NCI Watches: Jan – June 2020
This is a summary record of my NCI watch keeping periods and other NCI activities during January to March 2020 kept for my own records. On 18th March all NCI Stations were closed due to the Covid-19 virus outbreak.
No. | Time | Where+ | With* | |||
273 | 08-11 | CT | 495 | New Years day watch | ||
274 | 10-13 | SP | 125 | |||
275 | 13-16 | SP | 290 | |||
– | 10-11 | CT | – | Showing Dan Snow around Calshot Tower | ||
276 | 13-16 | SP | 585 | |||
277 | 10-13 | SP | 130 | |||
278 | 13-16 | SP | 330 | Calm day, beautiful sunset [Diary Entry] | ||
– | 08-13 | Lepe classroom | Help deliver training course 3 | |||
279 | 13-16 | SP | 720 | after the class session! | ||
280 | 13-16 | SP | 545 | |||
281 | 13-16 | SP | 520 | |||
– | – | – | – | Both CT and SP closed – storm Ciara, no access to CAC or Lepe Park | ||
282 | 13-15 | SP | 325 | gale force winds, only leeward shutter open, storm Dennis; park closed at 1500 | ||
– | – | SP | – | Lepe Park closed up to noon, I visited pm to check all OK after Dennis | ||
283 | 08-11 | CT | 212,185,485 | 3 CG visited (only 2 reached ops room); went with them to Lepe after watch | ||
284 | 10-13 | SP | 205 | Gale force winds at first, only one shutter open; then cleared upbefore 2nd watch came on. | ||
– | 180-20 | Cafe | – | Committee Meeting | ||
285 | 08-11 | CT | 185,225 | With new Trainee (225) | ||
286 | 10-13 | SP | 187 | Force 6 gusting 7 but had shutters open. Capsized sailing boat IoW side, had safety rib but were taking time to get it upright. Disappearing into mist so called CG who tasked Yarmouth LB but nothing found so assume they sorted themselves. | ||
– | 09-12 | Lepe Classroom | Sat in on Leadership course as Training Team member | |||
287 | 13-16 | SP | 452,102 | New trainee, ex-Merchant Marine | ||
288 | 10-13 | SP | 130 | Force 6 but shutters open, virus precautions in force | ||
– | – | – | – | Virus closes all NCI Stations | ||
289 | 10-13 | SP | 130 | Buddy – spent time watching Spit from other side of Solent rescue | ||
290 | 10-13 | SP | 100 | Buddy – in car (rain and wind) then walked to Stansore Point when it cleared | ||
*the index to people is password protected