RNLI Moelfre Volunteers Tasked to Medical Emergency at Victorian Brickworks.
Sunday, 16th April 2023, at 6:46 pm, the volunteers at RNLI Moelfre lifeboat station were tasked by H.M. Coastguard that a casualty needed urgent medical assistance and evacuation at the disused brickworks, Porth Wen. Cemaes.
Onshore the Moelfre and Cemaes Coastguard teams were monitoring the casualty and reassuring the casualty’s family members and in radio contact with Holyhead Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) regarding extracting the casualty from the steep and hazardous location.
The first option was to evacuate the casualty using the Coastguard Helicopter, Rescue 936; she was already tasked to another shout and would not be available for at least 90 minutes. However, with a mist setting in, concerns were raised about the possibility of 936 being able to land, so the decision was made to transfer the casualty back to the lifeboat station at Moelfre.
The RNLI crew launched the Y-Boat (The Y-class is mainly used as a small tender carried on board the larger RNLI all-weather lifeboat)
Owing to the casualty’s location, he had to be carried by stretcher down to the Y- Boat for transfer onto the all-weather lifeboat.
The Moelfre shore crew prepared the slip so that ‘Kiwi’ could be winched back into the boathouse so the casualty could receive further medical attention from Welsh Ambulance Service Paramedics.
With the assistance of the Moelfre Coastguard team, the casualty was safely transferred to the Welsh Ambulance Service.
At 09:30 pm, the all-weather lifeboat was washed down and made ready for her next call to service.
For further information, please contact Phil Williams, Moelfre Lifeboat Press Officer, on 07773 979910
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