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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25068 | 14/08/2018 | NCI Mablethorpe | Body Boarder spotted making poor progress. Directed ILB to correct casualty. CRT and ambulance attended. Male who tried to assist also casevaced with breathing difficulty. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 24572 |
| 25084 | 14/08/2018 | NCI Torbay | Reported to CG person injured falling from cliff. ILB attended to recover casualty to ambulance. | Ambulance | Yes | Yes | 24582 |
| 25095 | 14/08/2018 | NCI Wooltack Point | Reported to CG that missing dinghy reported by yacht had been located. | NCI | No | Yes | 24521 |
| 24982 | 13/08/2018 | NCI Mablethorpe | Reported drifting yellow object to CG. CRT attended Station. ILB directed to object and recovered large inflated 'doll'. nfa | NCI | Yes | Yes | 24402 |
| 24967 | 12/08/2018 | NCI Bass Point | Confirmed to CG that yacht with medical emergency was visual. Updated when LB and Helo attended to remove casualty to hospital. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 24224 |
| 25738 | 12/08/2018 | NCI Folkestone | Assisted CRT recovery of injured cyclist by relaying communications. | Ambulance | No | Yes | 28859 |
| 24972 | 12/08/2018 | NCI Exmouth | CG requested monitoring of LBs attending disabled yacht. Updated when it was returned to its moorings. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 24242 |
| 24973 | 12/08/2018 | NCI Exmouth | CG requested observation of downed kite surfer in difficulty. Reported that kite was abandoned but with kayaker in attendance. Surfer making it to shore. ILB attended. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 24294 |
| 25366 | 12/08/2018 | NCI Penzance | Co-operated with MoP and CG to confirm the safety of a paddleboarder outside St Michaels Mt. FAWGI | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 25270 |
| 25458 | 11/08/2018 | NCI Mundesley | RNLI Lifeguard requested lookout for lone overdue kayaker. CG informed. Updated when his friend reported a safe arrival. | RNLI | No | Yes | 24143 |
| 24956 | 11/08/2018 | NCI Porthcawl | MoP reported swimmer in difficulty. Watchkeeper investigated and found he had been escorted to shore by surfers. nfa | NCI | No | No | n/n |
| 24957 | 11/08/2018 | NCI Calshot Tower | Provided accurate position of grounded RIB to CG for ILB tow off. Engine restarted and it proceeded. nfa | NCI | Yes | Yes | 24145 |
| 25499 | 10/08/2018 | NCI Needles | Reported wreckage onshore to CG. CRT and LBs attended but no casualties found. nfa | NCI | Yes | Yes | 23959 |
| 24929 | 10/08/2018 | NCI Caister | CG requested any info on grey inflatable reportedly 'in difficulty'. Reported that it was not in any trouble. Local LB deployed but stood down. nfa | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 23951 |
| 24938 | 10/08/2018 | NCI Worms Head | Reported to CG 2 MoPs possibly cut off by tide. ILB attended and confirmed MoPs wished to stay overnight fishing. nfa | NCI | Yes | Yes | 23980 |
| 24914 | 09/08/2018 | NCI Prawle Point | Reported to CG that disabled FV was visual and in no danger but there were no other craft close by. Updated when LB attended. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 23853 |
| 25736 | 09/08/2018 | NCI Folkestone | Reported cliff fall to CG. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | n/n |
| 24915 | 08/08/2018 | NCI Calshot Tower | Reported to CG kite surfer in difficulties. Updated as she swam ashore. LB directed to swimmer and retrieved board when she reached shore.. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 23745 |
| 24830 | 07/08/2018 | NCI Mablethorpe | Reported to CG on helicopter landing on public beach. Updated after it took off having embarked pasengers. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | n/n |
| 24836 | 07/08/2018 | NCI Mablethorpe | Relayed MoP request to RNLI Lifeguards to attend 'fainting' elderly MoP reported on beach. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | n/n |
| 25580 | 07/08/2018 | NCI Gosport | Provided position of disabled RIB to CG and info on other craft nearby. Updated when casualty managed to restart engine and proceed. nfa | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 23521 |
| 24816 | 07/08/2018 | NCI Caister | CG requested any visual on inflatable reportedly 'in trouble'. Confirmed target in sight and safe. Updated when it returned ashore. nfa | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 23454 |
| 24810 | 07/08/2018 | NCI Calshot Tower | Provided accurate position of disabled PWC to CG for police RIB to attend and tow in. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 23479 |
| 24811 | 07/08/2018 | NCI Calshot Tower | Reported drifting PWC to CG. Updated when NCI made another PWC aware of it and it carried owner to it. | MMO | No | Yes | 23489 |
| 24825 | 07/08/2018 | NCI Calshot Tower | CG requested monitoring of semi-disabled RIB. Updated when it managed to reach shore. nfa | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 23521 |
| 24831 | 07/08/2018 | NCI Mablethorpe | Reported drifting inflatable to CG. nfa | MMO | No | Yes | n/n |
| 24784 | 06/08/2018 | NCI Mablethorpe | Spotted and co-operated with RNLI Lifeguards, CRT and ILB to recover drifting inflatable and confirm no person missing. CG updated throughout. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 23325 |
| 24786 | 06/08/2018 | NCI Exmouth | Co-ordinated with NCI Teignmouth to locate grounded yacht. Updated CG when local RIB assisted her to refloat. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | n/n |
| 25735 | 06/08/2018 | NCI Folkestone | Reported to harbour office and CG a PWC operating dangerously in harbour. | NCI | No | Yes | n/n |
| 24781 | 05/08/2018 | NCI Porthcawl | Co-operated with CG and LB to identify and recover safely to shore overturned inflatable and two crew. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 23207 |
| 24785 | 05/08/2018 | NCI Exmouth | Reported to CG swimmers in danger in path of vessels in channel. RNLI Lifeguards activated to intervene. Swimmers reached shore safely. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 23175 |
| 24809 | 05/08/2018 | NCI Calshot Tower | Reported capsized and damaged Hobycat to CG. LB paged. Updated when local RIB recovered casualties. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 23160 |
| 24753 | 04/08/2018 | NCI Prawle Point | Received PanPan call from disabled ML. Updated when she was recovered by the AWLB. nfa | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 22930 |
| 24754 | 04/08/2018 | NCI Newhaven | Reported visual contact on vessel on fire to CG. Updated when LB towed her in with fire extinguished and swimmer made shore. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 22850 |
| 24766 | 04/08/2018 | NCI Calshot Tower | CG and RNLI requested any visual on 2 children adrift in an inflatable. Confirmed sighting. Updated as LB attended and escorted them to shore. nfa | RNLI | Yes | Yes | 22982 |
| 24747 | 03/08/2018 | NCI Exmouth | Reported to CG one adult and child in danger of being tidebound. Updated when they were recovered by local boat. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | 22708 |
| 24939 | 02/08/2018 | NCI Whitstable | Reported disabled launch and water skier to CG. ILB attended until launch cleared its prop and moved on. nfa | NCI | Yes | Yes | 22715 |
| 24734 | 01/08/2018 | NCI Porthcawl | Reported capsized dinghy with 2 crew in water to CG. Updated when 2 ILBs attended to rescue both casualties and recover dinghy to shore. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 22384 |
| 24752 | 01/08/2018 | NCI Hornsea | Reported swimmer in possible difficulty to CG. Updated when he managed to regain shore. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | 22423 |
| 24711 | 31/07/2018 | NCI Porthcawl | Reported 3 persons in possible danger on cliff face. CRT attended. Updated when the 'climbers' reached the top. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | 22310 |
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