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This is a summary record of my NCI watch keeping periods and other NCI activities kept for my own records. Watches which also have a entry in the main diary pages or have a photo album are marked with the  symbol.
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| 15 | Watch (08-11) with JA; New Years Day! | |
| 16 |
Watch (11-14) with JS,BD; wet and windy, then clearance, had assessment sheets approved, CG from NMOC visited
[photo]
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| 17 |
Watch (11-14) with SB; uneventful apart from a container ship without any containers!
[photo album]
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| 18 | Watch (11-14) booked with RR, MC, ended up AR and MC! | |
| 19 | Watch (14-17) BH and PeB; rain, Hythe bypass flooded | |
| 3rd watch Keeper training session at Scout Hut, Dibden Purlieu (0915 - 1230) | ||
| 20 | Watch (11-14) AW ; incident, kite surfer lost board near Calshot Spit light-float with car carrier approaching | |
| 21 | Watch (14-17) PeB, HC, YR; YR and I qualified as Watch Keepers | |
| 22 | Watch (11-14) WM, DW windy SK2 canting keel sail boat capsized twice with asym set but were fully in control | |
| 23 |
Watch (11-14) WM; cold but sunny, J/24 (?) class racing
[photo album]
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| 24 | Watch (14-17) BC; acted as watch leader for first time, no incidents but watched lone kayak cross from Calshot to Hamble | |
| 25 | Watch (11-14) ID,AK; first time with AK! | |
| 26 |
Watch (12-16) JS, RP; RP doing training while I watched - no incidents
[photo album]
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| 27 |
Watch (12-16) TC, ID; storm 'Katie' came through previous night with surge - castle moat full! Talked to CAC person in ticket office re English Heritage web site and life saving gear
[photo album]
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| 28 | Watch (12-16) TP, RP; TP was on Itchen Marine tugs and knows Rich | |
| 29 |
Watch (12-16) RP; me as only Wr in charge!
[see 10th April entry]
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| 30 |
Watch (12-16) GC, RP; a Swallow Yachts BRe (no.38) launched from Calshot, also a 18 foot skiff, ...and a gaff rigged Mirror
[photo album]
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| 31 | Watch (12-16) PC & RP; | |
| 32 |
Watch (12-16) ST & WM; the Swallow Yachts BRe was out again and in a better wind
[photo album]
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| 33 |
Watch (12-16) RP; An 18' skiff and a junk rigged cruiser!
[photo album]
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| - | Marine Branch Police lecture at OS HQ | |
| 34 |
Watch (12-16) PB; the Jolie Brise came close to the Tower under sail.
[photo album]
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| 35 |
Watch (08-12) RNLI exercise with TM,TC,TP,JS (+ID)
[see 22nd May entry]
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| 36 |
Watch (12-16) ST,PF; Jet Ski Collision
[see 29th May entry]
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| 37 |
Watch (12-16) RP; calm, Shieldhall and the Junk sailed ketch
[photo album]
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| 38 |
Watch (12-16) RP,TC; fishing boat stole mooring?
[photo album]
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| 39 |
Watch (12-16) HC,PC; Margaret Yelland visited the Tower to see what it's like
[photo album]
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| 40 |
Watch (12-16) TC,RP; the flag was dipped for the Shieldhall
[photo album]
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| - | Visit to NMOC, Fareham (host Dan Winter) | |
| 41 |
Watch (12-16) AB,PF; RNLI day, 4 incidents
[see 10th July entry]
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| - | First Aid course 0900 - 1300, Scout Hut. | |
| 42 |
Watch (12-16) AB,RP; visited Castle before watch
[photo album]
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| 43 |
Watch (16-20) IB,IH; 2 cruise liners
[see 23-24 July entry]
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| 44 |
Watch (12-16) WM,PF; Hamble Lifeboat cox'n visit
[see 23-24 July entry]
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| 45 |
Watch (12-16) AB,RP; injured yachtsman photos
[photo album]
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| 46 |
Watch (12-16) TC; Cowes week!
[photo album]
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| 47 |
Watch (12-16) TJ,SR; saw seal but frightened by jet skis
[photo album]
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| 48 |
Watch (12-16) BR,AK; quiet, then squall created incident(s)
[see 21st Aug entry]
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| 49 |
Watch (12-16) RP,PC; paddle boarder crossed to Hamble - informed SP
[photo album]
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Hamble Harbour Sea Safety Day with Ian Davis
[see 3rd Sept entry]
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| 50 |
Watch (12-16) RP,TC
[see 4th Sept entry]
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| 51 |
Watch (12-16) BR; overdue kayak found at Ashlett Slip, Kayaker turned up at Calshot RNLI!
[photo album]
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NCI stand at the Boat Show
[see 16th Sept entry]
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| 52 |
Watch (12-16) TC, RP; relatively quiet watch
[photo album]
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| 53 |
Watch (12-16) AB,CD, DB, quiet Thursday watch, Lord Nelson passed
[photo]
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| 54 |
Watch (12-16) PC; kite surfer in water near Hill Head, yacht aground towards Bald Head, yacht with rigging failure south of the Bramble!
[photo album]
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| 55 |
Watch (12-16) TC,RP a very quiet watch for a change!
[two photos]
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| 56 |
Watch (12-16) DB,BH a guy learning to sail a foiling Moth kept capsizing and at one time got close to the shipping channel
[photo album]
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| 56 |
Watch (12-16) TM,RP some spectacular showers with rainbows, otherwise quiet
[photo album]
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| - | NCI Calshot AGM at OS HQ | |
| 57 |
Watch (12-16) TM,TC; misty quiet watch - panpan near IoW but out of sight; Lord Nelson with wheelchair person on bowsprit.
[photo]
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| 58 |
Watch (11-14) TM,RP
[photo album]
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| 59 | Watch (11-14) JS; catamaran capsized near SP and they informed CG. We told CG that cat was OK but Hamble LB called out anyway. | |
| 60 | Watch (11-14) RP,PC, quiet watch - VHF mayday but outside our area | |
| 61 | Watch (11-14) RP,TM, very quiet watch - Calshot IRB rescued a pallet with direction from the Tower as we came on watch, nothing after that | |
| 62 | Watch (11-14) DC,TJ, Hamble LB called us on 65 but did not hear reply. Mayday from Kayak 1nm off Elmore slipway which turns out to be the Angling Club at Lee. Was picked up by HMS Smiker and transferred by Rescue 104 to Soton General | |
| - | Watch Leader training at OS HQ | |
| 63 | Watch (11-14) AB, quiet watch | |
| 64 | Watch (11-14) RP,calm day, quiet watch | |
| 65 | Watch (11-14) RP,PC foggy day, previous watch had broken down jet ski who was lost in fog off Lee - towed in by Calshot IRB; quiet watch | |
| 66 | Watch (11-14) SC; Boxing Day - as we took over a car was reported "in the water" at Calshot. Turned out to be in the dyke alonside the road. Hamble lifeboat attended! I had to write incident report for Ford Focus! |
