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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21847 | 31/12/2017 | NCI Porthcawl | Relayed MoP report of abandoned clothing to CG. CRT and police attended but no reports of missing persons. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | 34232 |
21899 | 31/12/2017 | NCI St Alban's Head | Reported disabled tanker to CG. Updated when tug attended to tow in safely. AWLB also escorted her in. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 34226 |
21844 | 29/12/2017 | NCI Caister | CG requested visual search for missing person on beach. LBs and police also attended but nothing found. | Fire | Yes | Yes | n/n |
21831 | 28/12/2017 | NCI Needles | Reported visual on drifting disabled MB transmitting Mayday. Updated when local craft and LB attended to tow in safely. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 34051 |
21829 | 27/12/2017 | NCI Needles | Reported on grounded RIB to CG. Updated when local pleasure cruiser towed in in. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 20999 |
21819 | 23/12/2017 | NCI Newhaven | Called emergency services for lady reported with broken ankle. Ambulance and CRT attended. | NCI | No | Yes | 33746 |
21823 | 21/12/2017 | NCI Shoreham | Reported drifting dinghy to HM and CG. HM launch recovered the 'wreck' to harbour. | NCI | No | Yes | 33630 |
21809 | 19/12/2017 | NCI Calshot Tower | CG requested visual search for large flotsam reported. No sighting in poor visibility. LB and HM launch also attended but nothing found. nfa | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 33516 |
21773 | 18/12/2017 | NCI Porthcawl | CG requested visual on large floating object reported. Object, a large fridge, eventually sighted and CG updated. nfa in fading light. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 33461 |
21691 | 17/12/2017 | NCI Exmouth | Reported large flotsam (telegraph pole) to CG. CRT attended to remove safely. | NCI | No | Yes | 33403 |
21676 | 14/12/2017 | NCI Torbay | Reported windsurfer in possible trouble to CG. CRT attended, located surfer to give 'advice'. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | 33229 |
21680 | 14/12/2017 | NCI Fleetwood | Reported to CG that suicidal female was in sight. Updated when ILB recovered her ashore to ambulance casevac. nfa | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 33234 |
21823 | 11/12/2017 | NCI Folkestone | Reported masonry fall as danger to public to district council. | NCI | No | No | 33630 |
22269 | 10/12/2017 | NCI Swanage | Reported drifting unmanned yacht to CG and sailing club. Updated as one of recovery party injured in fall. LBs, paramedic and ambulance attended to casevac. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 32981 |
21651 | 08/12/2017 | NCI Calshot Tower | CG requested observation of grounded yacht. Updated when harbourmaster informed NCI when his patrol craft had checked it as unmanned and anchored. nfa | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 32784 |
21830 | 01/12/2017 | NCI Needles | Reported grounded yacht to CG. Updated when local craft and ALB attended to tow in. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 32394 |
21594 | 01/12/2017 | NCI Froward Point | Confirmed visual on disabled yacht to CG and updated as ILB attended to tow in. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 32400 |
21549 | 26/11/2017 | NCI Penzance | CG requested visual search for MoP report of grounded vessel. Nothing sighted. nfa | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | n/n |
21454 | 25/11/2017 | NCI Needles | Called ambulance service for collapsd watchkeeper. CRT also attended to help move casualty from Station for A&E. | NCI | No | Yes | 32084 |
21444 | 23/11/2017 | NCI Prawle Point | Reported to CG that FV with overheating engine was visual. Updated when LB towed her in. nfa | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | n/k |
21473 | 21/11/2017 | NCI Folkestone | Reported unmanned drifting dinghy to CG. AWLB attended to tow back into harbour. | NCI | Yes | Yes | n/n |
21451 | 20/11/2017 | NCI Boscastle | Called ambulance service for collapsed watchkeeper. CG tasked CRT to assist. Casualty regained consciousness and was returned home. | NCI | No | Yes | 31722 |
21361 | 18/11/2017 | NCI Rame Head | CG requested any sighting of drifting powerless yacht. Casualty sighted and reported. Station remained open late until AWLB took casualty in tow. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 31604 |
21363 | 18/11/2017 | NCI Southend | CG requested monitoring of downed kitesurfer. Target identified and reported. Updated as ILB attended to take ashore safely. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 31587 |
21359 | 17/11/2017 | NCI Gosport | Reported to CG that disabled speedboat was visual and accurate position provided. Updated when Gosport IRB towed it in. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 31532 |
21446 | 16/11/2017 | NCI Teignmouth | Alerted by an MoP, attended collapsed lady on beach with PMR. Ambulance called and casualty moved to hospital. | NCI | No | Yes | n/n |
21340 | 15/11/2017 | NCI Bass Point | Relayed MoP report of body in sea to CG. Interacted with CG and local hotel to confirm. LB and CRT attended to recover deceased's body. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 31391 |
21322 | 13/11/2017 | NCI Nells Point | Reported to CG 2 persons about to be cut off by tide. Updated when they managed to return ashore, nfa | NCI | No | Yes | n/n |
21325 | 13/11/2017 | NCI Nells Point | CG requested visual check on local bay after an MoP had reported a possible person in water. No sighting of any problem. nfa | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 31290 |
21285 | 10/11/2017 | NCI Lee-on-the-Solent | CG reported 2 kitesurfers down. NCI and CRT attended onshore and confirmed both uninjured. nfa | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 31049 |
21327 | 10/11/2017 | NCI St Ives | Reported large unattended beach fire to Fire Brigade, who attended. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | 902 |
21278 | 09/11/2017 | NCI Caister | Reported stranded seal to Marine Wildlife Rescue. Animal cordoned off and returned to sea later. nfa | NCI | No | No | n/n |
21257 | 06/11/2017 | NCI Gosport | Reported to CG that yacht calling PanPan was visual. Updated as police launch took her under tow to harbour. | NCI | No | Yes | 30777 |
21244 | 04/11/2017 | NCI Calshot Tower | Reported capsized dinghy indicating distress to CG. Updated when casualty managed to right and proceeded into harbour. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | 30572 |
21275 | 04/11/2017 | NCI Porthcawl | Co-operated with CG on monitoring and updating on two windsurfers reportedly in trouble. ILB attended but both made shore safely. nfa | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 30587 |
21245 | 03/11/2017 | NCI Wooltack Point | Reported overdue kayakers in worsening weather to CG. ILB and police RIB attended. Updated when kayakers seen to return safely to shore. nfa | NCI | Yes | Yes | n/n |
21227 | 01/11/2017 | NCI Fleetwood | Reported to CG concern over two MoP and dog near water with flood about to start. Updated when the 'bait diggers' returned safely after CRT and ILB had been alerted. nfa | NCI | Yes | Yes | 30361 |
21218 | 31/10/2017 | NCI Prawle Point | Reported to CG that semi-disabled yacht was visual. Updated when she was towed in by another. nfa | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 30285 |
21248 | 29/10/2017 | NCI Folkestone | Reported SART/EPIRB alert to CG. Latter established that originating vessel was carrying out routine test. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | n/n |
21206 | 29/10/2017 | NCI Porthcawl | Monitored and updated CG on reported capsized dinghy. Casualty self-righted. ILB, already at sea, attended to confirm all well. nfa | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 30149 |
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