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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20733 | 22/07/2017 | NCI Needles | Reported to CG visual on dismasted yacht. Updates and new position passed as ALB takes her in tow. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 18880 |
19617 | 22/07/2017 | NCI Polruan | Relayed calls from semi-disabled yacht to CG. LB attended to tow in safely. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 18891 |
19621 | 22/07/2017 | NCI St Agnes Head | Relayed to CG MoP report of lady injured on coastal path. CRT and ambulance attended to transfer to hospital. | NCI | No | Yes | 18914 |
19709 | 22/07/2017 | NCI Fleetwood | Provided CG with identity of yacht transmitting a SART transmission. Incident resolved. nfa | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 18877 |
19707 | 21/07/2017 | NCI Calshot Tower | Provided accurate position of MV declaring PanPan. Updated when engine restarted and vessel entered harbour. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 18771 |
20731 | 20/07/2017 | NCI Needles | Reports MOB Alarm and position of target yacht passed to CG. ILB attended and reports all safe. False alarm. nfa | NCI | Yes | Yes | 18649 |
19531 | 19/07/2017 | NCI Nells Point | Reported to CG 2 MoP cut off by tide on island. CRT attended but men elected to remain there fishing until tide retreated. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | 16514 |
19501 | 18/07/2017 | NCI Polruan | Observed and reported disabled launch to HM and CG. Harbour Patrol and ILB attended and casualty towed in safely. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 18402 |
19527 | 18/07/2017 | NCI Shoreham | Relayed MoP report of disabled yacht to CG. Provided accurate position for LB to tow in safely. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 18455 |
19611 | 18/07/2017 | NCI Polruan | CG requested visual on Danish yacht reportedly 'in difficulty' in heavy weather. Sighting confirmed as yacht returned to harbour. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | tba |
19638 | 18/07/2017 | NCI Nare Point | Reported merchant ship not transmitting AIS to CG. Latter contacted vessel who reported the set out of action. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | n/n |
19819 | 17/07/2017 | NCI Folkestone | Updated CG on tombstoning youths. CRT, but not police attended and youths moved off. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 8239 |
19799 | 16/07/2017 | NCI Porthcawl | Reported large drifting marker buoy as hazard to small craft to CG. Item monitored until out of sight. | NCI | No | Yes | n/n |
20730 | 16/07/2017 | NCI Needles | Relayed to CG Chan. 65 report of manned RIB in trouble. Updated as ALB attended and takes casualties to harbour and paramedics. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 18099 |
19478 | 16/07/2017 | NCI Nells Point | Provided CG with accurate position of disabled FV for LB to tow in safely. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 18071 |
19480 | 16/07/2017 | NCI Newhaven | Reported MoP on cliff with air rifle to police. Suspect arrested. | NCI | No | No | n/n |
19486 | 16/07/2017 | NCI Exmouth | Relayed report of drfting tender (possibly from Teignmouth) to Teignmouth NCI. Craft recovered to Exmouth Marina.. | NCI | No | No | n/n |
19817 | 14/07/2017 | NCI Folkestone | Relayed MoP report of overdue kayakers from France to CG. Pan Pan issued and kayakers reported entering Dover harbour safely. CRT attended them. | NCI | No | Yes | 17855 |
19468 | 13/07/2017 | NCI Rame Head | Reported FV dumping rubbish to CG. Plymouth Pollution Unit informed. | NCI | No | Yes | 17711 |
19460 | 12/07/2017 | NCI Prawle Point | Provided accurate position of disabled yacht to CG. LB attended to tow in safely. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 17611 |
19466 | 09/07/2017 | NCI Porthcawl | In contact with police and harbourmaster re several MoP 'tombstoning' dangerously. Both attended and moved the jumpers away. | NCI | No | Yes | n/n |
19471 | 09/07/2017 | NCI St Alban's Head | Relayed request from walking group for assistance to injured member. Position eventually established and CRT recovered casualty to hospital. | NCI | No | Yes | 17244 |
19441 | 08/07/2017 | NCI Nells Point | Reported two MoP cut off by tide on island. ILB and CRT attended, the latter to 'give advice' when they were landed ashore. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 17088 |
19443 | 08/07/2017 | NCI Calshot Tower | Yacht reported grounding on Chan.65. Relayed to CG. ILB assisted her to refloat. | NCI | No | Yes | 17040 |
19457 | 08/07/2017 | NCI St Ives | Reported yacht in possible danger to CG. Updated as the vessel cleared the shoal. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | n/n |
19699 | 08/07/2017 | NCI Caister | CG requested lookout for overdue swimmers. Reported MoPs landing ashore. CRT attended and found they had not informed CG of their 4 mile swim. nfa | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | n/n |
194436 | 07/07/2017 | NCI Nells Point | Informed CG of MoP report of missing (depressed) male. Carried out visual search. Casualty ultmately found in woodland but deceased.. | NCI | No | Yes | 16874 |
19447 | 07/07/2017 | NCI Fleetwood | Reported visual contact on disabled MB to CG. Updated as AWLB took under tow. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 16881 |
19701 | 07/07/2017 | NCI Lyme Bay | Reported possibly overdue scuba divers to CG. CRT attended but no trace found. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | 16896 |
19525 | 06/07/2017 | NCI Teignmouth | Relayed MoP report to CG of driver trapped under grass cutter slipped down embankment. CRT and lifeguards attended to extract casualty for ambulance casevac to hospital. | NCI | No | Yes | 16802 |
19423 | 05/07/2017 | NCI Calshot Tower | Reported grounded yacht to CG. Updated when she refloated on tide. | NCI | No | Yes | 16635 |
19425 | 05/07/2017 | NCI St Ives | Reported dinghy in trouble to CG. Local tourist boat assisted it to shore. | NCI | No | Yes | 16680 |
19414 | 05/07/2017 | NCI Fleetwood | CG requested any info on 'vulnerable man' dropped off in town. No evidence found and ultimately assessed as a 'hoax'. nfa | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 16660 |
19422 | 04/07/2017 | NCI Calshot Tower | CG requested visual search for craft with activated MoB beacon. No sighting. ILB found it in a locker on unmanned moored boat. nfa | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 161491 |
19424 | 03/07/2017 | NCI Shoreham | Reported unwell watchkeeper to 999. Ambulance and paramedics attended (twice) and patient moved to hospital. | NCI | No | No | n/n |
19395 | 03/07/2017 | NCI Nells Point | Reported 2 MoPs cut off by tide on island. CRT attended and ILB recovered them safely to mainland. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 16391 |
20613 | 03/07/2017 | NCI Penzance | Reported small open boat to CG waving for assistance. Updated when passing FV towed it into harbour. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | 16412 |
19374 | 02/07/2017 | NCI Newhaven | Reported downed PWC to CG and liased with CG and Simpson Marine while LB attended to now beached craft. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 16295 |
19399 | 02/07/2017 | NCI Calshot Tower | CG requested observation of 1 adult and child in danger of becoming tidebound. Updated when both returned to shore safely. nfa | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 16238 |
19401 | 02/07/2017 | NCI Exmouth | Carried out visual search for swimmer reported in shipping channel. Lifeguards also involved. No sighting. nfa | NCI | No | No | n/n |
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