14 May 2026

Kite Surfer in difficulty

16.00 NCI Called RNLI Beach Lifeguards to alert them to Kite surfer with tangled rig attempting to paddle against incoming tide and failing to make any headway.

16.05 Lifeguards on PWC approached casualty..

At 16.14 Kite surfer safely ashore by own means.

1 May 2026

Incident: Concern for object in estuary

At 14.15 Report received of suspected ordnance spotted in estuary by Member of Public.
14.45 Photographs supplied from MoP which NCI endeavoured to obtain sighting using CCTV. This proved impossible on incoming tide.
15.20 NCI Contacted HMCG with full details.
16.00 HMCG confirmed they will take necessary action via CRT

1 May 2026

Incident: Concern for Kite Boarder

12.00 NCI asked by CG for confirmation of location of kite surfer reportedly in difficulty one mile off shore.
12.05 Unable to obtain sighting using CCTV and optics.
12.15 ILB tasked to scene
12.21 Casualty picked up and returned to safety

26 Apr 2026

Incident: NCI guided Ambulance to Casualty

18.31 Call received from HMCG requesting directions for SW Ambulance to attend casualty on beach.

18.32 Location confirmed and relayed to ambulance by CG

18.35 Ambulance seen en route to casualty

18.38 Updated CG accordingly.

17 Apr 2026

Incident: Cabin Cruiser Aground

13.06 Following a call from HMCG, NCI conducted CCTV and optics search for cabin cruiser reportedly aground on Dawlish Warren at low tide.

13.30 Vessel located and reported back to HMCG

13.40 Dawlish CRT on scene

13.57 ILB launched and standing by until vessel safe

14.30 Vessel refloated and escorted under own power to mooring

16.30 ILB transported crewman from cruiser to the mariner and returned to boathouse

10 Apr 2026

Very deep hole being dug

At 12.45 NCI Observed boys digging dangerously deep hole in sand and alerted Lifeguards who attended scene and spoke with boys.

At 13.05 The Boys partly filled the hole and left the scene.

10 Apr 2026

Yacht Awaiting tow

At 12.49 A Call was received on Ch.65 from YBS confirming they were anchored opposite Watchtower with engine failure awaiting tow.

At 13.01 The Vessel taken under tow by ESC grey RIB towards Marina.

29 Mar 2026

Incident: Unidentified vessel apparently adrift

15.17 Phone call received from HMCG requesting visual on unidentified vessel apparently adrift towards Torbay. No further details available.

15.20 NCI Called to alert Torbay and Teignmouth NCIs. Nothing seen.

15.40 HMCG advised NCI that vessel now under way en-route to Teignmouth

17 Mar 2026

Incident: Possible fall from cliffs

16:26 – NCI overheard a radio message about a possible fall from a cliff. NCI informed HMCG they had CCTV coverage of the area and will monitor situation.

16:43 ILB and CRT tasked, and arrived at scene. ,

17:03 Nothing was found, all assets stood down.

4 Mar 2026

Incident: Missing Outfall Buoy

At 13.29hrs on the Thursday 5th March, our volunteers were contacted by His Majesty’s Coastguard (HMCG) for a repeated request to locate a missing buoy belonging to Trinity House. They were not sure whether the buoy was off station or not transmitting. Our watchkeepers were asked to locate the buoy.

Using our optics and critically our CCTV cameras which cover Sandy Bay, the team scanned the area. By using the existing latitude/longitude co-ordinates, they were able to plot the area of the last transmission and use that information to search the area needed. Also using their new electronic charts, they were able to work out a bearing from the camera.

At 13.38hrs the Range Safety Boat (RSB), DMS Cerne was contacted by HMCG on Ch.16 to help with the search.

At 13.45hrs the buoy was located by both our cameras and the RSB and NCI were stood down.

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