RNLI Beaumaris lifeboat requested to launch to assist a boat with engine failure

The Beaumaris RNLI volunteers had the lifeboat out of the station and ready to launch when the U. K. Coastguard requested them to remain ashore pending further clarification.

The original report was that the vessel could not restart her engine and despite the anchor having being deployed was drifting. This was amended to say that the engine had been manually restarted but was still causing concern.

By now the Penmon Coastguard Rescue Team had arrived at Gallows Point and had the vessel with her six occupants under observation. In view of this the U.K.Coastguard decided to keep the Lifeboat ashore whilst awaiting confirmation that the casualty craft had made it back to shore.

Once the Penmon Coastguard Rescue Team had confirmed that the boat was now ashore and all six aboard in good health the Beaumaris Lifeboat volunteers could rehouse the lifeboat.

This occurred at 12.05 pm and the lifeboat at Beaumaris was rehoused in this instance no refuelling or washing down was required.

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