| Incident No. | Date of Incident | Station Name | Incident Summary | Initiated by | Lifeboat involved | MCA | MCA No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33457 | 26/12/2019 | NCI Fleetwood | Initiated a 999 call reporting one man collapsed on beach. CG also informed. CRT and ambulance attended and key to sea wall provided. Casualty moved to hospital. | NCI | No | Yes | 36812 |
| 33456 | 24/12/2019 | NCI Porthcawl | Reported to CG a crew having difficulty recovering small motor boat in heavy swell. Camera coverage established. CRT, police and ILB attended and situation resolved safely. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 36706 |
| 33541 | 22/12/2019 | NCI Penzance | Reported MoPs in possible danger from surf to CG. CRT attended until all safe ashore. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | 36549 |
| 33542 | 22/12/2019 | NCI Penzance | Relayed call from MoP of car being battered by surf on slipway. CRT attended and car found to be abandoned. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | 36542 |
| 33459 | 17/12/2019 | NCI Exmouth | CG and Harbourmaster informed of drifting unmanned dinghy. Updated when Beach Reserve team advised it had beached upstream. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | n/a |
| 33401 | 16/12/2019 | NCI Holehaven | Reported large debris in shipping lane to CG. LB attended to recover lorry mudguard. | NCI | Yes | Yes | n/n |
| 33378 | 15/12/2019 | NCI Hengistbury Head | Monitored MoP report of kite surfers in trouble and confirmed to CG both now safe ashore. nfa | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 360637 |
| 33355 | 13/12/2019 | NCI Porthcawl | Co-operated with CG, CRT and helo and provided camera coverage to recover hypothermic missing MoP from beach area. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 35910 |
| 33379 | 13/12/2019 | NCI Hornsea | Reported MoPs in possible tidal trouble to CG. CRT and ILB attended. Targets seen on CCTV climbing cliff. nfa | NCI | Yes | Yes | 35922 |
| 33548 | 12/12/2019 | NCI Mundesley | Warned beach walkers by signal light of possible danger of entrapment from tide. MoPs returned safely and thanked the watchkeepers. | NCI | No | Yes | n/n |
| 33546 | 10/12/2019 | NCI Mundesley | Relayed MoP report of large debris on beach to local authority who removed it. | NCI | No | Yes | |
| 33290 | 08/12/2019 | NCI Hengistbury Head | CG requested any sighting of kitesurfer reportedly 'in trouble'. Reported all those in sight were safe. nfa | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 35591 |
| 33287 | 07/12/2019 | NCI Penzance | CG requested any info on a stationary empty dinghy apparently abandoned. Visual confirmed and monitored until ILB attended to investigate and found crewman safe aboard local yacht. nfa | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 35527 |
| 33317 | 07/12/2019 | NCI Calshot Tower | CG requested any information on an EPIRB transmission. No record logged. LBs searching but NFA by NCI. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 35535 |
| 33250 | 04/12/2019 | NCI Calshot Tower | In contact with CG concerning AIS Distress transmission. CG confirmed it as a transmission error. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | 35347 |
| 33277 | 04/12/2019 | NCI Caister | Assisted CG to identify wreck in sand. Established as a past incident. nfa | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | n/n |
| 33249 | 04/12/2019 | NCI Boscastle | Reported to CG correct position of disabled yacht for AWLB to tow in safely. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 35319 |
| 33242 | 03/12/2019 | NCI Hengistbury Head | Involved in search for person missing from walking group. Updated when possible casualty was located safe. | NCI | No | Yes | n/n |
| 33224 | 01/12/2019 | NCI Porthcawl | CG requested any sighting of surfers reportedly in trouble. Targets sighted and their condition monitored until CRT confirmed them safe ashore. ILB paged but stood down. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 35135 |
| 33200 | 30/11/2019 | NCI Porthcawl | CG requested any visual on windsurfer reportedly 'in difficulty'. RNLI also involved but NCI confirmed that a competition was in progress. nfa | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 35048 |
