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Beaumaris Lifeboat volunteers do a welfare check on a solo sailor
On Monday at 8.21 pm (10 August 2026), the volunteer crew members of Beaumaris RNLI received a request from HM Coastguard to check on the welfare of an elderly sailor who was alone aboard a vessel near to Gallows Point in Beaumaris.
The Beaumaris Atlantic 85 inshore lifeboat Annette Mary Liddington with her volunteer crew, proceeded to the vessel to ensure all was well aboard the craft.
Having ascertain that all was well, the lifeboat crew assisted in placing the vessel on a mooring at Gallows Point Beaumaris.
Once this task had been completed the lifeboat was released by the Coastguard to return to her station to be refuelled and cleaned. As soon as this and the customary be-brief after a launch had been completed the crew left the station.
A RNLI spokesperson said: ‘The informant did the correct thing in alerting the Coastguard to the situation. This meant our volunteer lifeboat crew were able to reach the location quickly, assess the situation,’
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