Rhyl RNLI all-weather lifeboat carries out medical evacuation

A male had been taken ill on board the charter vessel, and the skipper of the charter vessel requested first aid and medical assistance. The crew at Rhyl RNLI were paged and launched to assist the vessel. Passage to the vessel only took a few minutes as it was just off the boathouse.
The lifeboat was taken alongside the boat, and three crew were transferred to provide casualty care to the person, as the vessel returned to Rhyl harbour. The two boats moored alongside the pontoon in Rhyl harbour, where the casualty was transferred on to the lifeboat's stretcher. The lifeboat crew then took the casualty from the pontoon to the main harbour front, where an ambulance was waiting. The casualty was then transferred by ambulance to Ysbyty Glan Clwyd (Glan Clwyd Hospital).
The North Wales Air ambulance, land ambulance and local coastguards had also been tasked. A road ambulance took the air ambulance medical staff to the harbour ,and the casualty was monitored in the ambulance.

Photos show the assets involved at the lifeboat station.

Details of the casualty are not known at this time.

All photos copyright RNLI / Paul Frost MBE, Rhyl lifeboat Press officer.

Key facts about the RNLI

The RNLI charity saves lives at sea. Its volunteers provide a 24-hour search and rescue service around the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland coasts. The RNLI operates 238 lifeboat stations in the UK and Ireland and more than 240 lifeguard units on beaches around the UK and Channel Islands. The RNLI is independent of Coastguard and government and depends on voluntary donations and legacies to maintain its rescue service. Since the RNLI was founded in 1824, its lifeboat crews and lifeguards have saved over 146,000 lives.

Learn more about the RNLI

For more information please visit the RNLI website or Facebook, X, TikTok and YouTube. News releases, videos and photos are available on the News Centre.

Contacting the RNLI - public enquiries

Members of the public may contact the RNLI on 0300 300 9990 (UK) or 1800 991802 (Ireland) or by email.