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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13658 | 10/03/2016 | NCI Bass Point | Assistance provided to Falmouth CG to test their communications system. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | n/n |
| 18422 | 08/03/2016 | NCI Brancaster | Monitored Mayday call from FV. No action rqd. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | n/k |
| 13400 | 02/03/2016 | NCI Canvey Island | Relayed concerned MoP report of abandoned clothing on sea wall. Searches conducted with no result. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | n/n |
| 13418 | 29/02/2016 | NCI St Alban's Head | Reported naked male walker to police. Subsequent searches failed to locate him. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | 3423 |
| 13371 | 26/02/2016 | NCI Folkestone | CG requested visual check on floating object reported by MoP. Sighting confirmed as damaged outfall buoy. nfa | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 3257 |
| 13366 | 25/02/2016 | NCI Prawle Point | Provided CG with accurate position of disabled FV. LB attended to tow in safely. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 3210 |
| 13447 | 22/02/2016 | NCI Portland Bill | Reported large log as hazard to navigation to CG. | NCI | No | Yes | n/n |
| 13340 | 20/02/2016 | NCI Gosport | Provided QHM with position of yacht calling PanPan in main channel. CG also informed. MOD Police launch towed her in safely. | NCI | No | Yes | 2925 |
| 13350 | 19/02/2016 | NCI Needles | Reported grounded yacht to CG. AWLB attended and refloated casualty before towing her into harbour. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 2675 |
| 13330 | 18/02/2016 | NCI Lee-on-the-Solent | CG requested visual on MoP report of kite surfer in trouble. Position confirmed, LB launched and recovered two casualties. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 2828 |
| 13242 | 14/02/2016 | NCI Bass Point | Reported container ship om dangerous heading to CG. Master radios CG that he is temporarily seeking shelter. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | n/n |
| 13304 | 14/02/2016 | NCI Exmouth | Passed MoP report of dog over cliff to CG. Dog rescued by Sidmouth ILB. | NCI | No | Yes | 2608 |
| 16879 | 14/02/2016 | NCI Fleetwood | CG requested visual on kayakers in danger. Monitored and updated as AWLB rescued them to shore. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 2615 |
| 13300 | 09/02/2016 | NCI Nare Point | Reported empty drifting dinghy to CG. Communications to possible owners ineffective. Dinghy eventually recovered by local dory. | NCI | No | Yes | 2278 |
| 13338 | 09/02/2016 | NCI Fleetwood | Reported empty mastless yacht adrift to CG. LB attended but unable to pass tow. Drifted out of sight. nfa | NCI | Yes | Yes | 2300 |
| 13305 | 08/02/2016 | NCI St Alban's Head | Assisted CG in checking, together with NCI Swanage, safety of small MB close under cliffs. Reported when seen to be all well. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | 2279 |
| 13225 | 07/02/2016 | NCI Froward Point | Relayed MoP report of empty drifting dinghy to CG. ILB attended to tow in. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 2140 |
| 13249 | 07/02/2016 | NCI Teignmouth | CG requested visual check on ship reportedly listing. List confirmed. Ship told CG that it was intentional for maintenance. nfa | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 2155 |
| 13214 | 06/02/2016 | NCI Swanage | Alerted emergency services to attend suicidal jump from cliff. NCI Watchkeeper and all attended whilst casualty was lifted by CG helo for transfer to hospital. | NCI | No | Yes | 2082 |
| 13193 | 05/02/2016 | NCI Calshot Tower | Reported kitesurfer in water near shipping channel unable to regain board to Harbourmaster and CG. Surfer reached shore negative kite. | NCI | No | Yes | 2018 |
| 13299 | 02/02/2016 | NCI Nare Point | Assisted sick MoP in Station and then transported her and son to town to recover. | NCI | No | No | n/a |
| 13166 | 01/02/2016 | NCI Mablethorpe | Watchkeeper collapsed whilst on watch. Ambulance attended to casevac to hospital. | NCI | No | No | n/n |
| 13190 | 01/02/2016 | NCI Penzance | CG requested monitoring on 2 Paddle Boarders reported out in poor weather by MoP . CG informed when they reached shore safely. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 1810 |
| 13213 | 31/01/2016 | NCI Swanage | Relayed Sailing Club report of dismasted dinghy and updated CG whilst ILB recovered casualty and boat. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 1759 |
| 13243 | 31/01/2016 | NCI Bass Point | Reported ship anchored over BT cables to CG. CG informed ship - who did not move. | NCI | No | Yes | n/n |
| 13155 | 31/01/2016 | NCI Calshot Tower | Provided position of large debris (navigational hazard) to LB. But object to large to recover. ABP Southampton advised and provided marker. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | n/n |
| 13336 | 31/01/2016 | NCI Fleetwood | CG requested visual check on craft causing concern. Vessel identified and position confirmed. nfa | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 1772 |
| 13121 | 26/01/2016 | NCI Gosport | Assisted CG in identifying FV reported by an MoP as 'in trouble'. Radio and mobile phone used to confirm that it was not disabled. nfa | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 1474 |
| 13113 | 24/01/2016 | NCI Worms Head | Reported 2 MoPs tidebound on causeway to CG. CRT and ILB attended and recovered them safely to mainland. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 1346 |
| 13104 | 22/01/2016 | NCI St Ives | Further sewage discharge (see #1300) reported to HM and Environment Agency. SW Water reported an ongoing problem. | NCI | No | No | n/n |
| 13103 | 22/01/2016 | NCI St Ives | Reported dinghy with one MoP in difficulty to CG. ILB self-launched and recovered elderly occupant safely to own yacht. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 1147 |
| 13111 | 22/01/2016 | NCI Herne Bay | Assisted recovery of disabled FV by ILB by relaying radio traffic from CG and LB and passing positional info. | NCI | Yes | Yes | n/n |
| 13100 | 21/01/2016 | NCI St Ives | Reported major sewage leak from macerating plant to Environment Agency (#1404845), CG and HM. SW Water closed leak. | NCI | No | Yes | n/n. |
| 13095 | 20/01/2016 | NCI Gorleston | Provided information to CG concerning RIB approaching abandoned grounded yacht. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 310 |
| 13097 | 20/01/2016 | NCI Lee-on-the-Solent | Reported quantity of armoured cable sighted ashore to CG. Local Council requested by CG to arrange disposal. | NCI | No | Yes | 1114 |
| 13086 | 18/01/2016 | NCI Lyme Bay | Relayed MoP report of flares sighted to CG. CG confirmed that they were exercise flares from RN Helo. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | 1015 |
| 13128 | 18/01/2016 | NCI Nare Point | Reported to CG a small FV in possible danger in high seas. CG requested monitoring until it reached safety. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | n/n |
| 13076 | 17/01/2016 | NCI St Ives | Assisted CG and ILB in helping yacht in difficulty to safe anchorage. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 964 |
| 13065 | 12/01/2016 | NCI Nare Point | CG requested any visual sighting of MoP report of disabled vessels. CG informed of various FVs in area,some under tow. nfa | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | n/n |
| 10364 | 11/01/2016 | NCI Nare Point | Reported floating railway sleeper to CG as danger to navigation. NCI thanked for info. NFA | NCI | No | Yes | n/n |
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