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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12183 | 04/08/2012 | NCI Southend | Monitored and reported on helo rescue of MoPs from disabled vessel. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 3386 |
12182 | 04/08/2012 | NCI Portscatho | Reported yacht in possible danger. ILB attended to check. Yacht continued under power. Nfa | NCI | Yes | No | 293529 |
12181 | 02/08/2012 | NCI Portscatho | CG requested search for possible capsized dinghy. Not visible. Assessed as MoP report with good intent. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 3299 |
12180 | 31/07/2012 | NCI St Alban's Head | Reported 4 kayaks in difficulty. ILB recovered three safely fourth discovered en route to pub. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 3103 |
12179 | 31/07/2012 | NCI Torbay | Reported large object danger to vessels to Harbourmaster. HM boat recovered object. | NCI | No | No | |
12178 | 29/07/2012 | NCI Folkestone | CG requested visual on MoP possible suicide.Relayed messages from CRT.Nothing sighted.Police found MoP. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 3270 |
12177 | 28/07/2012 | NCI Teignmouth | Police requested search for MoP near sea front. Sighting reported and man held by police. | Police | No | No | 206716 |
12176 | 28/07/2012 | NCI Caister | Assisted parents search for lost child and reported to police and CG. Child found safe. NFA | NCI | No | Yes | 289 |
12175 | 28/07/2012 | NCI Herne Bay | CG requested search for disabled yacht near windfarm. Craft reported and eventually found by WF vessel. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 2322 |
12174 | 27/07/2012 | NCI Skegness | Relayed MoP report of lost child to CG and Police. Visual search started. Child subsequently found safe. | NCI | No | Yes | 292340 |
12173 | 27/07/2012 | NCI Wooltack Point | CG authorised use of handheld Chan. 16 to assist location of divers at risk due to diveboat malfunction. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 292334 |
12172 | 26/07/2012 | NCI Skegness | Police requested search for missing MoP. No sighting. Lady subsequently found safe ashore. | Police | No | No | |
12171 | 26/07/2012 | NCI Gosport | Relayed MoP report of five persons in danger in the water. Four recovered safely fifth sadly DOA. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 2952 |
12170 | 26/07/2012 | NCI Skegness | Observed MoP injured on road. Ambulance and CG informed. Casualty moved to A&E with broken arm. | NCI | No | No | |
12169 | 25/07/2012 | NCI Mundesley | Reported three PWCs acting dangerously. No further action taken. | NCI | No | Yes | |
12168 | 25/07/2012 | NCI Worms Head | Relayed MoP report of injured walker. Cliff rescue and helimed paramedics provided casevac to hospital. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 291913 |
12167 | 24/07/2012 | NCI Gorleston | Reported two craft in hazardous activity. LB attended to advise and escort clear. | NCI | Yes | Yes | |
12166 | 24/07/2012 | NCI Lyme Bay | CG requested assistance to prevent public access to major fatal rock fall over two days. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 291603 |
12165 | 23/07/2012 | NCI Mundesley | Informed lifeguards of child in inflatable launching dangerously. Parents advised and child brought ashore. | NCI | No | No | |
12164 | 23/07/2012 | NCI Torbay | Relayed radio call to CG from disabled MC. Local vessel towed in. | NCI | No | Yes | 291492 |
12163 | 23/07/2012 | NCI Torbay | CG requested visual on possibly disabled open boat. Updated CG that boat had entered harbour. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 291526 |
12162 | 23/07/2012 | NCI Wells-next-the-Sea | Reported MoP with possible heart attack for CG and paramedics to casevac. | NCI | No | Yes | 2407 |
12161 | 22/07/2012 | NCI Shoreham | Reported disabled MB off harbour mouth by radio to HM. Patrol boat attended. Craft towed in by local FV. | NCI | No | No | |
12160 | 21/07/2012 | NCI Lyme Bay | Assisted in location of disabled MB for helo to spot and harbourmaster to recover. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 290936 |
12159 | 21/07/2012 | NCI Worms Head | Relayed MoP report of injured girl on Causeway. CRT attended to casevac. | NCI | No | Yes | 290987 |
12158 | 21/07/2012 | NCI Caister | Reported drifting MB. LB found they were about to dive in main channel. Advice rejected. No diving noted. | NCI | Yes | No | |
12157 | 21/07/2012 | NCI St Agnes Head | Reported fire and downed aircraft on cliff face. All safety services attended crash scene. | NCI | No | Yes | 3006 |
12156 | 21/07/2012 | NCI Wooltack Point | Reported large grass fire near airfield. Firebrigade attended to extinguish. | NCI | No | No | |
12155 | 18/07/2012 | NCI Skegness | Relayed MoP report of distressed youngster to police who recovered the child after watchkeeper sighting. | NCI | No | No | 302 |
12154 | 17/07/2012 | NCI Mablethorpe | Police requested search for missing MoP. No sighting. Man subsequently found safe ashore. | Police | No | No | 17317 |
12153 | 16/07/2012 | NCI Exmouth | CG requested observation of overloaded dinghy. Craft observed until out of sight. CG attended in Dawlish. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 2914 |
12152 | 15/07/2012 | NCI Calshot Tower | Reported capsized yacht. Crew made shore and LB attended to recover vessel. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 2655 |
12151 | 15/07/2012 | NCI Nells Point | Relayed MoP report of PWC crew 'under the influence of drink' to Police for action. | NCI | No | No | |
12150 | 15/07/2012 | NCI Wooltack Point | Assisted recovery of disabled dive boat by relaying messages to CG on Chan. 16 and phone. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 290251 |
12149 | 14/07/2012 | NCI Portland Bill | CG requested monitoring of recovery of sinking yacht and helo lift of crew. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 290040 |
12148 | 14/07/2012 | NCI Nells Point | Reported capsized dinghy. Crew recovered by FV LB recovered dinghy. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 1789 |
12144 | 11/07/2012 | NCI Exmouth | Reported youngsters 'tombstoning' in dangerous area.CG Mobile attended to advise children and parents. | NCI | No | No | |
12147 | 11/07/2012 | NCI Gorleston | CG requested info on MoP report of vessel 'on fire'. Identified as a 'coal-burner'. NFA | MCA/HMCG | No | No | |
12146 | 11/07/2012 | NCI Gorleston | Reported kayak in possible danger. Monitored recovery by RNLI beachguards. | NCI | Yes | Yes | |
12143 | 10/07/2012 | NCI Worms Head | CG requested search for injured MoP. Casualty located by CRT for helo casevac. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 289673 |
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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