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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41151 | 02/03/2022 | NCI Exmouth | NCI observed kite surfer who lost board and attempting to swim ashore. HMCG informed and requested NCI monitor situation. Casualty reached beach safely. | NCI | No | Yes | 004628 |
| 41116 | 28/02/2022 | NCI Hornsea | NCI observed MOP cut off by tide, HMCG informed. Rescue RIB tasked, CRT also tasked. Casualties were anglers content to stay until tide receded. NFA. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 004448 |
| 41087 | 27/02/2022 | NCI Nells Point | NCI observed 4 MOP cut off by tide. HMCG informed, ILB tasked. 4 casualties returned safely to shore. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 004373 |
| 41084 | 26/02/2022 | NCI Newhaven | NCI observed person on cliffs, possibly under influence of alcohol. HMCG informed, Police and Ambulance given position. CRT tasked, Police contacted casualty, and established not a threat to himself | NCI | No | Yes | 004283 |
| 41088 | 26/02/2022 | NCI Stone Point | Pan Pan heard from vessel with steering failure. NCI informed HMCG they had visual and asked to monitor. Pan Pan cancelled as issue was with auto pilot system, CG advised to reboot system. | NCI | No | Yes | 004289 |
| 41102 | 26/02/2022 | NCI Gosport | Pan an issued by vessel in harbour entrance. Crew member with back injury. NCI informed HMCG they had visual. Vessel proceeded to marina and met by CRT and ambulance. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 004284 |
| 41156 | 26/02/2022 | NCI St Donat's Bay | Cabin Cruiser reported limited engine power, NCI requested to monitor. Vessel then dialled 999 to report engine failure. NCI reported no immediate danger. AWLB tasked and towed casualty to harbour. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 004301 |
| 41083 | 25/02/2022 | NCI Bass Point | Unknown station called HMCG requesting assistance for kayaker with possible broken ribs. Signal unreadable, but NCI relayed message by phone. NCI requested to respond on Ch16, but nothing heard. , CRT tasked, as well as ambulance, NCI asked to monitor. Casualty recovered and passed to ambulance. | NCI | No | Yes | 004233 |
| 41080 | 24/02/2022 | NCI Boscastle | HMCG requested visual by NCI on fishing vessel reported by MOP to be in difficulty. Visual established, no apparent problem, so vessel monitored until station closed. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 004145 |
| 41104 | 24/02/2022 | NCI Penzance | HMCG called NCI re. 999 call from MOP - paddle boarder causing concern. No visual as CCTV inoperative. ILB tasked to search. All assets stood down. NFA | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 004167 |
| 41060 | 22/02/2022 | NCI Hengistbury Head | MOP called NCI to report possible upturned dinghy. HMCG tasked ILB so NCI monitored situation until casualty towed to shore | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 004049 |
| 41071 | 21/02/2022 | NCI Gosport | Yacht aground on Ryde sands. AWLB and HELO tasked. NCI informed HMCG they had visual, 4 POB. Casualty refloated on tide, and escorted back to harbour by LB | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 003946 |
| 41051 | 21/02/2022 | NCI Mablethorpe | Police reported to NCI a missing vulnerable person. Police and CRT met at NCI Station and CCTV checked. Telephone contact made with casualty, and was found in Skegness | Police | No | Yes | 003950 |
| 41042 | 20/02/2022 | NCI Hengistbury Head | HMCG called NCI re. kite surfers possibly in trouble. No visual contact due to poor visibility. Observation continued but no visual. casualty reported to have self rescued. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 003842 |
| 41000 | 14/02/2022 | NCI Torbay | NCI observed S.E.marker Buoy for Scallop farm was missing. Farm owner and harbour Master informed. HMCG informed but no Ref. No. issued. | NCI | No | Yes | n/a |
| 41041 | 14/02/2022 | NCI Mablethorpe | MOP reported sighting of Palm Oil on beach. CG responded but unable to locate. NCI advised CG that Council tractor was on beach and may have removed oil. CG continued search | NCI | No | Yes | 003305 |
| 40982 | 13/02/2022 | NCI Hengistbury Head | Police informed NCI of potential suicide victim at Hengisbury head. HMCG also involved. Nothing visual. Casualty found at home address and taken into custody. NFA | Police | No | Yes | 003257 |
| 41062 | 12/02/2022 | NCI Folkestone | HMCG reported to NCI a climber in difficulty on cliffs. Casualty not visible from lookout so W/K investigated. W/K located casualty and gave WTW reference. , CRT tasked and ambulance took casualty to hospital | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 003184 |
| 40981 | 12/02/2022 | NCI Froward Point | Yacht declared May Day due to loss of steerage. HMCG responded. NCI had visual - CG informed and asked NCI to monitor. AWLB tasked, and took casualty under tow. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 003187 |
| 40965 | 10/02/2022 | NCI Fleetwood | HMCG requested assistance from NCI concerning 2 MsOP walking with dog in danger of being cut off by tide. 2 + dog observed., ILB tasked and casualties taken on board and returned to safety | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 003072 |
