Holyhead coastguard requested the Beaumaris lifeboat launch to another Three Peaks race yacht that had run aground at The Cribben in the Swellies. The yacht was assisted off the rock by the lifeboat crew and refloated safely to continue down the Menai Straits.
Service launches of the Beaumaris lifeboat covering the Menai Strait between Anglesey and the North Wales mainland
Saturday 15th June Caernarfon Bar
Holyhead coastguard paged requested the Beaumaris lifeboat launch to a yacht that had run aground off Caernarfon Bar in the Three Peaks Race. The crew went to assist the yacht, but as one of the rules of the race stipulates no outside assistance is allowed, the race contestants decided to wait until they refloated.
June 9th 16:10 Penmaenmawr
The Penmaenmawr Safety Boat found an abandoned jet ski near Penmaenmawr and also a person in the water
nearby. Holyhead Coastguard requested Beaumaris Lifeboat to proceed to the scene to render
assistance. On arrival, the Lifeboat crew assisted the Safety Boat crew to carry the survivor to a waiting ambulance.
June 9th 1300 Puffin Island
Beaumaris lifeboat launched to render assistance to a motor cruiser which had an over-heating engine. The vessel was near Puffin Island and a member of the lifeboat crew was placed onboard to assess the situation. The casualty vessel, motoring on one engine, was escorted to the Fairway Buoy and then handed over to Conwy ILB.
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