onto disabled speedboat. Casualty safely towed to shore. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 3846
12206 18/08/2012 NCI Mablethorpe Succesfully treated two separate cases of MoPs with Weaver Fish stings. NCI No Yes
12205 18/08/2012 NCI Teignmouth Reported upturned PWC with crew in water. Lifeguard assisted and LB towed in safely. NCI Yes Yes 295937
12207 18/08/2012 NCI Skegness Police requested visual search for lost child. MRCC advised and stated police should call them in first instance. Police No Yes 368
12204 17/08/2012 NCI Boscastle Reported disabled yacht. Relayed MRCC messages. Yacht towed in safely by Padstow LB. NCI Yes Yes 3584
12203 17/08/2012 NCI St Alban's Head Provided First Aid and reported injured MoP until paramedics and ambulance tranferred him to hospital. NCI No Yes 3516
12202 17/08/2012 NCI Prawle Point Relayed messages to CG re injured surfer and provided updates for ILB to recover for hospitalisation. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 295752
12201 17/08/2012 NCI Polruan RAF Kinloss requested local weather update prior to helicopter rescue mission. NCI No Yes
12200 16/08/2012 NCI Portscatho CG requested visual search for drifting life raft. Updated position passed CG for LB to collect. No casualties MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 3572
12199 15/08/2012 NCI Exmouth Relayed MoP report of downed kitesurfer. MRCC stated that police were attending. NCI No No
12198 13/08/2012 NCI Wooltack Point Relayed further MoP report of upturned dinghy. CRT team eventually recovered two unmanned dinghies. NCI No Yes 295127
12197 13/08/2012 NCI Peveril(Dont Use) Reported lifebuoy ashore.CG requested passing LB to recover and NCI to direct LB by radio to position. NCI Yes Yes 3433
12196 12/08/2012 NCI Wooltack Point Relayed MoP report of upturned inflatable to CG. No further information received from MRCC. NCI No Yes
12195 12/08/2012 NCI Torbay Reported dog over cliff to CG. Dog rescued by MoP prior to CRT arrival. NCI No Yes 3491
12194 11/08/2012 NCI Felixstowe Reported PWC endangering swimmers to CG and Tourist Centre. Safety RIB advised PWC of complaints. NCI No Yes 3544
12193 11/08/2012 NCI Torbay Reported MoPs starting fire on coast path to police who attended. NCI No No 1108
12192 11/08/2012 NCI Stepper Point CG requested visual on MoP report of downed windsurfer.Monitored and reported rescue by private RIB. MCA/HMCG No Yes 3461

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