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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16937 | 16/08/2016 | NCI Fleetwood | CG requested visual search for disabled MB. Not visual but LB recovery monitored and CG updated. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 20689 |
| 16908 | 16/08/2016 | NCI Worms Head | Monitored and assisted CG and ILB to recover 3 MoPs stranded by flooded causeway. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 20640 |
| 16931 | 16/08/2016 | NCI Prawle Point | CG requested visual search for kayak reportedly off Start Pt. Nothing sighted monitoring continued. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | n/n |
| 16927 | 16/08/2016 | NCI Newhaven | Reported to Harbour Control and CG 3 lads on rocks possibly in trouble. Radio contact with passing boat reported lads now making back ashore. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | 20695 |
| 16903 | 15/08/2016 | NCI Newhaven | CG requested visual check and updates on recovery by LB of grounded sloop. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 20474 |
| 16914 | 15/08/2016 | NCI Needles | Relayed MoP report of abandoned clothing and camera to CG. Extensive search by CRT, ILB and helo for possible casualty found no one. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 20409 |
| 16932 | 15/08/2016 | NCI Prawle Point | Reported yacht caught in lobsterr potline to CG. Monitored and reported when she eventually got free. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | 20840 |
| 17058 | 14/08/2016 | NCI Needles | Reported concern over lone MoP on beach without visible support. ILB also observed him. Later found to have departed. nfa | NCI | Yes | Yes | 20212 |
| 16897 | 14/08/2016 | NCI Southend | CG requested visual check of MoP report of vessel emitting smoke and red flares. Visual check confirmed bulk carrier making engine smoke and no flares. nfa | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 20270 |
| 18436 | 14/08/2016 | NCI Brancaster | Reported Channel 16 interference to CG. Updated when it stopped. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | n/n |
| 17057 | 13/08/2016 | NCI Needles | Reported drifting dinghy and updated CG as passing yacht eventually recovered it. | NCI | No | Yes | n/n |
| 16911 | 13/08/2016 | NCI Needles | CG requested visual search for childs inflatable adrift. Nothing sighted. Search by other craft monitored until dinghy located. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 20085 |
| 16899 | 12/08/2016 | NCI Bass Point | Relayed MoP report of dog lost down badger sett to RSPCA via CG. Dog rescued, | NCI | No | Yes | n/a |
| 16874 | 11/08/2016 | NCI Bass Point | Reported tanker anchored close to submarine cables to BT Marine Liaison. Latter contacting CG to request it move. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | n/n |
| 16869 | 11/08/2016 | NCI Fleetwood | In conjunction with LB Station kept observation on MoPs attempting to launch PWCs at low water to ensure safety. All eventually clear. nfa | NCI | No | No | n/a |
| 16842 | 10/08/2016 | NCI Boscastle | Liaised with and updated CG during rescue of vessel on fire by local craft. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 19660 |
| 16845 | 10/08/2016 | NCI Prawle Point | Monitored and updated CG during recovery by local craft of disabled MB. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 19684 |
| 17708 | 10/08/2016 | NCI Mundesley | CG requested any visual on potential suicidal male. Nothing sighted. Police apprehended suspect. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 19254 |
| 16815 | 09/08/2016 | NCI Worms Head | Reported to CG that yacht with engine failure was visual. CG updated as AWLB attended to tow in. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 19603 |
| 16819 | 09/08/2016 | NCI Mablethorpe | Reported unidentified floating object to CG. ILB launched and found a deflated weather baloon. nfa | NCI | Yes | Yes | 19510 |
| 16820 | 09/08/2016 | NCI Exmouth | CG requested visual search for missing boy. Not sighted by NCI but later found safe by CRT. nfa | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 19526 |
| 16875 | 09/08/2016 | NCI Calshot Tower | Reported disabled dory to CG. ILB attended to tow in safely. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 19571 |
| 16800 | 08/08/2016 | NCI Porthcawl | Called for ambulance to casevac MoP suffering chest pains. | NCI | No | No | n/a |
| 16779 | 07/08/2016 | NCI Prawle Point | CG requested visual on disabled RIB drifting near rocks. Thick fog made any sighting impossible. RIB restarted engine and proceeded. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 19141 |
| 16784 | 07/08/2016 | NCI Herne Bay | CG requested visual on plastic dinghy being swept out. Target sighted but no persons visible. Safety services stood down. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 19353 |
| 16788 | 07/08/2016 | NCI Prawle Point | Assisted with communication with disabled MV. Chan. 65 in use, Chan 16 use being denied by CG. ILB towed casualty in. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 19284 |
| 16790 | 07/08/2016 | NCI Southend | Reported kite surfer trapped in Boom to CG. LB tasked but casualty managed to get back ashore and kayaker recovered kite. nfa | NCI | Yes | Yes | 19276 |
| 16794 | 07/08/2016 | NCI Exmouth | Relayed report from yacht to CG of young children on beach in possible danger. ILB attended but reported them not in trouble. nfa | NCI | Yes | Yes | 19190 |
| 16799 | 07/08/2016 | NCI Porthcawl | Assisted with CG communications to ILB during search for reportedly capsized craft. Nothing sighted. nfa | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 19289 |
| 16770 | 06/08/2016 | NCI Nells Point | Provided accurate position of liferaft lost overboard to CG for LB to recover. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 18922 |
| 16773 | 06/08/2016 | NCI Nells Point | Reported large floating object, possibly a capsized PWC, to CG. Pilot Boat and another recovered the object (an inflatable duck). | NCI | No | Yes | 19023 |
| 16782 | 06/08/2016 | NCI Rame Head | Relayed report of persons stuck on cliff face to CG. AWLB, ILB and 2 CRT's searched but no one found. nfa. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 19065 |
| 16859 | 06/08/2016 | NCI Needles | Updated CG during recovery of disabled yacht by local craft. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 18994 |
| 16861 | 06/08/2016 | NCI Needles | Provided CG and LBs with correct position of disabled FV for it to be towed in safely. Helo also attended. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 18973 |
| 16864 | 06/08/2016 | NCI Nells Point | Liaised with CG over recovery of capsized dory and rescue of 7 MoP by ILB. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 18978 |
| 16791 | 05/08/2016 | NCI Shoreham | Attended an MoP reported suffering cardiac arrest and called for an ambulance to casevac to hospital. | NCI | No | No | n/n |
| 16792 | 05/08/2016 | NCI Shoreham | Advised family reported by FPV WATCHFULL as being on beach about to be cut off by tide. Family left beach safely. | NCI | No | No | n/n |
| 16750 | 04/08/2016 | NCI Calshot Tower | Monitored and updated CG during recovery of manoverboard by adjacent vessel. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 18641 |
| 16746 | 03/08/2016 | NCI Calshot Tower | CG requested visual search for inexperienced kayaker in poor conditions. Nothing sighted. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 18586 |
| 16762 | 03/08/2016 | NCI Portland Bill | Provided accurate position of disabled yacht in Portland Race to CG and AWLB for latter to tow it in safely | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 18549 |