Porthdinllaen RNLI tasked to Mayday call from yacht
On Saturday, 24 August, Porthdinllaen volunteer lifeboat crew were paged at 3.43am after Holyhead Coastguard had received a Mayday call from a yacht in Caernarfon Bay.
Making the best possible speed to the last known position of the vessel, the station`s Tamar Class all weather lifeboat, quickly located the nine metre yacht, with two people on board making slow progress against a Westerly wind and heavy sea swell.
Once on scene, it was decided that the lifeboat would escort the casualty vessel to calmer waters of Porthdinllaen, where a crew member was transferred to the casualty vessel to ensure all was well on board and assist to place the craft on a safe mooring in Porthdinllaen Bay. It was found that the sailors were suffering from exhaustion and the effect of sea sickness.
The yacht was safely secured on a mooring and the occupants brought ashore for some respite.
Ken Fitzpatrick, Lifeboat Operations Manager at Porthdinllaen said:
‘The sailors were both relieved and thankful for the assistance we provided. As usual our volunteer crew were glad to be of assistance’.
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