Incident Summaries

The Total Number of Incidents since we started recording them can be found by selecting '-Year' from the Year filter : 7821
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.
12157 21/07/2012 NCI St Agnes Head Reported fire and downed aircraft on cliff face. All safety services attended crash scene. NCI No Yes 3006
12156 21/07/2012 NCI Wooltack Point Reported large grass fire near airfield. Firebrigade attended to extinguish. NCI No No
12155 18/07/2012 NCI Skegness Relayed MoP report of distressed youngster to police who recovered the child after watchkeeper sighting. NCI No No 302
12154 17/07/2012 NCI Mablethorpe Police requested search for missing MoP. No sighting. Man subsequently found safe ashore. Police No No 17317
12153 16/07/2012 NCI Exmouth CG requested observation of overloaded dinghy. Craft observed until out of sight. CG attended in Dawlish. MCA/HMCG No Yes 2914
12152 15/07/2012 NCI Calshot Tower Reported capsized yacht. Crew made shore and LB attended to recover vessel. NCI Yes Yes 2655
12151 15/07/2012 NCI Nells Point Relayed MoP report of PWC crew 'under the influence of drink' to Police for action. NCI No No
12150 15/07/2012 NCI Wooltack Point Assisted recovery of disabled dive boat by relaying messages to CG on Chan. 16 and phone. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 290251
12149 14/07/2012 NCI Portland Bill CG requested monitoring of recovery of sinking yacht and helo lift of crew. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 290040
12148 14/07/2012 NCI Nells Point Reported capsized dinghy. Crew recovered by FV LB recovered dinghy. NCI Yes Yes 1789
12147 11/07/2012 NCI Gorleston CG requested info on MoP report of vessel 'on fire'. Identified as a 'coal-burner'. NFA MCA/HMCG No No
12146 11/07/2012 NCI Gorleston Reported kayak in possible danger. Monitored recovery by RNLI beachguards. NCI Yes Yes
12144 11/07/2012 NCI Exmouth Reported youngsters 'tombstoning' in dangerous area.CG Mobile attended to advise children and parents. NCI No No
12143 10/07/2012 NCI Worms Head CG requested search for injured MoP. Casualty located by CRT for helo casevac. MCA/HMCG No Yes 289673
12142 10/07/2012 NCI Bass Point Reported yacht in difficulty close to rocks. Crew then succeeded in clearing sail and motored clear. NFA NCI No No
12141 07/07/2012 NCI Point Lynas Reported three capsized kayaks in the Race. Vectored LB onto casualties for safe recovery. NCI Yes Yes 1570
12140 07/07/2012 NCI Lyme Bay Station closed due to weather but team assisted helo landing and paramedic for casualty in floods inshore. MCA/HMCG No Yes 2488
12139 06/07/2012 NCI Charlestown Reported disabled dory being paddled to shore. Updated CG as craft paddled 2nm to beach. nfa NCI No Yes 2757
12138 06/07/2012 NCI Exmouth Reported yacht aground and danger to shipping. Monitored until refloated on rising tide after three hours. NCI No Yes 2755
12137 06/07/2012 NCI Boscastle Reported large flotsam as danger to craft. Recovered by Harbourmaster. NCI No No
12136 05/07/2012 NCI Torbay Reported sunk kayak with two MoP in water.Recovered safely by ILB for casevac to hospital. NCI Yes Yes 2734
12135 04/07/2012 NCI Charlestown Reported MoP cut off by tide. Casualty safely recovered by ILB and interviewed by police.. NCI Yes Yes 2712
12134 04/07/2012 NCI Bass Point Advised CG of a craft adjacent to disabled inflatable. FV towed casualty in. NCI No Yes
12133 02/07/2012 NCI Mablethorpe Reported possible MoPs in trouble. LB paged but cancelled as object was cardinal buoy adrift. NCI Yes No 288584
12132 02/07/2012 NCI Point Lynas Relayed MoP report of dog and owner stuck on cliff face. Rescued by CRT but dog had to be put down. NCI No Yes 288564
12131 01/07/2012 NCI Herne Bay Passed positional details on grounded yacht to CG. Yacht refloated by LB with no damage. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 2586
12130 01/07/2012 NCI Skegness Reported injured seal to Wildlife Santuary who will attend. NCI No No
12128 01/07/2012 NCI Mablethorpe Reported swimmer being blown offshore. CG later advised it was RNLI exercise not booked with MRCC NCI Yes No 288452
12127 01/07/2012 NCI Portland Bill Co-operated with CG to assist motor cruiser to safely transit Portland race. MCA/HMCG No Yes 2373
12126 30/06/2012 NCI Shoreham Reported downed kite surfer monitored and reported on recovery by passing PWC. NCI No Yes 2328
12125 26/06/2012 NCI Prawle Point CG requested visual on disabled yacht. Radar position reported for LB to tow in safely. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 2565
12124 26/06/2012 NCI Wells-next-the-Sea Relayed MoP report of lost persons.Party spotted by NCI and CRT informed to reunite with first informant NCI No Yes 287454
12123 26/06/2012 NCI Exmouth Reported paddleboarder at risk in fog. Found by ILB lectured and directed back in. NCI Yes Yes 287905
12122 23/06/2012 NCI Herne Bay Reported quantity of timber flotsam as danger to small craft. 30 planks removed by Council contractors. NCI No Yes 2423
12121 22/06/2012 NCI Shoreham CG requested monitoring of two RIBs at sea against advice in f.8.. Reported when RIBs returned safely MCA/HMCG No Yes 2166
12120 21/06/2012 NCI Shoreham Reported distressed windsurfer and monitored until he reached beach safely. NCI No Yes 2150
12119 20/06/2012 NCI Newhaven Monitored and reported on recovery of disabled MB by lifeboat. NCI Yes Yes 2132
12118 19/06/2012 NCI Shoreham CG requested visual search for missing swimmer. Nothing sighted. Body subsequently found on beach. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 2116
12117 18/06/2012 NCI Worms Head Relayed MoP report of severe casualty in cliff fall. Air ambulance CRT and RAF helo to casevac to hospital. NCI No Yes 286944
12116 18/06/2012 NCI St Alban's Head Relayed MoP report and attended injured walker. CRT and helo deployed to casevac to hospital. NCI No Yes 2102

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