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Four shouts in one day for Trearddur Bay RNLI volunteers

Lifeboats News Release

Yesterday [Wednesday 31 July] Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) volunteers from Trearddur Bay lifeboat station were called out to four separate rescues in just six hours.

Andrew Hodgson

Trearddur Bay Helm Lee Duncan

The crew was first called out just after 13:30 to reports of a broken down jetski drifting without power. The casualty was located safe and well and brought back to safety.

The volunteers were back at the lifeboat station washing the boat down when their pagers sounded requesting another launch.

Alongside Porthdinllaen RNLI’s all-weather lifeboat (ALB) and Coastguard helicopter Rescue 936, the crew was tasked to reports of a 22ft speedboat with seven people and a dog on board sinking off Caernarfon Bar.

Five of the occupants were taken back to Menai Bridge by a passing vessel while the two RNLI lifeboats stabilised the boat with salvage pumps enough for it to be recovered.

During the rescue of the speedboat, the crew was tasked again to reports of a drifting paddleboarder near Newborough. Thankfully, the paddleboarder made it safely ashore without the need for assistance from the lifeboat.

The fourth and final shout of the day was to reports that a dog that had fallen down a cliff near to Porth Ruffydd and their owner was attempting to get down to it. Both lifeboats from Trearddur Bay were launched and the dog was quickly located at the base of a cliff safe and well. The dog was brought on board the D-class and taken to Porthdafarch beach to be reunited with a very grateful owner.

Trearddur Bay Helm Lee Duncan said: ‘We were glad to be of assistance multiple times today alongside our colleagues from Porthdinllaen RNLI.

‘As we head into our peak summer season the RNLI as a whole is much more in demand and it is vital to ensure the seaworthiness of your vessel before going out to sea. However, should you get into difficulty, do not hesitate to call 999 and ask for the coastguard.’

The day’s shouts bring Trearddur Bay RNLI’s total for the year so far to 21.

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