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. |
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23488 | 25/04/2018 | NCI Porthcawl | CG requested visual asistance to locate person reported in the water. CRT and two ILBs attended. Report accessed as a FAWGI. nfa | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 8967 |
23471 | 25/04/2018 | NCI Bass Point | Reported major oil slick to CG. Local FVs also called to alert them. Updated until slick out of sight. | NCI | No | Yes | 8938 |
23507 | 25/04/2018 | NCI Torbay | Reported capsized and injured PWC rider to CG. Updated as local craft assisted recovery. | NCI | No | Yes | 8947 |
23615 | 23/04/2018 | NCI Polruan | Relayed a yacht's report of another with steering problems to CG. Updated when potential casualty managed to get underway. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | n/n |
23495 | 22/04/2018 | NCI Calshot Tower | Confirmed to CG that PanPan vessel was visual and in fact now safely anchored. nfa | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 8741 |
23438 | 22/04/2018 | NCI Lee-on-the-Solent | Reported kayak in possible danger in heavy sea to CG. non-RNLI LB attended. | NCI | No | Yes | 8725 |
23446 | 22/04/2018 | NCI Lee-on-the-Solent | Reported abandoned drifting dinghy to CG. non RNLI LB attended to recover it. | NCI | No | Yes | 8738 |
23446 | 22/04/2018 | NCI Lee-on-the-Solent | Relayed MoP report of abandoned dinghy to CG. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | 8738 |
23486 | 22/04/2018 | NCI St Alban's Head | Co-ordinated with CG to establish location of garbled distress message. Found to be off France. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | 8704 |
23614 | 21/04/2018 | NCI Polruan | Advised CG that disabled yacht requesting help was visual. Updated when LB towed it in safely. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 8503 |
23429 | 21/04/2018 | NCI Exmouth | Relayed MoP report of stranded shark to CG and ukstrandings.org. | NCI | No | Yes | 8359 |
23427 | 21/04/2018 | NCI Prawle Point | Notified CG of injured lady on coast path with OS position. Ambulance already called for. Updated when casualty removed. | NCI | No | Yes | n/n |
23430 | 21/04/2018 | NCI Calshot Tower | Advised VTS of capsized skiff in fairway. Incoming ship acknowleged and stopped until skiff righted. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | 8564 |
23417 | 19/04/2018 | NCI Gwennap Head | Relayed report of MoP cliff fall to CG. CRT, LBs and Helo attended to casevac to hospital. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 8293 |
23423 | 19/04/2018 | NCI Prawle Point | Relayed MoP report of medically distressed child to CG. Updated when reporter informed Station that child had recovered. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | 8306 |
23411 | 17/04/2018 | NCI Calshot Tower | Reported grounded yacht to CG. Cowes ILB tasked to assist. Updated CG as yacht sucessfully towed off and into harbour. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 8123 |
23421 | 17/04/2018 | NCI Shoreham | Passed MoP report of significant rope debris on beach to CG. | NCI | No | Yes | 8130 |
23412 | 16/04/2018 | NCI Caister | Reported to CG yellow buoy ashore as danger to small craft when afloat CRT attended to confirm. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | 031 |
23344 | 16/04/2018 | NCI Lee-on-the-Solent | Reported small inflatable with insufficient safety equipment to CG. | NCI | No | Yes | 8026 |
23367 | 16/04/2018 | NCI Gosport | Relayed MoP report of capsized dinghy to CG. Casualty not visible from Station. Updated as GAFIRS (VLB) recovered casualty. | NCI | No | Yes | 8017 |
23337 | 15/04/2018 | NCI Porthcawl | CG requested visual check on 2 windsurfers reported 'in difficulty'. Reported on one. ILB found other dismasted. CRT also attended. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 7908 |
23341 | 15/04/2018 | NCI Froward Point | Reported to CG that vessel transmitting PanPan was visual. Updated when it reached harbour safely. nfa | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 7915 |
23326 | 14/04/2018 | NCI Porthcawl | Reported two PWCs playing close to beaches as a danger to swimmers. CRT attended and police also advised the drivers. | NCI | No | Yes | 7824 |
23435 | 14/04/2018 | NCI Needles | Reported 4 MoPs in hazardous cliff edge picnic area to CG. CRT attended to give advice. Party departed safely. | NCI | No | Yes | 7787 |
24045 | 14/04/2018 | NCI Needles | Reported possibly inebriated MoPs near cliff edge to CG, CRT attended to 'advise' and inform police. Party left safely. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | 7787 |
23333 | 13/04/2018 | NCI Mundesley | Relayed MoP report of 'suspicious' object on beach to CG. Investigations showed it to be a known WW2 debris. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | 7702 |
23317 | 11/04/2018 | NCI Mablethorpe | Reported large debris ashore to CG. CRT attended to find length of groyne on beach. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | 7535 |
23332 | 10/04/2018 | NCI Mundesley | Reported damaged groyne to CG and local authority contractors. Latter attended and removed hazard. | NCI | No | Yes | n/n |
23299 | 10/04/2018 | NCI Exmouth | CG requested visual watch on drifting unmanned MB. Updated when taken under tow by RIB to HM buoy | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 7428 |
23295 | 09/04/2018 | NCI Lee-on-the-Solent | CG requested visual on disabled MB. Accurate position provided for casualty to be towed in safely. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 7373 |
23540 | 08/04/2018 | NCI Folkestone | Assisted CG and others in search for vessel apparently in distress. One craft found but not in trouble. Other distress calls monitored without result. Possible hoax considered. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | 7233 |
23281 | 07/04/2018 | NCI Newhaven | Co-operated with Harbour Authority to arrange tow in for disabled vessel close under cliffs. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 7134 |
23220 | 03/04/2018 | NCI Caister | Alerted police on young boy reported missing by MoP on dunes. Updated when lad found safe and well. nfa | NCI | No | No | n/n |
23133 | 02/04/2018 | NCI Exmouth | CG requested observation of paddle boarder reported 'in difficulty' by MoP. Target sighted and confirmed to CG as not in trouble. nfa | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 6717 |
23112 | 31/03/2018 | NCI Worms Head | Relayed MoP report of injured cliff climber to CG. Updated as CRT attended to recover casualty and administer first aid. | NCI | No | Yes | 6495 |
23117 | 31/03/2018 | NCI Porthcawl | Provided accurate grid position of injured MoP for CRT and ambulance to attend for casevac. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 6490 |
23105 | 30/03/2018 | NCI Prawle Point | Reported PanPan call to CG (which they had not heard). Chan. 16 Relay suggestion refused. Provided position for LB to tow disabled yacht in safely. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 6369 |
23108 | 30/03/2018 | NCI Boscastle | CG requested visual search for MoP and dog in water. Nothing sighted but ILB and CRT attended. NCI acted as radio relay to ILB. MoP survived, dog did not. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 6356 |
23109 | 30/03/2018 | NCI Worms Head | Watchkeeper on cliff patrol called for ambulance for injured MoP. CG also informed. Nurse and CRT attended. CG updated. | NCI | No | Yes | 6386 |
23103 | 29/03/2018 | NCI Exmouth | CG requested visual search for swimmer reportedly 'in difficulty'. Initial sighting turned out to be a barrel. nfa | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 6308 |
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