Report received of 7 meter sports boat with 5 persons on board with engine failure off Puffin Island. Lifeboat put crew member on board with salvage pump, pumped out vessel and towed back to Beaumaris.
Weather NNE Force 3
Service launches of the Beaumaris lifeboat covering the Menai Strait between Anglesey and the North Wales mainland
16th May, 05:09am The Swellies
Holyhead Coastguard received a report of 6 youths in an overloaded 12' Dory, no lifejackets and paddling with pieces of wood into the Swellies.
When lifeboat arrived the Dory was beached and 3 youths ran off and 3 were taken into the lifeboat. The Dory was towed in to Dinas boatyard.
Weather SSE 3
When lifeboat arrived the Dory was beached and 3 youths ran off and 3 were taken into the lifeboat. The Dory was towed in to Dinas boatyard.
Weather SSE 3
9th May 14:42 Broken Down RIB in the Swellies
Report received from HM coastguard of broken down dinghy in Swellies. On arrival on scene it was found to be a 4m RIB with engine failure with 2 people on board. The RIB was towed in to Menai Bridge slip by the lifeboat.
Weather: South West Force 5
Weather: South West Force 5
7th May, 08:54 Overboard from yacht off Gazelle
Yachtsman was attempting to leave his moored yacht off the Gazelle and as he attempted to fit his outboard motor the wind caught his inflatable dinghy and flipped it. The casualty was thrown into the water and the was able to grab onto the yacht but was unable to reboard. The lifeboat was on scene within 10 minutes and recovered the casualty into the lifeboat. A remaining person left on board was then taken ashore and the dinghy sorted out by the lifeboat.
Weather: WSW Force 6
Weather: WSW Force 6
2nd May, 11:10, Off Dinmor Bank
Holyhead Coastguard requested launch to a motorboat having trouble starting its engine. Almost immediately the lifeboat launched the boat had managed to get the engine started, so at the Coastguard request, the lifeboat escorted the boat back to its launch site, with the boat suffering engine troubles several times on the way back.
Weather: South West Force 4
Weather: South West Force 4
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