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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13020 | 04/03/2013 | NCI Skegness | Reported dead porpoise ashore as health hazard. CRT attended. Nature Reserve also informed. | NCI | No | Yes | n/n |
13019 | 25/02/2013 | NCI Wells-next-the-Sea | Reported possible hazardous object on beach. CG identified it as safe jetsam. NFA | NCI | No | Yes | 313944 |
13018 | 23/02/2013 | NCI Nells Point | Reported five MoP cut-off by tide. Four waded back, one recovered by ILB. Three casevac to hospital. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 373 |
13017 | 22/02/2013 | NCI Portland Bill | Monitored and updated CG on confrontation between FVs. Marine Police attended. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | n/n |
13016 | 22/02/2013 | NCI Needles | Reported possible floating hazard. CG and ILB attended to recover large rudder. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 471 |
13015 | 18/02/2013 | NCI Mablethorpe | Police requested search for missing MoP. Subject spotted and reported for Police to collect. 90/18 | Police | No | No | n/n |
13014 | 18/02/2013 | NCI Point Lynas | Assisted with stabilisation and recovery of injured MoP until CG and helo attended to casevac. | NCI | No | Yes | 290 |
13013 | 17/02/2013 | NCI Wells-next-the-Sea | MoP reported collapsed companion. CG, Ambulance and helo attended. Casualty recovered. NFA | NCI | No | Yes | 327 |
13012 | 16/02/2013 | NCI Canvey Island | Monitored and updated Thames CG on recovery of disabled motor cruiser by LB | RNLI | Yes | Yes | 313277 |
13010 | 15/02/2013 | NCI Nells Point | CG requested search for MoP acting suspiciously. Nothing sighted. NFA | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 316 |
13011 | 15/02/2013 | NCI Shoreham | Reported possible upturned dinghy. ILB attended and sank large container safely. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 410 |
13009 | 09/02/2013 | NCI Polruan | CG requested watching brief on recovery by passing MB of disabled FV. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 424 |
13008 | 04/02/2013 | NCI Froward Point | CG requested monitoring of ILB rescuing dog fallen over cliffs. Injured dog recovered. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 365 |
13007 | 03/02/2013 | NCI Wells-next-the-Sea | Contacted CG re overdue rowing boat. CG Mobile identified it ashore. NFA | NCI | No | Yes | 312275 |
13006 | 02/02/2013 | NCI Bass Point | Reported pollution close to coast during seabird oiling incidents. | NCI | No | Yes | n/n |
13005 | 19/01/2013 | NCI Mablethorpe | Reported dead dolphin ashore. Details recorded. CG attended to bury carcass. | NCI | No | Yes | 311156 |
13003 | 13/01/2013 | NCI Gwennap Head | Reported disabled MB and updated position via CG for lifeboat to tow in safely. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 310673 |
13004 | 13/01/2013 | NCI Rame Head | Reported unmanned dinghy to CG. Conned HMS SEVERN to derelict by telephone. NFA | NCI | No | Yes | 141 |
13002 | 04/01/2013 | NCI Folkestone | Assisted recovery of MoPs on cliff face by relaying CG Mobile's messages. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 309981 |
13001 | 01/01/2013 | NCI Wells-next-the-Sea | MoP brought in lost child. Reported to CG and Police. Parents found and reunited with child. | NCI | No | Yes | 309786 |
12286 | 24/12/2012 | NCI Charlestown | CG requested update on MoPs at risk in water. Continued updating CG as 3 MoPs rescued safely. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 5415 |
12285 | 23/12/2012 | NCI Wells-next-the-Sea | Reported yacht aground. LB attended to tow off into harbour. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 4396 |
12284 | 16/12/2012 | NCI Southend | Reported large beached objects possible danger on flood tide. CG informed that Council would collect idc | NCI | No | Yes | 5635 |
12283 | 12/12/2012 | NCI Newhaven | Identified disabled yacht to CG for local FV to tow in safely. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 5460 |
12282 | 12/12/2012 | NCI Stepper Point | Reported cliff path fire. Fire brigade attended NFA | NCI | No | No | |
12281 | 07/12/2012 | NCI Shoreham | Reported possible hazardous container on beach. Council Hazchem unit collected safely. Nfa | NCI | No | Yes | 5414 |
12280 | 06/12/2012 | NCI Newhaven | Reported intermittent loss of nav. lights by FV. CG reported no radio traffic or contact. Nfa | NCI | No | Yes | 5410 |
12279 | 13/11/2012 | NCI Torbay | Reported flotsam danger to HM and MRCC. ILB guided on radio and confirmed as a buoy adrift. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 305830 |
12278 | 03/11/2012 | NCI Prawle Point | CG requested monitoring and updates on disabled yacht. Casualty towed in by Harbour Launch. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 4862 |
12277 | 30/10/2012 | NCI Newhaven | CG requested monitoring of LB recovery of disabled angling dinghy. Reported safe return to harbour. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 4918 |
12276 | 27/10/2012 | NCI Worms Head | Reported two MoPs in possible danger on Causeway. Eventually paddled ashore. CRT attended to 'advise'. | NCI | No | Yes | 304246 |
12275 | 23/10/2012 | NCI Worms Head | Reported large tree trunk as danger to shipping. CG issued Securite broadcast. | NCI | No | Yes | 303914 |
12274 | 20/10/2012 | NCI Southend | Involved in updating QinetiQ re position and subsequent countermining of unexploded ordnance by Army EOD | NCI | No | Yes | 4920 |
12273 | 19/10/2012 | NCI Newhaven | CG requested visual on disabled MB. Position provided for LB to tow in safely. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 4762 |
12272 | 19/10/2012 | NCI Bass Point | Reported MV anchored close to submarine cable to CG and BT. BT taking action. Nfa | NCI | No | Yes | |
12271 | 17/10/2012 | NCI Penzance | Reported yacht aground off harbour. ILB and CRT attended and yacht towed off safely. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 4638 |
12270 | 17/10/2012 | NCI Charlestown | Reported possible 'wreckage'. CRT attended and identified it as a tree. NFA 'FAWGI' | NCI | No | Yes | 4635 |
12269 | 16/10/2012 | NCI Folkestone | Relayed MoP report of two others on cliff in trouble and kept CG updated until both safe. | NCI | No | Yes | |
12268 | 16/10/2012 | NCI Torbay | CG requested check on MoP report of climber in trouble. CRT and police attended. Climber found safe. NFA | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 4624 |
12267 | 15/10/2012 | NCI St Ives | CG requested co-ordinated search by Cornish Stations for missing yacht.Wreckage found later but no survivor. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 4601 |
Currently almost 60 National Coastwatch stations are operational and manned by over 2600 volunteer watchkeepers around the British Isles from Fleetwood in the North West, through Wales, to the South and East of England to Filey in North Yorkshire.
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