The lifeboat was called out 19.25 when the crew were tasked with searching the water between Menai Bridge and Caernarfon for a 27 year old missing man. The missing man was eventually located and the crew were stood down. They were back at the station, refuelled and ready for active service at 22.25.
A second call out was at 15.30. A boat had come off its mooring at Beaumaris and was on the sandbanks opposite Friars Bay. The crew attempted to reach the boat but with a rapidly falling tide were unable to so returned to the station at 16.05.
Service launches of the Beaumaris lifeboat covering the Menai Strait between Anglesey and the North Wales mainland
June 26th Off Puffin Island
The volunteer crew of Beaumaris Lifeboat were called out today, Saturday 26 June, at 17.20 to assist a passenger boat off Puffin Island with a rope caught round its propeller. Simon Bunting, Senior Helm at Beaumaris Lifeboat Station went into the water and managed to free the rope which was attached to a lobster pot. The Passenger Boat was able to continue its journey while the lifeboat returned to the Station and was washed down, refuelled and ready for active service again at 18.15.
June 25th Near Puffin Island and at Menai Bridge
The volunteer crew of Beaumaris Lifeboat were called on Friday 25 June, at 19.25 to a 21ft cruiser with fuel problems on the Menai Strait before Puffin Island. The boat was towed back to Beaumaris were it was left on a mooring off the Pier and the two male crew on board were taken ashore.
At 20.14, the crew then responded to an incident involving a person reporting to be a potential jumper off one of the Bridges. En route to the scene, the Lifeboat was stood down.
At 20.14, the crew then responded to an incident involving a person reporting to be a potential jumper off one of the Bridges. En route to the scene, the Lifeboat was stood down.
June 21st Menai Bridge, Swellies and gazelle
05.49
Volunteer crew paged to respond to an incident involving two swimmers at Menai Bridge. Lifeboat got as far as Gallows Point when they were stood down.
14.17
Volunteer crew called out to two yachts taking part in the Three Peaks Challenge that had run aground in the Menai Strait. The White Cloud hit the Gribyn Rock as it approached Caernarfon and was then struck by the Team Krishna and both ran aground. Both boats were towed into open water by the lifeboat and White Cloud was escorted to Felinheli while Team Krishna was able to make its own way through the Strait.
19.15
Crew called out to a 5m boat in trouble off the Gazelle which they towed to a mooring.
Volunteer crew paged to respond to an incident involving two swimmers at Menai Bridge. Lifeboat got as far as Gallows Point when they were stood down.
14.17
Volunteer crew called out to two yachts taking part in the Three Peaks Challenge that had run aground in the Menai Strait. The White Cloud hit the Gribyn Rock as it approached Caernarfon and was then struck by the Team Krishna and both ran aground. Both boats were towed into open water by the lifeboat and White Cloud was escorted to Felinheli while Team Krishna was able to make its own way through the Strait.
19.15
Crew called out to a 5m boat in trouble off the Gazelle which they towed to a mooring.
June 12 Dinas Dinlle
The volunteer crew of Beaumaris Lifeboat station were called out this morning at 1.05am in response to a request from Porth Dinllaen Lifeboat for assistance with a 50 year old male in the water at Dinas Dinlle. Rescue 122 helicopter was also called out and recovered the man. Beaumaris Lifeboat then returned back to station arriving at 3.40am.
June 20 Menai Bridge, Swellies and the Menai Strait
05.49
Volunteer crew paged to respond to an incident involving two swimmers at Menai Bridge. Lifeboat got as far as Gallows Point when they were stood down.
14.17
Volunteer crew called out to two yachts taking part in the Three Peaks Challenge that had run aground in the Menai Strait. The White Cloud hit the Gribyn Rock as it approached Caernarfon and was then struck by the Team Krishna and both ran aground. Both boats were towed into open water by the lifeboat and White Cloud was escorted to Felinheli while Team Krishna was able to make its own way through the Strait.
