Incident Summaries

The Total Number of Incidents since we started recording them can be found by selecting '-Year' from the Year filter : 7730
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.
23727 19/05/2018 NCI Rame Head CG requested visual info on disabled vessel. Updated when local boat took casualty under tow. MCA/HMCG No Yes 11524
23719 18/05/2018 NCI Porthcawl Reported to CG car and trailer stuck in sand on rising tide. CRT attended and car recovered but not trailer. nfa NCI No Yes 11432
23718 17/05/2018 NCI Porthcawl Reported sighting white flare to CG. Assisted further search for firing vessel. One found which had not informed CG prior to firing. nfa NCI No Yes 11296
23725 17/05/2018 NCI St Alban's Head Reported AIS manoverboard alert to CG. No incidents found, suspect false alarm. nfa NCI No Yes 11309
23713 16/05/2018 NCI Calshot Tower Reported to CG board sailor in trouble in mud. Fire, police and CRT attended until he managed to get ashore. NCI No Yes 11233
23657 13/05/2018 NCI Calshot Tower Reported,monitorerd and updated VTS on recovery of possibly disabled yacht. NCI No Yes n/n
23658 13/05/2018 NCI Porthcawl CG requested any visual on MoPs cut off by tide. Updated when casualties recovered safely by ILB. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 10927
23784 13/05/2018 NCI Southend Reported grounded vessel to CG. LB attended to assist recovery. NCI Yes Yes 10912
23676 13/05/2018 NCI Calshot Tower Reported to CG that disabled solo-manned yacht was visual and provided acciurate position.. Updated as LB attended to assist and tow in safely. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 10960
23654 13/05/2018 NCI Porthcawl Provided accurate position to CG of kayakers in trouble. Conned ILB to incident. NFA when all reached shore safely. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 10893
23656 13/05/2018 NCI Calshot Tower On receipt of Mayday relay from CG conned LB to kayaker in distress. Casualty recovered wet but unharmed. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 10883
23652 12/05/2018 NCI Porthcawl Reported to CG white cylinders afloat as hazard to small craft. ILB found fenders used incorrectly as pot markers. FV advised to use correct markers in future. nfa NCI Yes Yes 10838
23641 12/05/2018 NCI Mablethorpe Reported unidentified flotsam to CG. LB attended to identify. NCI Yes Yes 10793
23665 11/05/2018 NCI Teignmouth Reported distressed elderly MoP to CG. CRT attended. NCI No Yes 10730
23633 09/05/2018 NCI Exmouth Reported drifting yacht to CG. Updated when local boat took it under tow. nfa NCI No Yes 10542
23613 09/05/2018 NCI Mablethorpe Reported floating hazard to CG. LB attended to recover. NCI Yes Yes 10565
23597 07/05/2018 NCI Newhaven Reported to CG 2 fishermen in danger of being tidebound. Updated when local boat advised them to return to shore. nfa NCI No Yes 10215
23624 07/05/2018 NCI Calshot Tower Advised CG of yacht and unmanned PWC collision. Updated as other PWCs towed it in. Hamble LB also aware. nfa NCI No Yes 10302
23587 06/05/2018 NCI Portscatho Requested ambulance for collapsed man reported on beach. CG also informed. Updated when casualty airlifted to hospital. NCI No Yes 10065
27720 06/05/2018 NCI Swanage Relayed MoP report of unattended tender on beach to CG. Sailing Club also informed and recovered craft, owner contacted. MMO No Yes 9988
23600 06/05/2018 NCI Penzance Reported downed windsurfer in possible danger to CG. Updated when he made it safely to shore. nfa NCI No Yes 10054
23590 06/05/2018 NCI Mablethorpe Reported debris as navigational hazard to CG. NCI No Yes 10071
23581 05/05/2018 NCI Porthcawl Relayed call from disabled day boat to CG. Acted as radio relay during recovery to marina by LB and local craft. NCI Yes Yes 9779
23586 05/05/2018 NCI Nells Point Reported persons apparently tidebound on island. CRT established they were overnight fishermen. nfa NCI No Yes 9886
23617 05/05/2018 NCI Polruan Observed and updated CG during recovery by LB of disabled FV. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 9754
23562 04/05/2018 NCI Skegness Relayed MoP report to CG of person stuck in mud. CRT and fire service attended to bring safely to shore, NCI No Yes 9696
23593 03/05/2018 NCI Torbay Reported visual on dismasted yacht to CG. Updated when it was escorted in under own power by L.B. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 9606
23507 03/05/2018 NCI Torbay Reported on recovery of dismasted yacht by LB to CG. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 9606
23553 02/05/2018 NCI Newhaven Reported to CG possibly distressed MoP in danger on cliff edge. Updated when he walked away unharmed. nfa NCI No Yes 9547
23548 02/05/2018 NCI Nells Point Reported to CG that disabled ketch was visual and provided accurate position for LB to attend and tow in safely. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 9515
23568 01/05/2018 NCI Calshot Tower Reported grounded yacht to CG. Updated when ILB contacted owners and satisfied that owners would refloat idc. nfa NCI Yes Yes 946
23570 01/05/2018 NCI Calshot Tower Reported grounded yacht to CG. Updated when three lifeboats attended to refloat succesfully. NCI Yes Yes 9462
23523 30/04/2018 NCI Porthcawl Advised CG of potentially tidebound MoP. CRTattended. Updated when person self-rescued. FAWGI NCI No Yes 9398
23543 29/04/2018 NCI Bass Point CG requested visual check on reported large debris. No sighting reported. nfa MCA/HMCG No Yes n/n
23510 28/04/2018 NCI Teignmouth Informed and updated CG on two vessel collision. LB attended. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 9217
24046 28/04/2018 NCI Needles Liaised with local RIB on Chan. 65 to assist capsized kayak and recover safely to shore. NCI No No n/n
23504 28/04/2018 NCI Gosport Reported to CG disabled outboard dinghy in entrance. Gosport LB on exercise assisted by towing in. NCI No Yes 9187
23521 28/04/2018 NCI Calshot Tower Reported grounded yacht to CG. LB attended to help refloat and escort safely into harbour. NCI Yes Yes 9206
23501 27/04/2018 NCI Gosport Reported to CG and QHM that disabled vessel was visual. Updated when police boat towed it in. nfa MCA/HMCG No Yes 9081
23490 26/04/2018 NCI Penzance Reported to CG that disabled FV was visual. Updated when LB towed it in safely. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes n/a

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