R N L I Beaumaris lifeboat launched to a report of a person in distress.
At 1.59 am the sleep of the volunteer crew members of the R N L I Beaumaris lifeboat was disturbed when their pagers went off requesting the lifeboat be launched as soon as possible to a an incident at Bangor Pier.
The Beaumaris Atlantic 85 inshore lifeboat Annette Mary Liddington with her volunteer crew launched at 2.10 am at the request of the Ambulance service and proceeded to Bangor Pier and then remained in the vicinity.
Meanwhile representatives of the Wales Ambulance Service and North Wales Police together with the Bangor Coastguard Rescue Team had arrived at the pier.
Fortunately members of the North Wales Police succeeded in securing the situation and the service of the lifeboat was not required on this occasion.
The inshore lifeboat arrived back at Beaumaris at 2.23 am being refuelled and prepared for further service by 2.55 am.
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Notes to editors:
The Beaumaris Lifeboat Open Day for 2017 is:
Saturday 3 June 2017 between 11.00.and and 4.00 pm
A celebration of 50 years since the arrival of the original Blue Peter 11
Inshore lifeboat at Beaumaris in May 1967
Stalls and events at the Boathouse,
Subject to operational requirements a display by the lifeboat
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