NCI Watches: January – June 2023
This is a summary record of my NCI watch keeping periods and other NCI activities during January to June 2023 kept for my own records.
Category: NCI (2023)
9th January: Goose Barnacles!
While on beach patrol from NCI Stone Point on the morning of Monday, 9th January, I came across a pallet wedged on the remains of...
24th March: 19′ Shrimper in near gale!
Adapted from my post on the Calshot Blog : On the afternoon of Friday, 24th March I was doing a lone watch at NCI Stone...
13th May: on the Bridge of Red Eagle
As part of the training regime for watchkeepers at NCI Calshot Tower and NCI Stone Point our Public Relations officer, Nick Roe, has organised opportunities...
NCI Watches: July – December 2023
This is a summary record of my NCI watch keeping periods and other NCI activities during July to December 2023 kept for my own records.
June 30 + July 2nd: Incidents!
On Friday 30th June I did a double watch, 12-15 hrs. and then 15-18 hrs. The first watch passed peacefully, even to the extent that...
23rd Sept: NCI Stone Point opens!
The first watch at an NCI station in Lepe Country Park was on the 25th May 2019. The station was an NCI transportable unit and...
24th Dec: Windsurfer “incident”
I arrived at NCI Stone Point ready for the afternoon watch in time to witness the tail end of an “incident”. A member of the...
26th Dec: Yacht Racing Buoy adrift
On Boxing Day afternoon I was doing a lone watch at NCI Stone Point. The weather was poor and although we had had some swimmers...