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Moelfre RNLI volunteer lifeboat crew endure a busy morning at sea

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The Moelfre RNLI volunteer lifeboat crew responded to two separate incidents within an hour of each other this morning (Saturday 4th) off the east Anglesey coast

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The initial call came at 10:30am when Holyhead coastguard tasked the Moelfre inshore lifeboat to reports of an object in the water half a mile off Traeth Bychan beach. The RNLI Moelfre inshore lifeboat and crew of three launched within 6 minutes and were quickly in the area the object was last spotted. After a quick search of the area, a 14 foot log was spotted off Moelfre Island. It was confirmed this was the object initially sighted so the decision was made to tow it to shore and prevent it being a danger to other vessels in the area and to prevent any further sightings/ reports of concern.
 
During the recovery of the inshore lifeboat Holyhead coastguard received another call of an 18ft motor vessel with 2 adults and 2 children on-board approximately 4 miles to the east of Moelfre near White beach. Moelfre’s all-weather lifeboat Kiwi was underway within 5 minutes of the crew being paged. Local charter vessel Starida spotted the vessel under the cliffs and directed the lifeboat to their location. The vessel had suffered battery failure so a tow was established and the vessel was taken back to its moorings Traeth Bychan beach.
 
Moelfre RNLI lifeboat coxswain Dan Guy Said:
 
‘It was a busy morning for our volunteer crew. The first call was concerning as the description of the object matched that of a Kayak. Luckily it was a false alarm with good intent. The second call saw the launch of the all-weather lifeboat, the owner of the casualty vessel did the right thing and called for help at the earliest opportunity, this makes our job a lot easier and safer for everyone’.
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Vince Jones
Lifeboat press officer + Station mechanic, Moelfre

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