| Incident No. | Date of Incident | Station Name | Incident Summary | Initiated by | Lifeboat involved | MCA | MCA No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8098 | 30/07/2008 | NCI Wells-next-the-Sea | Reported child cut off by tide with exhausted father. LB attended to land them and others | NCI | Yes | Yes | |
| 8097 | 27/07/2008 | NCI Whitstable | Provided dressing for child with cut foot. Parent took him to hospital A&E Dept. | NCI | No | No | |
| 8096 | 26/07/2008 | NCI Prawle Point | Monitored and updated CG re disabled yacht. Engine restarted. NFA | NCI | No | Yes | 2646 |
| 8095 | 24/07/2008 | NCI Exmouth | Co-operation with CG to check on downed kitesurfer. Casualty helped ashore by others. NFA | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 2603 |
| 8094 | 24/07/2008 | NCI Exmouth | Co-operation with CG to rescue downed kitesurfers. Three landed safely. NFA | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 2601 |
| 8093 | 21/07/2008 | NCI Prawle Point | Located apparently unmanned FV reported by MoP. Spotted crew onboard. NFA | NCI | No | Yes | 2522 |
| 8092 | 21/07/2008 | NCI Rame Head | Reported handbag found by MOP body found below cliffs by CG and police helo recovered by LB | NCI | Yes | Yes | 2522 |
| 8090 | 20/07/2008 | NCI Teignmouth | Off-watch NCI member reports disabled MB drifting out. CG informed. Local boat towed in. NFA | NCI | No | Yes | 2494 |
| 8089 | 20/07/2008 | NCI Prawle Point | Reported disabled dinghy and alerted nearby boat by hailer. Craft towed in. Reports to CG. | NCI | No | Yes | 131720 |
| 8088 | 20/07/2008 | NCI Fleetwood | Reported MoP cut off by tide. Man and dog waded ashore and interviewed by CG | NCI | No | Yes | 131663 |
| 8087 | 20/07/2008 | NCI Fleetwood | Reported disabled MB in surf. ILB attended and towed in. NFA | NCI | Yes | Yes | |
| 8086 | 20/07/2008 | NCI Nells Point | Reported six MoP cut-off by tide. Landed by lifeboats. NFA | NCI | Yes | Yes | 131787 |
| 8085 | 20/07/2008 | NCI Nells Point | Reported disabled yacht drifting ashore. LB attended and towed in. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 131698 |
| 8091 | 20/07/2008 | NCI Folkestone | Off-duty NCI member reports distressed MoP in water. Police and ambulance attended rescue. | NCI | No | No | 1730 |
| 8084 | 19/07/2008 | NCI Charlestown | Reported Mayday from MB taking water. Ferry and LB attended to pump out and tow in. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 2478 |
| 8083 | 15/07/2008 | NCI Skegness | Reported inflatable in difficulties. ILB launched but dinghy reached shore unaided. NFA | NCI | Yes | Yes | |
| 8082 | 15/07/2008 | NCI Penzance | Refined position of dismasted yacht to CG. Monitored recovery by another yacht and LB. NFA | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | |
| 8081 | 14/07/2008 | NCI Froward Point | Reported disabled MC near rocks and possible assisting craft. ILB attended and towed in. NFA | NCI | Yes | Yes | 131121 |
| 8080 | 13/07/2008 | NCI Fleetwood | Reported two motorcyclists cut off by tide. Escorted to safety by CG. | NCI | No | Yes | |
| 8079 | 13/07/2008 | NCI Fleetwood | Reported and directed rescue of 2 MoP and dogs cut off by tide. ILB and LB attended rescue. | NCI | Yes | Yes | |
| 8078 | 13/07/2008 | NCI Herne Bay | Reported position of disabled sportsboat to CG. Flare sighted LB attended and towed in. NFA | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | |
| 8077 | 10/07/2008 | NCI Boscastle | CG requested info on disabled RIB. Nothing visible but reported safe arrival later NFA | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | |
| 8076 | 08/07/2008 | NCI Froward Point | CG requested watch on disabled MB. Reported repaired and underway. NFA | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 2375 |
| 8075 | 04/07/2008 | NCI Prawle Point | Reported yacht fouled by crabpot line in F6 wind. LB and helo tasked to tow and lift 1 crew | NCI | Yes | Yes | 2297 |
| 8074 | 03/07/2008 | NCI Wells-next-the-Sea | Relayed MoP report of injured youth. CG and helo attended to casevac to A&E. | NCI | No | Yes | |
| 8073 | 30/06/2008 | NCI Charlestown | Reported three MoP cut off by tide. Fowey ILB attended and landed them at Charlestown | NCI | Yes | Yes | 2246 |
| 8072 | 29/06/2008 | NCI Fleetwood | Co-operation with CG and LB to save MoP cut off by tide. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | |
| 8071 | 29/06/2008 | NCI Stepper Point | Liaised with CG to task Air Ambulance to injured walker. Attended casualty until paramedics arrived. | NCI | No | Yes | |
| 8070 | 28/06/2008 | NCI Skegness | Reported two inflatables in difficulty. ILB launched and recovered to shore. NFA | NCI | Yes | Yes | |
| 8069 | 28/06/2008 | NCI Skegness | Reported swimmer in difficulties. ILB already at sea. Swimmer reached shore unaided. NFA | NCI | Yes | Yes | |
| 8068 | 28/06/2008 | NCI Polruan | Co-operated with CG to locate overdue vessel. Located and returned to harbour | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | |
| 8067 | 28/06/2008 | NCI Polruan | Reported position of disabled MB. CG asked Harbour Patrol to tow in. | NCI | No | Yes | |
| 8066 | 28/06/2008 | NCI Wells-next-the-Sea | Reported injured MoP on beach. Paramedics and Air ambulance attended. | NCI | No | Yes | 129846 |
| 8065 | 27/06/2008 | NCI Wells-next-the-Sea | Involved in rescue by MoP of children in drifting dinghy. LB stood down. NFA | NCI | No | Yes | |
| 8064 | 25/06/2008 | NCI Rame Head | MoP reported unmanned dinghy adrift. Observed and reported. CG and ILB attended. NFA | NCI | Yes | Yes | 2197 |
| 8063 | 25/06/2008 | NCI Froward Point | Observed and reported dinghy in possible danger. Passing yacht assisted on CG request. NFA | NCI | No | Yes | 2189 |
| 8062 | 25/06/2008 | NCI Froward Point | Observed and reported dinghy in possible danger. Passing yacht assisted on CG request. NFA | NCI | No | Yes | 2189 |
| 8061 | 22/06/2008 | NCI Exmouth | CG requested search for dismasted yacht. Reported position. LB attended. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 2136 |
| 8060 | 22/06/2008 | NCI Teignmouth | Reported disabled PWC. Lifeboat attended and towed in. NFA | NCI | Yes | Yes | 2148 |
| 8059 | 22/06/2008 | NCI Newhaven | NCI proactive in spotting swimmer reported in difficulties and monitoring rescue. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 2357 |
Currently 56 NCI stations are operational and manned by over 2600 volunteers keeping watch around the British Isles from Fleetwood in the North West, through Wales, to the South and East of England to Hornsea in the East Riding of Yorkshire.
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