A report was received of a broken down motor boat off Puffin Island with 5 persons on board. The Lifeboat located the vessel 1/2 mile off the east end of Puffin Island and towed it back to the Porth Daniel yard at Menai Bridge.
Weather SW Force 4
Service launches of the Beaumaris lifeboat covering the Menai Strait between Anglesey and the North Wales mainland
26th September 10:42 - Menai Suspension Bridge
North Wales police requested the Lifeboat to stand by following a report of a person climbing onto the chains of the Menai suspension bridge. Shortly after the boat arrived, the person was taken into custody by North Wales police. Lifeboat returned to boathouse.
SW Force 2
SW Force 2
19th September 00:11 - In Belan Narrows
A 38' yacht with 3 persons on board suffered engine failure in Belan Narrows with the tide ebbing.
The lifeboat was called and towed the yacht back into the Strait but was too late to get the yacht into Victoria Dock so the casualty was towed to a mooring off Plas Menai and the crew taken ashore. The lifeboat returned to station at 03:15.
Weather W force 1
The lifeboat was called and towed the yacht back into the Strait but was too late to get the yacht into Victoria Dock so the casualty was towed to a mooring off Plas Menai and the crew taken ashore. The lifeboat returned to station at 03:15.
Weather W force 1
18th September 22:01 Offf Menai Bridge
A member of the public reported seeing a number of young people entering the water by the Menai Suspension Bridge and swimming to the Bangor side. As they approached the Bangor side they appeared to be carried away by the current. By the time the lifeboat arrived (13 minutes later) they had regained the Anglesey shore. 2 anglers confirmed that all the swimmers (members of Bangor University Sub aqua club) were out of the water. The swimmers confirmed this. The lifeboat then returned to the boathouse.
Weather Flat Calm
11th September - 18:49 off Penmaenmawr
Holyhead Coastguard received a report of a person clinging to a buoy off Penmaenmawr. The Auxiliary Coastguard team were deployed and spoke to the first informant and formed the view that it was a false alarm as the lifeboat arrived. The Lifeboat conducted a search of the vicinity, found nothing and then returned to station.
Weather NE F2
5th September 12:12 Off Caernarfon
A yacht ran aground with 2 persons on board. The Costguard were concerned that the yacht would have to remain in position until 2300 when the weather forecast was SW 5-7. The ILB arrived at B6 as directed but were informed the yacht was off Waterloo Point, some 13 miles away. By the time the lifeboat arrived the yacht was well and truly aground and could not be refloated. The crew chose to stay on board so the lifeboat confirmed that they had put an anchor out and left the yacht to await the next tide.
Weather: SW Force 6
Weather: SW Force 6
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