| 41061 | 06/02/2022 | NCI Folkestone | MOP reported to HMCG abandoned objects on beach. AWLB tasked but nothing found. CG informed NCI that owner of objects identified and safe and well at home. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 002751 |
| 40937 | 06/02/2022 | NCI Hengistbury Head | HMCG requested NCI look for 3 kayakers, reported by MOP. Nothing seen, but informed CG thatHMS Severn may be able to help. Incident closed. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 002767 |
| 40939 | 06/02/2022 | NCI Nells Point | NCI requested search for object/person in water. Only a yellow marker buoy seen. CRT tasked, and confirmed sighting. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 002781 |
| 40946 | 06/02/2022 | NCI Charmouth | HMCG requested NCI to observe paddle boarder in difficulty. Casualty located, and appeared to be struggling. Weather was deteriorating - CG informed., ILB tasked, but casualty refused assistance so ILB returned to station. NFA | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 002778 |
| 40936 | 05/02/2022 | NCI Exmouth | MOP reported to HMCG kite surfer in difficulty. NCI scanned area for 30 minutes - nothing seen. Reported that casualty safe on beach | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 002673 |
| 40932 | 04/02/2022 | NCI Chapel Point | Two motorcyclists in sand dunes | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | n/a |
| 40919 | 04/02/2022 | NCI Fleetwood | AIS Sart alert heard by NCI HMCG informed. Screenshot taken and forwarded to CG. CG continued to investigate. | NCI | No | Yes | 002618 |
| 40916 | 03/02/2022 | NCI Exmouth | NCI obsered IFV apparently aground. HMCG informed, NCI asked to monitor. IFV free of sandbank 20 minutes later, GC informed | NCI | No | Yes | 002545 |
| 40917 | 02/02/2022 | NCI Porthcawl | NCI observed large cabin cruiser drifting down channel, then turning and making way against tide. Vessel observed to drift again, then try to motor against tide. HMCG informed., Vessel called CG on 999, ILB tasked. and established tow. AWLB tasked to assist and took over tow. NCI lost sight of incident, Casualty eventually towed to marina | NCI | Yes | Yes | 002463 |
| 40923 | 31/01/2022 | NCI Swanage | HMCG requested NCI assist in search for missing diabetic patient. Police and CRT also involved. Casualty found near home unharmed. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 002336 |
| 40956 | 31/01/2022 | NCI Mundesley | MOP reported to NCI that a large part of the sea defences had been damaged, near lifeboat station. HMCG contacted, photos forwarded, local CG visited site. | NCI | No | Yes | 002323 |
| 40901 | 31/01/2022 | NCI Caister | NCI heard radio traffic re. dog in water. NCI searched area. CRT involved, but puppy not found. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 002325 |
| 40920 | 30/01/2022 | NCI Torbay | As NCI were closing down, HMCG asked for visual on Jet Ski reported by MOP. NCI monitored Jet Ski and informed CG small boat had under tow., ILB arrived and escorted both to harbour, all well. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 002259 |
| 40858 | 29/01/2022 | NCI Torbay | NCI had 'Man Overboard' alert on radar. HMCG asked if NCI had visual - negative. CG called vessel, as did AWLB which had been tasked. It transpired that a dive vessel was showing wrong AIS I/d., Vessel asked to turn off MOB beacon. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 002146 |
| 40860 | 29/01/2022 | NCI Mablethorpe | HMCG requested NCI open station to aid in search for missing person.Police aware. Nothing seen on visual or camera search. Missing person eventually found in Scegness | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 002138 |
| 40856 | 27/01/2022 | NCI Shoreham | NCI observed objects drifting across harbour entrance. HMCG advised, ILB tasked to investigate. Object was rucksack with helmet. ILB retrieved objects, found passport, and phone. , extensive search revealed nothing, Police attended. | NCI | Yes | Yes | n/a |
| 40835 | 23/01/2022 | NCI St Donat's Bay | MOP called 999 to report person in water. HMCG HELO then contacted CG requesting assistance retrieving training mannequin. AWLB retrieved mannequin. NCI confirmed this was reported casualty. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 001724 |
| 40817 | 21/01/2022 | NCI Fleetwood | NCI detected AIS - SART alarm. HMCG informed. Dredger informed CG that it had inadvertently caused alarm while setting AIS. NFA | NCI | No | Yes | 001619 |
| 40794 | 17/01/2022 | NCI Newhaven | HMCG advised NCI that MOP had reported a kayaker overdue. NCI had been monitoring him, and observed him safely reaching beach, identified as person of concern. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 001333 |
| 40793 | 16/01/2022 | NCI Porthcawl | NCI observd 2-3 MOP in danger of being cut off by tide. HMCG informed, and requested NCI continue to monitor. CCTV link established. , 2 casualties observed slowly clambering over rocks, and reached safety. CG informed, NFA | NCI | No | Yes | 001252 |
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