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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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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