During 2020 all NCI stations closed for two months at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. On re-opening most stations were single-manned for the rest of the year.
| Incident No. | Date of Incident | Station Name | Incident Summary | Initiated by | Lifeboat involved | MCA | MCA No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39110 | 11/08/2021 | NCI Nare Point | Catamaran observed by NCI to capsize. HMCG informed. No apparent distress. NCI stood down as race control took responsibility. | NCI | No | Yes | n/a |
| 39009 | 11/08/2021 | NCI Penzance | HMCG requested visual search of shore, as rucksack found on beach. CCTV scan saw one swimmer. CRT tasked and found rucksack. No problem found. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 027221 |
| 39151 | 10/08/2021 | NCI Exmouth | HMCG requested local weather report, following report of boy missing while snorkelling. No visual contact on CCTV. Lifeguard recovered casualty to safety | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 027136 |
| 38994 | 10/08/2021 | NCI Newhaven | NCI informed HMCG of what looked like a fishing vessel, possibly aground. CRT tasked, and photo sent to CG.. Appeared to be optical illusion as no longer looked like vessel. CRT nothing found. | NCI | No | Yes | 027126 |
| 39447 | 09/08/2021 | NCI Rhoscolyn | 4 persons in water, thrown from jet skis. visual requested. LB tasked but fault, so HELO tasked. Casualties reached beach and assessed by CRT and HELO - all well. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | n/a |
| 39114 | 09/08/2021 | NCI Nells Point | HMCG called NCI for visual on cruiser believed to be drifting. CG called all vessels, Casualty called and advised all well. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | n/a |
| 38972 | 09/08/2021 | NCI Worms Head | MOP fell and injured ankle on causeway. HMCG informed. CRT tasked. HELO requested, airlifts CRT team and casualty to safety. Other MOPs crossed safely. | NCI | No | Yes | 026957 |
| 38963 | 08/08/2021 | NCI Boscastle | HMCG paged CRT to investigate downed kite surfer. NCI contacted CG and established position was same as report of ghost net, matching description given. CRT stood down.CG not contacted earlier as busy | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 026812 |
| 38971 | 08/08/2021 | NCI Bass Point | HMCG hone NCI re. possible stranding of 4 MOP. CRT tasked, but delayed. W/K walked to scene. LB launched, offered assistance - declined, all 4 scaled cliff | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 026735 |
| 39008 | 08/08/2021 | NCI Southend | Kite Surfer observed in trouble. HMCG informed. As tide fell, he was able to stand up, and started towards shore. CRT and ILB tasked but no assistance required. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 026779 |
| 39014 | 07/08/2021 | NCI Hornsea | MOP called NCI about 25l container on beach. HMCG informed and confirmed they would deal with matter | NCI | No | Yes | 026552 |
| 39015 | 07/08/2021 | NCI Hornsea | NC had concern for child on body board in possible danger. HMCG informed. CG attended station, child no longer visible, assumed to have returned home. | NCI | No | Yes | 026591 |
| 38937 | 07/08/2021 | NCI Lee-on-the-Solent | RIB washed ashore, HMCG aware. W/K walked to location, photographed people stripping RIB of components. Photos sent to HMCG | NCI | No | Yes | 026359 |
| 38945 | 07/08/2021 | NCI Prawle Point | May Day from yacht, later downgraded to Pan Pan. Engine failure and rope around prop. No response from HMCG, so NCI relayed. ILB tasked and towed casualty to harbour. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 026566 |
| 38946 | 07/08/2021 | NCI Exmouth | HMCG had report of 2 kayakers in difficulty. NCI located and monitored safe return to shore | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 026559 |
| 38953 | 07/08/2021 | NCI Hengistbury Head | HMCG phoned NCI Re. abandoned boat. W/K walked to location, took photos, identified vessel, and HMCG attempted to trace owner. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 026554 |
| 38954 | 07/08/2021 | NCI Calshot Tower | Pan Pan from motor cruiser net around prop. Distress upgraded as smoke from engine. LBs tasked and towed casualty back to harbour. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 026553 |
| 38955 | 07/08/2021 | NCI Stone Point | MOP reported tender washed up on shore. W/K investigated and reported to HMCG. Photos supplied. | NCI | No | Yes | 026571 |
| 38964 | 06/08/2021 | NCI Froward Point | 2 kayakers in possible difficulty, being monitored by NCI. CG advised not in immediate danger but conditions bad. LB met kayakers and escorted to shore | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 026406 |
| 38930 | 05/08/2021 | NCI Mablethorpe | HMCG requested look for 2 missing children using camera. Children found safe and well. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 026296 |
