Incident Summaries

The Total Number of Incidents since we started recording them can be found by selecting '-Year' from the Year filter : 7730
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.
14015 05/02/2014 NCI Swanage Reported swamped tender drifting out. MoP attended to claim ownership. Dinghy continued drifting out. nfa NCI No Yes 491
14010 01/02/2014 NCI Calshot Tower Reported kite surfer parted from board and swimming ashore. LB attended and checked his condition having reached the beach. NCI Yes Yes 397
14011 01/02/2014 NCI Folkestone Assisted in CG search for climber reported at risk by relaying on landline and #Zero between MRCC and CG Mobile. Nothing sighted. nfa MCA/HMCG No Yes n/n
14057 31/01/2014 NCI Rame Head Advised CG of incoming tanker on dangerous heading. Vessel advised and altered course thus avoiding grounding. NCI No Yes n/n
14014 30/01/2014 NCI Stepper Point CG requested watch on MoP report of lone surfer. Watch maintained until surfer reached beach. nfa MCA/HMCG No Yes n/n
01413 28/01/2014 NCI Stepper Point Reported wind surfer in possible danger. Surfer regained board and shore. nfa NCI No Yes n/n
14009 20/01/2014 NCI Calshot Tower Reported yacht aground. LB attended to tow off and escort in. NCI Yes Yes 318
14008 19/01/2014 NCI Portland Bill Reported possible liferaft adrift. Directed LB to object. Reported to be mass of fishing floats etc nfa NCI Yes Yes n/n
14005 18/01/2014 NCI Nells Point Reported unmanned tender adrift. LB launched to recover safely. NCI Yes Yes 34138
14007 18/01/2014 NCI Exmouth Observed and relayed MoP report of Kite boarder in difficulty. Monitored and reported his safe return ashore. NCI No Yes 349132
14028 18/01/2014 NCI Shoreham CG requested visual lookout for missing female. Nothing sighted. MoP found by police. nfa MCA/HMCG No Yes 241
14006 17/01/2014 NCI Portland Bill Assisted in search for missing yacht. Provided one sighting but it was not the target. Yacht eventually arrived safely. MCA/HMCG No Yes n/n
14002 16/01/2014 NCI Mablethorpe Reported suspected fire on a 'Protector Buoy'. CG advised that it was only a platform beyond the buoy 'flaring'. nfa NCI No Yes 348883
14004 12/01/2014 NCI Shoreham Reported injured PWC rider away from craft. Second PWC recovered casualty to paramedics and ILB recovered craft. NCI Yes Yes 348682
14001 10/01/2014 NCI Gosport Relayed yacht report of floating tree to QHM and monitored recovery by harbour tug. NCI No No n/n
14003 06/01/2014 NCI Shoreham Relayed MoP report of 'suspicious' object in surf. CG Mobile attended and reported no danger. nfa NCI No Yes 0125
01448 30/12/2013 NCI Newhaven CG requested visual search for 'red object in water' reported by MoP. Nothing sighted. Incident closed. MCA/HMCG No Yes 4910
01447 28/12/2013 NCI Penzance CG requested visual check on MoP report of inflatable 'in trouble'. Craft identified but all well (although no lifejackets). ILB launched to 'advise' and bring into harbour. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 5009
10449 28/12/2013 NCI Folkestone Reported possible 'suspicious' object on beach to Police with two MoP examining. D.Cs attended and confirmed as 'lump of pork'. nfa NCI No Yes n/n
01446 28/12/2013 NCI Penzance CG requested visual check for person MoP reported 'in water'. Large seabird spotted but no casualty. Incident closed. MCA/HMCG No Yes 5008
01445 22/12/2013 NCI Teignmouth Reported dinghy indicating 'distress'. Mobile CG attended and casualty towed in by Lifeboat. Chan.00 used to clarify situation. NCI Yes Yes 4930
01444 13/12/2013 NCI Needles Relayed intercepted single Mayday call from 'OCEAN STAR'. No further contacts ashore or by passing craft. Assessed as possible 'training' . NFA NCI Yes Yes 4721
01443 10/12/2013 NCI Froward Point Relayed intercepted FV conversation re engine fire not heard by MRCC Brixham. LB attended. Fire extinguished. FV towed in. NCI Yes Yes 345875
01442.2 07/12/2013 NCI Prawle Point CG requested monitoring of disabled FV under tow. No sighting. nfa MCA/HMCG No Yes 4770
01441 07/12/2013 NCI Mundesley Reported 'suspicious object' handed in by MoP. Police attended. Object identified as 'oil filter'. NFA NCI No Yes n/n
01442 07/12/2013 NCI Calshot Tower Reported two MoP waving in water. LB launched and HM craft also attended. Two MoP rescued from capsized boat for casevac to hospital with hypothermia. NCI Yes Yes 4673
01438 04/12/2013 NCI Stepper Point Assisted recovery of semi-disabled yacht by LB by relaying intercepted radio messages. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 478
01436 30/11/2013 NCI Worms Head Reported MoP cut off by tide. Siren and megaphone utilised. CRT and LB attended to recover Dutch student to mainland.NFA NCI Yes Yes 344976
01437 30/11/2013 NCI Torbay Sighted and reported 2 'lost' divers. Watchkeeper conned LB to recover both uninjured. NCI Yes Yes 4692
01435 29/11/2013 NCI Newhaven CG requested visual check on sailing kayak reported overdue. Sighting confirmed and craft on beach loading to tow. CRT attended. nfa MCA/HMCG No Yes 4630
01440 28/11/2013 NCI Mundesley Reported large metal object buried in sand. CRT attended. Object identified as 'scrap metal' NFA NCI No Yes n/n
01439 25/11/2013 NCI Folkestone Reported MoP attempting to climb cliff face. Police attended but no trace found. Assumed MoP had left scene. NCI No Yes 5248
01434 17/11/2013 NCI Needles Reported angling craft in possible trouble. CRT attended and situation monitored. Vessel eventually switched on lights and departed. nfa NCI No Yes 4550
01433 12/11/2013 NCI Mundesley Reported previously unseen objects at low water as danger to small craft. CRT identified them as ex-beach defences. nfa NCI No Yes n/n
01430 11/11/2013 NCI Newhaven CG requested scan of beach for MoP report of object on beach. Police and CRT attended. Nothing untoward found. MCA/HMCG No Yes 4456
01431 10/11/2013 NCI Worms Head Relayed MoP report of pollution in Rhossili Bay. (similar to SW Coast incidents). NCI No Yes n/n
01429 08/11/2013 NCI Newhaven Police attended Lookout to search for distressed male. MoP observed close to cliff wih knife. CG advised. Man apprehended by police without injury. Police No Yes 4464
01427 05/11/2013 NCI Stepper Point Reported windsurfer in difficulty in rough seas. ILB and CRT attended with casualty being swept ashore on rocks. CallConnect to ILB initially failed to work. NCI Yes Yes 4431
01428 05/11/2013 NCI Gosport CG requested visual check on disabled 22ft ML. Craft identified. Recovery by Police launch monitored and reported. MCA/HMCG No Yes 4428
01426 02/11/2013 NCI Fleetwood CG requested visual on FV taking in water. Casualty identified and reported. LBs attended, pump repaired and FV escorted in. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 3494

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