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.
12266 10/10/2012 NCI Nells Point Reported dead dolphin ashore to CG and VoG Council as health hazard. Local authority removing. NFA NCI No Yes 2977
12265 10/10/2012 NCI Gosport Reported motor boat with lost dinghy. MB found dinghy and commenced tow to harbour. NFA NCI No Yes 4625
12264 06/10/2012 NCI Newhaven Reported possible 'mine' off beach. CRT attended but LB confirmed it to be a 'wave buoy'. NFA NCI Yes Yes 4574
12263 02/10/2012 NCI Torbay Reported sailboarder in trouble. ALB recovered 68 yr-old safely. NCI Yes Yes 4459
12260 30/09/2012 NCI Felixstowe Reported yacht in danger from VLCC. Yacht finally took avoiding action. NFA NCI No Yes 4671
12262 30/09/2012 NCI Southend Reported two disabled kitesurfers.CG requested Chan.0 con of LB to casualties.MoPs ashore safely. NCI Yes Yes 4664
12261 30/09/2012 NCI Skegness Assisted in identifying craft close to vessel reported aground. Check showed vessel safe. CRT stood down. MCA/HMCG No Yes
12259 29/09/2012 NCI Wooltack Point CG requested Chan.16 call to disabled FV. Craft sighted LB launched to tow in safely. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 301624
12258 24/09/2012 NCI St Alban's Head Reported inverted dinghy. MSI broadcast. CRT confirmed to be boat known to be lost in bad weather. NCI No Yes 4450
12257 23/09/2012 NCI Lee-on-the-Solent Reported exhausted windsurfer in trouble. Safe recovery by Inshore Rescue Service. NCI Yes Yes 4421
12256 22/09/2012 NCI Charlestown CG requested weather during recovery of swamped dinghy from beach by LBs. Rescue monitored. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 4317
12255 21/09/2012 NCI Newhaven CG requested casualty position and local conditions during recovery by LB of disabled fishing boat. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 4390
12254 21/09/2012 NCI Lyme Bay CG requested radio contact with disabled RIB. No contact but craft reached shore. LB towed in. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 4394
12253 18/09/2012 NCI Folkestone CG requested visual search for downed hang glider. Nothing sighted. LB Police and helo attended. NFA MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 4476
12252 17/09/2012 NCI Skegness Reported large empty black inflatable. ILB launched. Found to be inflated industrial bin liner. NFA NCI Yes Yes 300
12251 16/09/2012 NCI Nells Point Reported position of disabled yacht. LB launched to tow in safely. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 2808
12250 15/09/2012 NCI Exmouth Reported dayboat aground and monitored until refloated on flooding tide. NCI No Yes
12249 15/09/2012 NCI Southend Reported 2 surfers in danger. LB and CRT launched and directed by Station. MoPs landed safely. NCI Yes Yes 4415
12248 13/09/2012 NCI Shoreham CG requested search for MoP report of kitesurfers in difficulty. Two found safe ashore. nfa MCA/HMCG No Yes 4276
12247 13/09/2012 NCI St Alban's Head CG requested monitoring of disabled motor cruiser. Reported subsequent towing in by SeaStart Co. MCA/HMCG No Yes 4261
12246 12/09/2012 NCI Calshot Tower CG requested observation of LB recovery of MoP report of drifting dayboat. CG updated during safe tow in. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 4235
12244 10/09/2012 NCI Folkestone Reported anchored yacht in possible danger. Yacht informed CG that all well. FAWGI NFA NCI No Yes
12245 10/09/2012 NCI Boscastle Involved in recovery of dismasted yacht by LB. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
12243 09/09/2012 NCI Felixstowe Reported details of unsafe speeding PWC to CG. Owner 'advised' by CG on coming ashore. MCA/HMCG No Yes 299444
12242 09/09/2012 NCI Nells Point Reported disabled PWC and it being towed in by local RIB. LB launch cancelled as a result. NFA NCI No Yes 2747
12241 09/09/2012 NCI Torbay Monitored recovery of missing divers by CRT ILB and Border Force. All eventually accounted for. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 4096
12240 09/09/2012 NCI Teignmouth Reported disabled speedboat ashore with five MoPs. Harbourmaster's launch towed into harbour. NCI No Yes 299413
12239 07/09/2012 NCI Bass Point Reported tanker anchored near BT cable. CG requested ship to move on and passed message on to BT. NCI No Yes
12238 05/09/2012 NCI Shoreham CG approved Chan.16 radio check to disabled but silent FV. Another FV responded to a CG PanPan to assist. MCA/HMCG No Yes 4066
12237 05/09/2012 NCI Exmouth CG requested observation of disabled MB. Reported casualty recovered by passing craft. NFA MCA/HMCG No Yes 4032
12236 03/09/2012 NCI Wells-next-the-Sea Reported 2 MoPs cut-off by tide. LB attended to recover to shore. NCI Yes Yes 3301
12235 03/09/2012 NCI St Alban's Head Watchkeeper (medic rtd) attended MoP report of companion fainting. Ambulance called to assess and treat. NCI No Yes 4034
12234 03/09/2012 NCI Exmouth CG requested observation of MoP's possibly cut-off by tide. Reported two persons walked/swam ashore. MCA/HMCG No Yes 298646
12233 02/09/2012 NCI Mablethorpe Reported possibly disabled MB. CRT attended to identify as leisure FV. NFA NCI No Yes 2984
12232 02/09/2012 NCI St Alban's Head CG requested visual on yacht aground. Description and logging provided. Craft refloated. Mayday cancelled MCA/HMCG No Yes 4016
12231 01/09/2012 NCI Point Lynas Reported disabled FV drifting ashore. LB attended . FV left ashore occupants safe. NCI Yes Yes 2510
12230 01/09/2012 NCI Polruan Monitored and relayed info from disabled yacht until escorted into Fowey by another. MCA/HMCG No Yes 3944
12229 01/09/2012 NCI Newhaven CG requested visual on disabled MB. Position updated for LB to tow in safely. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 3974
12228 31/08/2012 NCI Peveril(Dont Use) CG requested search for disabled RIB in uniknown position. Casualty identified and recovered safely by ILB. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 298186
12227 30/08/2012 NCI Folkestone CG requested search for kayak adrift. Position reported and monitored recovery by LB with 2 MoP. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 297475

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