Incident Summaries

The Total Number of Incidents since we started recording them can be found by selecting '-Year' from the Year filter : 7829
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.
6072 15/07/2006 NCI Exmouth Reported dismasted dinghy and monitored recovery NCI No Yes
6073 13/07/2006 NCI Skegness Reported abandoned clothing. Helped CG and ALB search. Items passed to police. NCI Yes No
6074 12/07/2006 NCI Skegness Initiated paramedic call to injured female. NCI No No
6076 11/07/2006 NCI Wells-next-the-Sea Monitored recovery of man and dog cut off by tide MCA/HMCG No Yes
6075 11/07/2006 NCI Exmouth Reported grounded yacht. Floated off. NFA NCI No Yes
6077 09/07/2006 NCI Wells-next-the-Sea Reported riders cut off by tide. ILB embarked riders and towed horse ashore. Incident appeared on Anglian TV NCI Yes Yes
6081 02/07/2006 NCI Skegness Informed CG of missing child. Child found by parents after 5 mins. nfa NCI No No
6080 02/07/2006 NCI Skegness Searched for missing child. Located and recovered after 4 mins. nfa NCI No No
6079 02/07/2006 NCI Stepper Point Monitored search for red flare. Nothing found MCA/HMCG No No
6078 02/07/2006 NCI Wells-next-the-Sea Requested by HM to monitor microlights on sands. Tractor recovery. NCI No Yes
6082 01/07/2006 NCI Stepper Point Monitored yacht out of channel NCI No No
6083 23/06/2006 NCI Prawle Point Monitored EPIRB false alarm MCA/HMCG No No
6084 17/06/2006 NCI Skegness Assisted search for missing child. Found by mother after 45 mins. nfa NCI No Yes 1543
6085 11/06/2006 NCI Newhaven Requested to monitor search for and tow of disabled yacht. MCA/HMCG No Yes
6087 10/06/2006 NCI Wells-next-the-Sea Reported persons cut off by tide. ILB recovered 2 girls NCI Yes Yes
6086 10/06/2006 NCI Prawle Point Requested to monitor disabled yacht. Salcombe Lifeboat towed in MCA/HMCG No Yes
6089 03/06/2006 NCI Canvey Island Telephone call from disabled yacht aground. Reported to PLA. Refloated idc NCI No No
6088 03/06/2006 NCI Newhaven Monitoring PWC/MB collision + casualty. Helo and Lifeboat attended MCA/HMCG No Yes
6090 02/06/2006 NCI Teignmouth MOB from speed boat reported. ALB and ambulance attended NCI Yes Yes
6092 01/06/2006 NCI Teignmouth Capsized PWC reported. ILB launched. PWC beached by canoe ! NCI Yes Yes
6091 01/06/2006 NCI Stepper Point Reported to Lifeguards two surfers in potential danger NCI No No
6094 29/05/2006 NCI Newhaven Assisted search for disabled yacht. Lifeboat attended MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
6093 29/05/2006 NCI St Ives Monitored persons cut off by tide NCI No Yes
6096 28/05/2006 NCI Gwennap Head Assisted search for and reported missing climbers. Located. Aux CG attended NCI No Yes
6095 28/05/2006 NCI Newhaven Monitoring disabled motor boat without radio. Lifeboat attended MCA/HMCG Yes Yes
6097 25/05/2006 NCI Folkestone Reported drifting dinghy. Unoccupied recovered by Dover LB NCI Yes Yes
6098 20/05/2006 NCI St Alban's Head Requested by Portland CG to monitor yacht in difficulty. Complied MCA/HMCG No Yes
6099 16/05/2006 NCI Stepper Point Monitored FV TRUE LIGHT tow by FV BOY DARREN NCI No No
6100 16/05/2006 NCI Skegness Assisted search for missing child. Child recovered. NCI No Yes
6101 15/05/2006 NCI St Ives Reported injured climber NCI No Yes
6102 14/05/2006 NCI Mundesley NCI monitors and reports pipeline flotation module. Gas terminal guardboat recovery MCA/HMCG No No
6103 06/05/2006 NCI Stepper Point Assisted distressed Belgium lady who had been accosted NCI No No
6104 04/05/2006 NCI Prawle Point Reported disabled yacht. Assisting yacht also disabled. ALB towed in. NCI Yes Yes
6105 20/04/2006 NCI Prawle Point Broken down sports boat spotted reported towed in by another NCI No Yes
6106 19/04/2006 NCI Prawle Point Broken down sports boat reported. Towed in by another yacht NCI No Yes
6107 17/04/2006 NCI Prawle Point Relayed Pan Pan call to MRCC. Yacht towed in by another. NCI No Yes
6108 16/04/2006 NCI Exmouth Involved in ILB recovery of MB with u/s engine NCI No Yes
6110 14/04/2006 NCI St Alban's Head CG requested check on panpan yacht position. MCA/HMCG No Yes
6109 14/04/2006 NCI St Alban's Head CG requested info on drifting buoy. Updates passed for three hours MCA/HMCG No Yes
6111 08/04/2006 NCI Mundesley NCI relays MoP reports of corrosive drums on beach. ACG and Fire Bde attended. NCI No No

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