Criccieth RNLI Lifeboat responds to broken down jet-ski
At 6.00pm on Thursday the 11th of August, 2016 volunteer crew members from Criccieth’s RNLI Lifeboat station responded to a call from HM Coastguard to a stricken jet-ski near Mochras Point.
The call came as the crew prepared for their routine, weekly exercise launch. The jet-ski had fouled its impeller close to shore. All three occupants had swum ashore before calling for assistance.
The jet-ski was taken under tow by the station’s Atlantic 85 lifeboat, Doris Joan, and returned to the safety of the beach and to the care of Harlech HM Coastguard.
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For further information, please contact Ifer Gwyn, Criccieth Lifeboat Press Officer on 07554445316.
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