Beaumaris RNLI Lifeboat Services

October 29th 12:30am Menai Bridge

Police reported a camper van half submerged with 2 people in it on slip at Menai Bridge. Beaumaris Lifeboat attended and took 2 people aboard apparently suffering from shock and cold, requested an ambulance and ferried them ashore and waited with them until they were handed over to paramedics. The Lifeboat then returned to station.

Oct 28th 14:21 Puffin Island

A member of public reported 2 Kayaks apparently struggling between Penmon and Puffin Island. Beaumaris Lifeboat launched and located the Kayakers who reported that they were not in difficulties. The lifeboat left them to continue with their Kayaking.

October 1st 18:20 - Penmaenmawr

Beaumaris RNLI was called out at 18.20 in response to two red flares seen between Penmaenmawr and Friar’s Bay and on arrival at the scene found two jet skiers from Colwyn Bay who had run aground on a sandbank. As the tide would not be in till 22.40 for the jet skies to refloat and because the jet skiers had no form of communication with them or lighting on the skis, one of the RNLI’s volunteer crew disembarked the lifeboat and remained with the jet skiers while the lifeboat returned to the boathouse. When the tide had come in the lifeboat was relaunched, picked up its crew member and escorted the jet skiers to Beaumaris and was back at the boathouse at midnight where the skis were left overnight while the skiers returned to Colwyn Bay by taxi. The jet skiers returned Sunday 2 October, to collect their skis.

Setpmber 30th Menai Bridge

The lifeboat was launched at 22:40 in response to a report of someone jumping into the Menai Strait. The crew were called out to conduct a comprehensive search of the Strait around Menai Bridge and were accompanied by the police helicopter and the SAR Sea King helicopter. It was later reported that a person had accessed the water from Menai Bridge, swum across the Strait and safely got out the other side so the rescue services were stood down. The lifeboat returned to the boathouse at 01.30 on Saturday morning.

Sept 21st 13:30 Glyn Garth, Menai Strait

The volunteer crew of Beaumaris RNLI were called out by the coastguard at 13.30 this afternoon to assist two groups of kayakers who were experiencing difficulties due to the weather conditions. The first group of kayakers consisting of five school pupils and a teacher were offered assistance back to shore at Menai Bridge, while the second group of kayakers were found already safely ashore at Glyn Garth.

August 29th Menai Strait (2 shouts)

The Lifeboat was launched to render assistance to a motor cruiser which had suffered engine failure in the Menai Strait near Caernarfon. The vessel was towed to Caernarfon and was safely put alongside.

The lifeboat was diverted to render assistance to a small vessel that had suffered engine failure close to the pier at Menai Bridge. The casualty vessel was towed safely to port.

August 28th Menai Strait

The Lifeboat was launched to rescue 3 fishermen who were cut off by the
rising tide near Nelson's Column in the Menai Strait. They were put ashore safely.