Service 9 - 14:34 18th April - Lleiniog

A 63 year old male walking the Anglesey coastal path in the vicinity of Lleiniog fell injuring his shoulder. The tide was rising and he was incapacitated by his injuries. He was able to use a mobile phone to ask for assistance and the Penmon coastguard team was tasked. The location was inaccessible by road so the lifeboat was requested to evacuate the casualty and transfer him to an ambulance.

The lifeboat attended, the casualty and his dog was taken aboard the lifeboat and the casualty was given First Aid by the lifeboat crew as he was brought back to the Beaumaris boathouse. Once back at the boathouse he was handed over to the ambulance and subsequently taken to Ysbyty Gwynedd.
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Service 8: 15:20 4th April off Caernarfon Bar

Holyhead Coastguard received a report that a 38' commercial RIB had suffered catastrophic engine failure with 10 persons on board. The vessel was asked to deply its anchor and the Beaumaris Lifeboat was launched. It proceeded to the scene, took the vessel in tow and towed it in to Caernarfon, The tide was ebbing at the time and progress was slow so the vessel was left alongside at Caernarfon to await a commercial tow. The Lifeboat returned to station.
The new Atlantic 85 performed well for this call out.
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Pictured: screen capture of the tow location from the navigation system on board the 85 lifeboat

Service 7 - 2nd April Off Menai Bridge pier

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.
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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.

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