Holyhead Coastguard received a report of a drifting small boat with outboard in indeterminate position off Menai Bridge Pier. They requested that the lifeboat check for recent occupation as there was a possibility that someone may have fallen overboard.
The lifeboat located the boat, confirmed that there was no sign of recent occupation and towed it to a mooring off Menai Bridge pier where it was left. The lifeboat returned to station.
Weather S 3-4
Service 6: 18:38 26th March Menai Bridge
The lifeboat was launched to search for a missing person, the search area was from Beaumaris to Menai Bridge. The lifeboat was stood down shortly after launch as the person was located at Caernarfon hospital.
Service 5: 00:28am 24th March Lavan Sands in the Menai Strait
A cockle picker was reported as missing on Lavan Sands, the lifeboat launched and commenced search for one hour. The lifeboat wwas recalled as the person was found safe and well on the A55.
Service 4: 16:22 15th March North Eastern End of Menai Strait
Holyhead Coastguard initially reported a vessel low on fuel on passage from Cardigan bay to Fleetwood and as they did not have any charts of the Menai Strait they requested escort through the Swellies to Port Dinorwic where they hoped to get fuel. A short while later the vessel reported a position in Conwy Bay and the Lifeboat was launched to locate the vessel which was eventually found near to B1 at the north eastern end of the Strait.
The vessel refused the offer of fuel at Beaumaris and said that they had organised fuel at Conwy marina. As the Lifeboat left the scene the vessel started to head off down the east side of Puffin Island and were about to go over the causeway which was only just awash. The lifeboat returned and guided them safely through Puffin Sound and to Conwy fairway buoy to await the tide to get into Conwy.
Service 3: 09:59 10th February off Fort Belan
Holyhead Coastguard requested the Lifeboat investigate a drifting dinghy to ensure that there was no sign of recent occupancy. The Lifeboat launched but whilst en route the Auxiliary Coastguard team recovered the dinghy and confirmed it derelict. The Lifeboat was recalled.
Weather NE 4
Service 2: 13:45 19th January Menai Bridge - Swellies Area
Holyhead Coastguard received a report of a capsized inflatable near Menai Bridge with 3 persons in the water being washed towards Caernarfon.When the lifeboat arrived the 3 persons had been recovered by a sister craft but the inflatable was pinned on to Swelly rock beacon.
The lifeboat escorted the boat with the casualties on board back to Indefatigable and then returned to recover the Inflatable, which was then towed in.
Weather SE Force 1
Lifeboats News Release
1st Service of new Atlantic 85 16th January 14:20 Brittannia Bridge
North Wales Police requested the Lifeboat to attend following a report of a person jumping from Britannia Bridge. The lifeboat was launched but the casualty was recovered by an instructor working in the area on a Swift Water training course (out of Plas Menai).
The lifeboat put two crew members ashore to be available to assist the helicopter winchman.
The rescued person was then taken to Ysbyty Gwynedd Hospital by the RAF rescue helicopter.
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