Incident Summaries

The Total Number of Incidents since we started recording them can be found by selecting '-Year' from the Year filter : 7839
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.
12134 04/07/2012 NCI Bass Point Advised CG of a craft adjacent to disabled inflatable. FV towed casualty in. NCI No Yes
12133 02/07/2012 NCI Mablethorpe Reported possible MoPs in trouble. LB paged but cancelled as object was cardinal buoy adrift. NCI Yes No 288584
12132 02/07/2012 NCI Point Lynas Relayed MoP report of dog and owner stuck on cliff face. Rescued by CRT but dog had to be put down. NCI No Yes 288564
12131 01/07/2012 NCI Herne Bay Passed positional details on grounded yacht to CG. Yacht refloated by LB with no damage. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 2586
12130 01/07/2012 NCI Skegness Reported injured seal to Wildlife Santuary who will attend. NCI No No
12128 01/07/2012 NCI Mablethorpe Reported swimmer being blown offshore. CG later advised it was RNLI exercise not booked with MRCC NCI Yes No 288452
12127 01/07/2012 NCI Portland Bill Co-operated with CG to assist motor cruiser to safely transit Portland race. MCA/HMCG No Yes 2373
12126 30/06/2012 NCI Shoreham Reported downed kite surfer monitored and reported on recovery by passing PWC. NCI No Yes 2328
12125 26/06/2012 NCI Prawle Point CG requested visual on disabled yacht. Radar position reported for LB to tow in safely. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 2565
12124 26/06/2012 NCI Wells-next-the-Sea Relayed MoP report of lost persons.Party spotted by NCI and CRT informed to reunite with first informant NCI No Yes 287454
12123 26/06/2012 NCI Exmouth Reported paddleboarder at risk in fog. Found by ILB lectured and directed back in. NCI Yes Yes 287905
12122 23/06/2012 NCI Herne Bay Reported quantity of timber flotsam as danger to small craft. 30 planks removed by Council contractors. NCI No Yes 2423
12121 22/06/2012 NCI Shoreham CG requested monitoring of two RIBs at sea against advice in f.8.. Reported when RIBs returned safely MCA/HMCG No Yes 2166
12120 21/06/2012 NCI Shoreham Reported distressed windsurfer and monitored until he reached beach safely. NCI No Yes 2150
12119 20/06/2012 NCI Newhaven Monitored and reported on recovery of disabled MB by lifeboat. NCI Yes Yes 2132
12118 19/06/2012 NCI Shoreham CG requested visual search for missing swimmer. Nothing sighted. Body subsequently found on beach. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 2116
12117 18/06/2012 NCI Worms Head Relayed MoP report of severe casualty in cliff fall. Air ambulance CRT and RAF helo to casevac to hospital. NCI No Yes 286944
12116 18/06/2012 NCI St Alban's Head Relayed MoP report and attended injured walker. CRT and helo deployed to casevac to hospital. NCI No Yes 2102
12115 17/06/2012 NCI Torbay Monitored and reported on recovery opf disabled motor cruiser by local craft. NCI No Yes 2410
12114 17/06/2012 NCI Torbay Monitored MoP false alarm with good intent for kayak 'in difficulty'. Established kayak not in trouble. NCI No Yes 286824
12113 17/06/2012 NCI Wells-next-the-Sea Relayed MoP report of lost children and liaised with relatives and CG. Children found and CRT stood down. NCI No Yes 286830
12112 14/06/2012 NCI St Ives Assisted in safe berthing of catamaran in difficulty. Craft escorted to Hayle by AWLB MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 2365
12111 13/06/2012 NCI Newhaven CG requested monitoring of recovery of disabled yacht by another. Reported when safely towed in. MCA/HMCG No Yes 2023
12110 12/06/2012 NCI Exmouth MoP report of 'flashing light' confirmed to CG as sunlight from small craft and a buoy. LB launch saved. NCI No Yes 2327
12109 10/06/2012 NCI Prawle Point Relayed PanPan from disabled Fv to CG. ILB towed casualty into harbour. NCI Yes Yes 3589
12108 10/06/2012 NCI St Alban's Head CG requested monitoring and reports on recovery of disabled trimaran by Lifeboat. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 1983
12107 09/06/2012 NCI Nells Point Reported yacht adrift no crew visible. CG called by VHF and awoke skipper who re-anchored. NCI No Yes 286100
12106 09/06/2012 NCI Calshot Tower Reported downed windsurfer. RNLI RIB tasked to recover safely. NCI Yes Yes 1964
12105 08/06/2012 NCI Torbay Assisted in vectoring Harbourmaster's RIB to recover MoP cut off by tide. Reported rescue to CG. NCI No Yes 2271
12104 06/06/2012 NCI Skegness Relayed MoP report of dead dolphin on beach. Lifeguards removed carcass. NFA NCI No Yes 1734
12103 05/06/2012 NCI Portland Bill CG requested monitoring of yacht in difficulty in Portland Race. Reported when yacht safely clear. MCA/HMCG No No
12102 05/06/2012 NCI Shoreham Reported capsized dinghy to harbourmaster. HM patrol rescued MoP and recovered dinghy. NCI No No
12101 05/06/2012 NCI Portland Bill Relayed mobile telephone message from yacht uncertain of position. CG advised yacht located and safe. NCI No Yes
12100 04/06/2012 NCI Stepper Point Monitored and reported to CG on recovery of disabled yacht by local craft. MCA/HMCG No Yes 285437
12099 03/06/2012 NCI Newhaven CG requested monitoring of LB tasked to stranded kayak. No visual contact.MoPs recovered by lifeguards. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 1825
12098 03/06/2012 NCI St Alban's Head Reported red flare and monitored safe recovery of dismasted yacht by LB NCI Yes Yes 1827
12097 30/05/2012 NCI Skegness Relayed MoP report of human? Bones on beach. Police attended and removed bones for forensic. NCI No No
12096 27/05/2012 NCI Mablethorpe CG requested visual search for lost child. 6 yr-old eventually located search stood down. MCA/HMCG No Yes 284237
12095 27/05/2012 NCI Exmouth Reported disabled speedboat and monitored recovery by passing RIB. NCI No Yes 2015
12094 26/05/2012 NCI Newhaven Assisted in recovery of disabled speedboat by local jetski and monitored safe recovery. MCA/HMCG No Yes 1664

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