19.15
Crew called out to a 5m boat in trouble off the Gazelle which they towed to a mooring.
Volunteer crew paged to respond to an incident involving two swimmers at Menai Bridge. Lifeboat got as far as Gallows Point when they were stood down.
14.17
Volunteer crew called out to two yachts taking part in the Three Peaks Challenge that had run aground in the Menai Strait. The White Cloud hit the Gribyn Rock as it approached Caernarfon and was then struck by the Team Krishna and both ran aground. Both boats were towed into open water by the lifeboat and White Cloud was escorted to Felinheli while Team Krishna was able to make its own way through the Strait.
19.15
Crew called out to a 5m boat in trouble off the Gazelle which they towed to a mooring.
Friday June 11th Penmon Beach
An anchored yacht gave out a Pan Pan call as it drifted onto rocks. Cerismar II stood by until Beaumaris Lifeboat reached the scene to provide a tow. It immediately became clear the yacht was sinking after being pulled off the rocks. Two lifeboat crew went aboard with a pump but nothing could be done to save the yacht which went down within minutes. The two yachtsmen were taken to Penmon beach by the lifeboat.
May 31 Red Wharf Bay, Puffin, Swellies and Bangor Pier
The volunteer crew of Beaumaris Lifeboat were called out to an incident on Monday 31 May, at 13.45pm and then responded to four successive incidents thereafter finally arriving back at the boathouse refuelled and ready for active service again at 18.05pm.
The first incident was an 8 metre broken down boat off Red Wharf Bay. Beaumaris Lifeboat took over the tow from Moelfre lifeboat taking the broken down boat to Menai Bridge.
While towing the boat to Menai Bridge, Beaumaris Lifeboat picked up a kayaker who was cold and wet at Puffin Sound and took him to Beaumaris before proceeding to Menai Bridge.
On the way through from Beaumaris to Menai Bridge, the volunteer crew passed a broken down boat between Gallows Point and Bangor Pier. Beaumaris Lifeboat dropped the first broken down boat off at Menai Bridge and then returned to pick up the second broken down boat and took it to Menai Bridge.
Beaumaris Lifeboat then received a request from Holyhead Coastguard to attend to another broken down boat in the Swellies. Beaumaris Lifeboat towed this boat to Port Dinorwic.
Beaumaris Lifeboat then returned to the lifeboat station and was being refuelled when it received a request from Holyhead Coastguard to attend an incident off Bangor Pier involving two teenagers in a dinghy. The crew picked up the teenagers and took them to Bangor Slipway.
The Beaumaris Lifeboat then returned to the lifeboat station. The boat was refuelled and ready for service at 18.05pm.
The first incident was an 8 metre broken down boat off Red Wharf Bay. Beaumaris Lifeboat took over the tow from Moelfre lifeboat taking the broken down boat to Menai Bridge.
While towing the boat to Menai Bridge, Beaumaris Lifeboat picked up a kayaker who was cold and wet at Puffin Sound and took him to Beaumaris before proceeding to Menai Bridge.
On the way through from Beaumaris to Menai Bridge, the volunteer crew passed a broken down boat between Gallows Point and Bangor Pier. Beaumaris Lifeboat dropped the first broken down boat off at Menai Bridge and then returned to pick up the second broken down boat and took it to Menai Bridge.
Beaumaris Lifeboat then received a request from Holyhead Coastguard to attend to another broken down boat in the Swellies. Beaumaris Lifeboat towed this boat to Port Dinorwic.
Beaumaris Lifeboat then returned to the lifeboat station and was being refuelled when it received a request from Holyhead Coastguard to attend an incident off Bangor Pier involving two teenagers in a dinghy. The crew picked up the teenagers and took them to Bangor Slipway.
The Beaumaris Lifeboat then returned to the lifeboat station. The boat was refuelled and ready for service at 18.05pm.
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