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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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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
21210 | 27/10/2017 | NCI Gosport | Reported to CG that yacht calling Mayday was visual. Updated when she was safely towed in by another yacht. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 29981 |
21209 | 26/10/2017 | NCI Gosport | Reported to CG that vessel transmitting Mayday was visual. Updated when she was safely alongside. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 29940 |
21142 | 25/10/2017 | NCI Newhaven | Reported downed kitesurfer to CG. Updated when he managed to reach shore. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | 29818 |
21147 | 25/10/2017 | NCI Mablethorpe | In contact with CG over SART and MoB alerts received. CG contacted originating ship and no emergency triggered. FAWGI | NCI | No | Yes | n/n |
21027 | 24/10/2017 | NCI Skegness | Reported downed kite with no surfer to CG. ILB and CRT attended and surfer reported to have made it ashore. nfa | NCI | Yes | Yes | 29737 |
21018 | 22/10/2017 | NCI Southend | Reported 2 windsurfers trapped in boom to CG. ILB attended to recover one, the other made shore, QinetiQ informed. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 29574 |
20994 | 21/10/2017 | NCI Portland Bill | Reported disabled yacht near Portland Race to CG. Local FV and LB assisted with tow in. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 2814 |
21005 | 21/10/2017 | NCI Porthcawl | CG requested visual on surfer causing concern. Sighting confirmed. CRT and helo deployed to search. Subject located and reported safe. nfa | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | n/n |
21006 | 21/10/2017 | NCI Prawle Point | Relayed MoP report of capsized yacht on mooring to CG. Salcombe HM informed. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | n/n |
21002 | 21/10/2017 | NCI Porthcawl | CG reported four persons in water in exteme conditions. Visual sighting confirmed they were safely ashore. CRT attended and no further swimers sighted. nfa | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 29458 |
20986 | 20/10/2017 | NCI Skegness | Reported to police and CG one male MoP acting strangely in a distressed way on the beach. Subjecct had left prior to police arriving. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | 186 |
20996 | 20/10/2017 | NCI Exmouth | CG requested visual on vessel reportedly adrift. No visual sighting. NFA | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | n/n |
21204 | 19/10/2017 | NCI Teignmouth | Reported sailing dinghy in trouble to HM. MoP had also reported and local craft and ILB assisted to tow in safely. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 292235 |
21202 | 18/10/2017 | NCI Wooltack Point | Relayed PanPan call from disabled yacht to CG. AWLB attended to tow in safely. | NCI | Yes | Yes | n/k |
20963 | 16/10/2017 | NCI Exmouth | Relayed MoP report of drifting speedboat to CG. ILB attended and escorted safely to mooring. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 28931 |
20907 | 15/10/2017 | NCI Calshot Tower | Reported disabled small craft in main channel to CG. ILB attended and towed it in safely. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 28775 |
20905 | 15/10/2017 | NCI Fleetwood | Reported 2 MoP about to be tidebound to CG. Updated when they managed to wade back ashore. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | n/n |
20863 | 14/10/2017 | NCI Rame Head | Monitored and updated CG on recovery of disabled day boat by AWLB. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 28702 |
21029 | 14/10/2017 | NCI Torbay | CG requested any visual on divers left on surface by disabled dive boat. No sighting. LBs attended. Station then routinely closed. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 28707 |
20856 | 14/10/2017 | NCI Penzance | Reported floating hazard to CG. Sailing club tasked to recover buoy. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | n/a |
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