| 38919 | 05/08/2021 | NCI Stone Point | Yacht aground, called HMCG. NCI identified and passed position to HMCG. LB tasked, kedge anchor deployed so can be winched off on rising tide. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 026262 |
| 38928 | 05/08/2021 | NCI Hengistbury Head | NCI received call re. possible drowning. HMCG aware. LB, Police, CRT, Ambulance tasked as possible suicide. Casualty found at home, safe but unstable. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 026285 |
| 38949 | 04/08/2021 | NCI Felixstowe | HMCG reported speedboat grounded on sandbank. Owner tried to refloat, failed, and RIB assisted . Vessel refloated and towed into river. | NCI | No | Yes | 026122 |
| 38907 | 04/08/2021 | NCI Nells Point | NCI advised HMCG 5 adults, 1 child and 1 dog on island with causeway due to flood. NCI asked to observe. 2 adults, child and dog waded ashore, ILB recovered 2 more, 1 remained to go fishing. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 026062 |
| 38913 | 04/08/2021 | NCI Caister | Police request NCI look out for missing person. Description given. HMCG coordinated CRTs. Nothing seen, and later confirmed MISPER found safe and well. | Police | No | Yes | 025983 |
| 38916 | 04/08/2021 | NCI Prawle Point | Pan Pan from rib with engine failure. Nothing heard so HMCG contacted. NCI had visual. Second rib took casualty under tow to safety. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 026091 |
| 38918 | 04/08/2021 | NCI Calshot Tower | Request from HMCG for visual on small craft with engine failure. Casualty located, HMCG informed. LB tasked, RIB took vessel under tow, LB stood down. All safe. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 026096 |
| 38920 | 04/08/2021 | NCI Portscatho | Kayaker observed by NCI capsized and unable to reboard. No bouyancy aid. HMCG informed. CG attempt to contact nearby vessel, without response, but it went anyway. Took casualty aboard, kayak recovered | NCI | No | Yes | 026068 |
| 38906 | 02/08/2021 | NCI Stone Point | Yacht observed aground on spit. HMCG informed and LB tasked. LB towed casualty off and recovered crew member. All safe. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 025665 |
| 38931 | 01/08/2021 | NCI Hornsea | Jet Ski observed in trouble, drifting in surf. HMCG informed, and requested NCI monitor. Hornsea mobile tasked, Jet Ski recovered. | NCI | No | Yes | 025569 |
| 38899 | 01/08/2021 | NCI Charlestown | NCI overheard message re. child drifting out to sea. Offered visual and contacted jetski companywho recovered casualty safely to beach | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 025547 |
| 38903 | 31/07/2021 | NCI Great Orme | Vessel observed emitting large amounts of smoke and struggling to maintain movement. HMCG requested monitoring, harbour master informed. radio report that vessel reached harbour safely. | NCI | No | Yes | 025418 |
| 38833 | 30/07/2021 | NCI Calshot Tower | Yacht under observation by NCI, problem with foresail. HMCG phoned re. possible man overboard. Yacht aground. LB tasked. Line aboard, and yacht towed to safe mooring, to await better weather. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 025242 |
| 38834 | 30/07/2021 | NCI Calshot Tower | Rib called HMCG, engine failure and drifting. NCI informed CG yacht under observation. LB tasked, and towed Rib to safety. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 025257 |
| 38840 | 30/07/2021 | NCI Exmouth | NCI advised HMCG of yacht adrift and grounded on sea wall. harbour master tried unsuccessfully to lift off. | NCI | No | Yes | 025264 |
| 38841 | 30/07/2021 | NCI Lee-on-the-Solent | Rib requested assistance from NCI. Lost power and drifting. HMCG informed. LB tasked and towed vessel to safety in Cowes. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 025257 |
| 38832 | 29/07/2021 | NCI Porthcawl | HMCG contacted NCI re. possible swimmer in trouble. Search carried out, with negative results. Suspected marker buoy mistaken for swimmer | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 025074 |
| 38818 | 29/07/2021 | NCI Wells-next-the-Sea | Lieguards informed NCI of missing child. Visual search, found child within 5 minutes. Lifeguards informed, and child reunited with parents. HMCG informed. | RNLI | Yes | Yes | 025083 |
| 38826 | 29/07/2021 | NCI Caister | HMCG requested visual on kayak reported drifting off shore. Visual established, reported to HMCG, local ILB tasked, and towed kayak to shore | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 025128 |
| 38809 | 28/07/2021 | NCI Torbay | Yacht radioed adrift and in danger. NCI confirmed visual and reported to HMCG. Second yacht nearby and towed to harbour. | NCI | No | Yes | 024951 |
Currently 57 NCI stations are operational and manned by over 2600 volunteers keeping watch around the British Isles from Fleetwood in the North West, through Wales, to the South and East of England to Hornsea in the East Riding of Yorkshire.
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