The Lifeboat attended a Three Peaks Race yacht that had run aground on the way to Puffin Island at approximately 1520. After assessing there was no risk to life, an attempt was made to refloat the craft, but is was too hard aground. The lifeboat then returned to station and the yacht refloated later that day.
Service launches of the Beaumaris lifeboat covering the Menai Strait between Anglesey and the North Wales mainland
June 11th 01:35am Menai Bridge
The volunteer crew of Beaumaris RNLI were called out this morning at 01:35 in response to a report that voices were heard on the water around the Islands off Menai Bridge by Cadnant. The Lifeboat was launched and the crew conducted a search of the area but were unable to find the source of the voices until the heard shouting from the Bangor side of the Menai Strait. The crew proceeded to the area, a beach near the Rowing Club, and found an injured man approx age of early to mid 30s. The crew brought the man on board the lifeboat and took him to Menai Bridge Pier where an ambulance along with the Police and Bangor Coastguard were waiting and the man was taken by ambulance to hospital.
June 2nd near Britannia Bridge
The Beaumaris lifeboat was launched for the second time on 2 June to render assistance to a motorboat which had suffered mechanical failure near Britannia Bridge. The vessel was taken under tow to Menai Bridge.
June 2nd 11:49 Menai Strait, near Anglesey Sea Zoo
Beaumaris RNLI was called out at 11.49 this morning to respond to a 5m speedboat which had run aground in the Menai Strait off Anglesey Sea Zoo. Two passengers were on board the speedboat who were taken off the boat by the volunteer lifeboat crew and put ashore at Felinheli. The passengers intend to go back to their speedboat at approx 8.00pm tonight when the tide has turned to bring their boat ashore.
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