Incident Summaries

The Total Number of Incidents since we started recording them can be found by selecting '-Year' from the Year filter : 7713
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.
20754 05/10/2017 NCI Porthcawl Reported major cliff rockfall to CG as possible danger to coastal path. Relevant authority will be informed. NCI No Yes n/n
20709 04/10/2017 NCI Prawle Point Reported to CG lady stuck on mobility scooter on coast path. CRT attended and helped her return to car. NCI No Yes n/n
20965 04/10/2017 NCI Nare Point Monitored and updated CG during recovery of casualties from explosion on survey vessel. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 27795
20715 04/10/2017 NCI Polruan Liaised with CG over recovery by harbour patrol of disabled speedboat. Updated as she was towed in safely. MCA/HMCG No Yes n/k
20702 03/10/2017 NCI St Ives Reported yacht in possible difficulty to CG. ILB attended to give anchoring advice and escort her into St Ives. NCI Yes Yes 27732
20673 02/10/2017 NCI Worms Head Reported two MoPs potentially tidebound to CG. Updated as they tried to wade back. CRT attended until they managed to get across - wet. NCI No Yes 27667
20634 01/10/2017 NCI Calshot Tower Reported capsized catamaran to CG. ILB tasked and directed to casualty on Chan. 0. Craft righted and escorted safely to shore. NCI Yes Yes 27586
20629 30/09/2017 NCI Newhaven Police requested lookout for missing woman. CG aware but no sighting by NCI. Incident ongoing with victim seated on cliff edge when watch closed. Police No Yes 27530
20739 30/09/2017 NCI Needles Provided accurate position of disabled beached MV to CG for ILB and CRT to attend. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 27525
20643 30/09/2017 NCI Caister CG requested visual on possible grounded vessel. No sighting. ILB search negative. nfa fawgi MCA/HMCG Yes Yes n/n
20627 29/09/2017 NCI Calshot Tower Reported grounded yacht to CG. Updated when local sailing school assisted recovery. nfa NCI No Yes 27415
20617 28/09/2017 NCI Bass Point Reported semi-disabled tanker anchored over submarine cable to CG and BT Marine. Updated when she moved further away. NCI No Yes 27346
20675 27/09/2017 NCI St Alban's Head Relayed Chan. 65 report of empty tender 1.25 n.m offshore to CG. NFA reported. NCI No Yes 27301
20166 26/09/2017 NCI Gwennap Head Reported to CG drifting inflatable being blown onto cliffs. AWLB attended to rescue unharmed. NCI Yes Yes 23695
20622 24/09/2017 NCI Shoreham Reported broken down speedboat to CG. Updated when it managed to restart its engine and proceed to harbour. NCI No Yes 27030
20492 24/09/2017 NCI Newhaven Reported downed PWC unable to recover to lifeguards and CG. LB attended to tow in. NCI Yes Yes 27050
20557 24/09/2017 NCI Porthcawl Reported to CG and local Marina concerning yacht anchored in dangerous position. Remained safe overnight. nfa NCI No Yes n/a
20595 24/09/2017 NCI Fleetwood CG requested update on report of PWC in trouble. Target identified and ILB already on exercise tasked to tow in safely. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 27043
20738 23/09/2017 NCI Needles Informed CG that disabled FV was visual. Updated as ALB undertakes tow to harbour. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 26937
20556 23/09/2017 NCI Mablethorpe In contact with police over MoP report of strange actions on beach. Police confirmed that all was in order. nfa NCI No No n/n
20593 23/09/2017 NCI Fleetwood CG requested visual update on MoP report of 2 and a dog cut off by tide. Targets sighted and reported as safe having waded back. nfa MCA/HMCG No Yes 26890
20594 23/09/2017 NCI Fleetwood CG requested visual update on MoP report of an MB emitting black smoke. Target identified and reported as 'safe' with faulty governor. nfa. MCA/HMCG No Yes n/k
20625 22/09/2017 NCI Folkestone Reported concern to police over domestic altercation near cliff and possible child involved. Police attended and confirmed no child at risk. nfa NCI No No n/n
20483 22/09/2017 NCI Skegness Reported to CG one female MoP sighted stuck in mud hole. CRT attended but husband managed to free her before they arrived. nfa NCI No Yes 26812
20487 22/09/2017 NCI Exmouth CG requested visual on two MoPs reported tidebound on sand bar. Casualties sighted, ILB recovered them to shore. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 26829
20477 21/09/2017 NCI Porthcawl Reported to CG large black object washed onto beach. Lifeguards found a large recycling box. nfa - Fawgi NCI No Yes 26747
20482 21/09/2017 NCI Skegness CG requested any visual on report of two MoP tidebound on sandbar. Not visible from Lokout. ILB recovered one dog from water. nfa MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 26710
20486 21/09/2017 NCI Exmouth CG requested visual search for vessel sending a corrupted PanPan. No sighting. nfa MCA/HMCG No Yes 26732
20472 21/09/2017 NCI Mablethorpe Relayed MoP report of beach obstruction as danger to wildlife to CG. nfa NCI No Yes 26742
20490 20/09/2017 NCI Teignmouth Reported previously unseen object close offshore to CG. Investigations showed it to be a previously unadvised sea condition detector from Plymouth University. nfa NCI No Yes 26647
20467 20/09/2017 NCI Fleetwood Assisted CG CRT to locate 2 men reportedly 'at risk' from being tidebound. Updated as men made their way ashore. MCA/HMCG No Yes 26627
20471 20/09/2017 NCI Stepper Point CG requested visual on report of capsized dinghy. Confirmed that it had been righted and was under control. nfa MCA/HMCG No Yes 26635
20459 19/09/2017 NCI Felixstowe CG requested updates on recovery of semi-disabled motor cruiser escorted in by ILB. Safe arrival in harbour reported. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 252656
20454 18/09/2017 NCI Lee-on-the-Solent Reported downed kite surfer to CG. Observed incident from shoreline and updated CG when he recovered kite. nfa NCI No Yes 26478
20469 18/09/2017 NCI Newhaven Reported agitated man on cliff edge to CG. CRT and police attended and potential casualty persuaded to move to safety. NCI No Yes 26442
20333 17/09/2017 NCI Nells Point Reported 3 MoP tidebound on island to CG. CRT and ILB deployed but 'casualties' elected to remain on the Island. CG updated. NCI Yes Yes 26352
20334 17/09/2017 NCI Exmouth CG requested visual on disabled speedboat. Target sigted and CG updated when local boat towed it in. MCA/HMCG No Yes 26323
20337 17/09/2017 NCI Teignmouth CG requested visual on disabled MB. Confirmed in sight and updated CG as local boat and LB asisted to tow in. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 26330
20371 17/09/2017 NCI St Ives CG requested visual on MoP report of capsized kite surfer. Sighting confirmed he was not in trouble. FAWGI MCA/HMCG No Yes 26378
20455 17/09/2017 NCI Calshot Tower Liaised on Chan. 65 with ILB to locate disabled yacht for the LB to tow in. CG updated. RNLI Yes Yes 26379

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