Incident Summaries

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The Total Number of Incidents since we started recording them can be found by selecting '-Year' from the Year filter : 7858
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.
11134 09/06/2011 NCI Newhaven Reported disabled MC and monitored safe recovery by LB. NCI Yes Yes 2513
11133 07/06/2011 NCI Newhaven Reported disabled MC and monitored until safely underway. Nfa NCI No Yes 2312
11132 06/06/2011 NCI Whitstable Reported kayak in possible difficulty. LB attended to recover Care Home occupant to shore. NCI Yes Yes 2212
11131 04/06/2011 NCI Cape Cornwall Reported multiple capsizes of dinghy. LB directed to casualty for safe reovery. NCI Yes Yes 2239
11130 04/06/2011 NCI Torbay Reported disabled RIB to Harbourmaster.HM patrol craft towed RIB with casualties to beach. NCI No No
11129 03/06/2011 NCI Shoreham Reported MoP in water.Local craft recovered casualties ILB conned on Zero to recover PWC NCI Yes Yes 2190
11128 01/06/2011 NCI Worms Head Reported abandoned clothing and gear at cliff base. CG attended and removed material. NCI No Yes 1387
11127 31/05/2011 NCI Froward Point Monitored and reported on recovery of capsized gaff dinghy by Dart RIB and ILB. NCI Yes Yes 2162
11126 30/05/2011 NCI Charlestown Monitored and reported MoP alert of loose dinghy was false alarm in good faith. LB launch aborted. NCI No Yes 2146
11125 29/05/2011 NCI Felixstowe Identified windsurfer reported in diifficulty by MoP and assisted CG to meet and check he was safe. NCI No Yes 2024
11124 28/05/2011 NCI Froward Point Monitored and reported on capsized catamaran during recovery by passing yacht. NCI No Yes 2110
11123 26/05/2011 NCI Charlestown Monitored and reported canoeist reported in difficulty by MoP. ILB launched. Canoe beached safely NCI Yes Yes 242875
11122 25/05/2011 NCI Portland Bill Monitored and reported on recovery of disabled dive boat by ILB NCI Yes Yes 2008
11121 25/05/2011 NCI Exmouth Reported downed windsurfer.ILB launched to rescue safely. NCI Yes Yes 2059
11120 22/05/2011 NCI Shoreham Reuqested by CG to observe MoP report of downed wind surfer. Nothing sighted. Surfer ashore NFA MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 1963
11119 22/05/2011 NCI Nells Point Requested by CG to monitor progress of yacht in deteriorating conditions. Yacht berthed safely. MCA/HMCG No Yes 1285
11118 22/05/2011 NCI Herne Bay Monitored and reported on sinking sportsboat for recovery by LB. Paramedic checked hypothermics. NCI Yes No
11117 21/05/2011 NCI Gosport Reported ill-equipped canoeists with one capsized. Gafirs MOD Police and CG attended to 'advise'. NCI Yes Yes
11116 20/05/2011 NCI Calshot Tower Reported downed kitesurfer. Monitored recovery by ILB. NCI Yes Yes
11115 20/05/2011 NCI Teignmouth Monitored and updated safe recovery of disabled sportsboat by local craft. NCI No Yes 1992
11114 17/05/2011 NCI Fleetwood Reported MoP in danger of tidal cut-off. CG attended and confirmed bait digger safe. NFA NCI No Yes 241826
11113 15/05/2011 NCI Torbay Reported capsized canoe. Man rescued by MC and passed to ILB for casevac to hospital. NCI Yes Yes 1904
11110 14/05/2011 NCI Newhaven Assisted in locating and recovery of downed windsurfer by lifeguards. MCA/HMCG No Yes 1816
11109 14/05/2011 NCI Nells Point Reported kayak in difficulty. CG contacted Pilot Vessel to attend and recover to shore. NCI No Yes 241466
11108 14/05/2011 NCI Worms Head Relayed MoP report of persons cut-off by tide. CG attended but all well. False alarm with good intent NCI No Yes 241427
11112 14/05/2011 NCI Rame Head Reported RIB with engine failure. ALB attended to escort in after engine restarted. NCI Yes Yes 241411
11111 14/05/2011 NCI Charlestown Reported capsized catamaran. FV attended to tow in safely. ILB stood down. NCI Yes Yes 1890
11107 12/05/2011 NCI Portland Bill Reported loss of FV AIS signal.CG radioed vessel to confirm all well with AIS switched off when fishing NCI No Yes
11106 09/05/2011 NCI Portland Bill Contacted relative on behalf of youth injured on shoreline. NCI No No
11105 08/05/2011 NCI Lyme Bay Requested by CG to locate wetsuit adrift in surf by MoP. Seen to sink. CG attended. NFA MCA/HMCG No Yes 1725
11104 08/05/2011 NCI Exmouth Requested by CG to monitor recovery of downed windsurfer by ILB. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 240784
11103 07/05/2011 NCI Newhaven Assisted in recovery of sinking yacht by relaying weak position signal to Port Authority. NCI No No
11102 07/05/2011 NCI Skegness Requested by CG to observe kayak in difficulty. Established all well and false alarm. nfa MCA/HMCG No Yes 240655
11101 07/05/2011 NCI Nells Point Reported ill-equipped inlatable kayak at risk. Advised to return by LB and CG. Landed safely. NCI Yes Yes 240640
11100 05/05/2011 NCI Portland Bill CG request to monitor dinghies nearing the Race. Reported safe tow to harbour. Press release issued. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 1672
11099 04/05/2011 NCI Exmouth Reported drifting buoy possible hazard to small craft. Collected by windsurfer. Nfa NCI No Yes
11098 02/05/2011 NCI Shoreham Reported windsurfer downed for ten minutes. ILB conned to casualty by radio. MoP beached safely. NCI Yes Yes 1632
11097 02/05/2011 NCI Peveril(Dont Use) Liaised with CG re jetskiers in possible trouble. CG attended and all jetskiers safely ashore. MCA/HMCG No Yes 1625
11096 02/05/2011 NCI Wooltack Point Co-operated with CG and LB to recover lost divers. Chan.16 authorised. MCA/HMCG Yes Yes 240155
11095 02/05/2011 NCI Wooltack Point Reported possible lost divers and monitored their eventual safe recovery. NCI No Yes 240122

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