Date |
No. |
Summary of NCI Watches and other activities
(the index to people is password protected) |
1st Jan | 15 |
Watch (08-11) with JA; New Years Day!
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3rd Jan | 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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8th Jan | 17 |
Watch (11-14) with SB; uneventful apart from a container ship without any containers!
[photo album]
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21st Jan | 18 |
Watch (11-14) booked with RR, MC, ended up AR and MC!
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27nd Jan | 19 |
Watch (14-17) BH and PeB; rain, Hythe bypass flooded
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30th Jan | |
3rd watch Keeper training session at Scout Hut, Dibden Purlieu (0915 - 1230)
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5th Feb | 20 |
Watch (11-14) AW ; incident, kite surfer lost board near Calshot Spit light-float with car carrier approaching
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6th Feb | 21 |
Watch (14-17) PeB, HC, YR; YR and I qualified as Watch Keepers
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20th Feb | 22 |
Watch (11-14) WM, DW windy SK2 canting keel sail boat capsized twice with asym set but were fully in control
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27th Feb | 23 |
Watch (11-14) WM; cold but sunny, J/24 (?) class racing
[photo album]
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13th Mar | 24 |
Watch (14-17) BC; acted as watch leader for first time, no incidents but watched lone kayak cross from Calshot to Hamble
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24th Mar | 25 |
Watch (11-14) ID,AK; first time with AK!
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27th Mar | 26 |
Watch (12-16) JS, RP; RP doing training while I watched - no incidents
[photo album]
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28th Mar | 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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3rd April | 28 |
Watch (12-16) TP, RP; TP was on Itchen Marine tugs and knows Rich
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10th April | 29 |
Watch (12-16) RP; me as only Wr in charge!
[see 10th April entry]
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17th April | 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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24th April | 31 |
Watch (12-16) PC & RP;
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1st May | 32 |
Watch (12-16) ST & WM; the Swallow Yachts BRe was out again and in a better wind
[photo album]
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8th May | 33 |
Watch (12-16) RP; An 18' skiff and a junk rigged cruiser!
[photo album]
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9th May | - |
Marine Branch Police lecture at OS HQ
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15th May | 34 |
Watch (12-16) PB; the Jolie Brise came close to the Tower under sail.
[photo album]
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22nd May | 35 |
Watch (08-12) RNLI exercise with TM,TC,TP,JS (+ID)
[see 22nd May entry]
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29th May | 36 |
Watch (12-16) ST,PF; Jet Ski Collision
[see 29th May entry]
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5th June | 37 |
Watch (12-16) RP; calm, Shieldhall and the Junk sailed ketch
[photo album]
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12th June | 38 |
Watch (12-16) RP,TC; fishing boat stole mooring?
[photo album]
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19th June | 39 |
Watch (12-16) HC,PC; Margaret Yelland visited the Tower to see what it's like
[photo album]
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3rd July | 40 |
Watch (12-16) TC,RP; the flag was dipped for the Shieldhall
[photo album]
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7th July | - |
Visit to NMOC, Fareham (host Dan Winter)
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10th July | 41 |
Watch (12-16) AB,PF; RNLI day, 4 incidents
[see 10th July entry]
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16th July | - |
First Aid course 0900 - 1300, Scout Hut.
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17th July | 42 |
Watch (12-16) AB,RP; visited Castle before watch
[photo album]
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23rd July | 43 |
Watch (16-20) IB,IH; 2 cruise liners
[see 23-24 July entry]
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24th July | 44 |
Watch (12-16) WM,PF; Hamble Lifeboat cox'n visit
[see 23-24 July entry]
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31st July | 45 |
Watch (12-16) AB,RP; injured yachtsman photos
[photo album]
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7th Aug | 46 |
Watch (12-16) TC; Cowes week!
[photo album]
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14th Aug | 47 |
Watch (12-16) TJ,SR; saw seal but frightened by jet skis
[photo album]
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21st Aug | 48 |
Watch (12-16) BR,AK; quiet, then squall created incident(s)
[see 21st Aug entry]
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28th Aug | 49 |
Watch (12-16) RP,PC; paddle boarder crossed to Hamble - informed SP
[photo album]
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3rd Sept | - |
Hamble Harbour Sea Safety Day with Ian Davis
[see 3rd Sept entry]
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4th Sept | 50 |
Watch (12-16) RP,TC
[see 4th Sept entry]
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11th Sept | 51 |
Watch (12-16) BR; overdue kayak found at Ashlett Slip, Kayaker turned up at Calshot RNLI!
[photo album]
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16th Sept | - |
NCI stand at the Boat Show
[see 16th Sept entry]
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18th Sept | 52 |
Watch (12-16) TC, RP; relatively quiet watch
[photo album]
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22nd Sept | 53 |
Watch (12-16) AB,CD, DB, quiet Thursday watch, Lord Nelson passed
[photo]
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25th Sept | 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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2nd Oct | 55 |
Watch (12-16) TC,RP a very quiet watch for a change!
[two photos]
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9th Oct | 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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16th Oct | 56 |
Watch (12-16) TM,RP some spectacular showers with rainbows, otherwise quiet
[photo album]
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19th Oct | - |
NCI Calshot AGM at OS HQ
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23rd Oct | 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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30th Oct | 58 |
Watch (11-14) TM,RP
[photo album]
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6th November | 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.
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13th Nov | 60 |
Watch (11-14) RP,PC, quiet watch - VHF mayday but outside our area
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20th Nov | 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
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27th Nov | 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
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28th Nov | - |
Watch Leader training at OS HQ
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4th Dec | 63 |
Watch (11-14) AB, quiet watch
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11th Dec | 64 |
Watch (11-14) RP,calm day, quiet watch
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18th Dec | 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
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26th Dec | 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!
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