Beaumaris lifeboat volunteers assist sailing vessel with a damaged sail.
Another Sunday call out for the volunteer crew members of the R N L I Beaumaris lifeboat when a launch request was received at 11.47 am (on Sunday 2 June 2019) from the U.K Coastguard, to investigate a report of a sailing boat with engine failure and damage to her sails.
The Beaumaris lifeboat Annette Mary Liddington was launched at 11.58 am and proceeded to the craft that was located South East of Puffin Island.
Upon arrival a crew member from the lifeboat boarded the vessel and confirmed the engine failure together with damage to the sail (genoa).Once the sail had been furled the lifeboat took the casualty vessel with her crew of two in tow.
As the vessel had her own mooring adjacent to the Gazelle hotel opposite Bangor Pier it was decided to take the boat back to her own moorings where the Penmon Coastguard Rescue Team would be on hand to assist if required.
Once the boat had been placed on her moorings the lifeboat was released by the U.K. Coastguard and she returned to Beaumaris arriving at 2.00 pm being refuelled and prepared for her next service call by 2.30 pm.
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