| 33196 | 30/11/2019 | NCI Fleetwood | Reported grounded vessel as visual. Monitored and updated when it was towed in by AWLB. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 35044 |
| 33237 | 29/11/2019 | NCI Teignmouth | Attended potential suicidal MoP in car park until police and padre arrived and took control. | NCI | No | No | n/n |
| 33139 | 24/11/2019 | NCI Porthcawl | In contact with CG to investigate distress beacon signal. SAR helo and ILB also involved. Signal found to be from military at St Athan airbase. nfa | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 34619 |
| 33152 | 24/11/2019 | NCI Felixstowe | Reported to CG as visual on grounded FV. Monitored and updated when ILB towed it off on rising tide. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 24634 |
| 33112 | 21/11/2019 | NCI Newhaven | Liaised with CG over an AIS activated alarm message. Incident established as being inland. Assumed to be a malfunction. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | 34424 |
| 33134 | 20/11/2019 | NCI Penzance | CG requested any visual on unconscious kite surfer reported on beach. Casualty had been monitored but beach was not visible. Air ambulance attended. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 34395 |
| 33124 | 19/11/2019 | NCI Nare Point | Reported drifting buoy to seaweed farm and CG. Local IFV in area also advised. Monitored its drift. | NCI | No | Yes | n/n |
| 33042 | 17/11/2019 | NCI Exmouth | Relayed MoP report of unidentified object on beach to CG. CRT and EOD Team attended. Object identified as wagon wheel base for mooring. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | 34230 |
| 33127 | 17/11/2019 | NCI Needles | CG contacted over concern for 2 kayakers in possible trouble. ILB attended and found them to be safe. nfa | NCI | Yes | Yes | 34226 |
| 33005 | 15/11/2019 | NCI Worms Head | CG requested monitoring of two MoP and dog reported 'over the cliff' and weather conditions.. Updated when rescue helo and CRT attended to recover all three safely and unhurt. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 34043 |
| 32982 | 12/11/2019 | NCI Hornsea | Reported to CG two climbers having difficulty. Monitored as CRT attended to confirm them now safe. | NCI | No | Yes | 33851 |
| 32985 | 12/11/2019 | NCI Porthcawl | In contact with CG and harbourmasters concerning foreign FV attempting a crew change in bad weather. Monitored ongoing situation and updated contacts until all observed as safe. | NCI | No | Yes | 33845 |
| 33004 | 11/11/2019 | NCI Calshot Tower | Reported to CG that sinking yacht was visual. Updated when AWLB, ferry and police boat attended to remove crew prior to vessel actually sinking. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 33759 |
| 32944 | 10/11/2019 | NCI Teignmouth | Reported to CG concern over a swimmer and surfboarder in dangerous conditions. Targets monitored and CG informed when both located as safe ashore. | NCI | No | Yes | 33665 |
| 32951 | 07/11/2019 | NCI Polruan | Reported drifting vessel to CG. Monitored and updated as LB attended to tow in safely. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 33486 |
| 32861 | 04/11/2019 | NCI Porthcawl | CG requested visual search for large object MoP reported at sea. Sweep and CRT had no sighting but ILB reported large logs which could be the object. nfa FAWGI | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 33249 |
| 32942 | 04/11/2019 | NCI Gosport | CG requested any visual on swimmer reportedly 'in difficulty'. No sighting due to poor visibility. Updated when CRT and ambulance attended. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 33272 |
| 32819 | 02/11/2019 | NCI Prawle Point | Reported stranded whale to CG. Updated as British Divers Marine Life attended to deal with it. | NCI | No | Yes | 33071 |
| 32844 | 02/11/2019 | NCI Hengistbury Head | Reported grounded yacht with no one onboard to CG. Local council team attended and confirmed it empty and owner informed. | NCI | No | Yes | n/n |
| 32821 | 01/11/2019 | NCI Calshot Tower | CG requested visual watch on downed kite surfer. Updated when ILB attended to bring him safely ashore. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 32986 |
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