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| 17:10:2008 | 03.30 | | Conwy River | Two drunken thieves were saved from being potential fatalities when they stole a dinghy from the beach on Conwy Quay and launched themselves into the river at 3.30 this morning.
A resident on the Quay heard the two men, in their early twenties, pushing the dinghy down the beach and called the Police and Coastguard who requested the launch of the RNLI Conwy Lifeboat.
Conwy’s Inshore Lifeboat, Arthur Bate 11, went in search of the thieves, who, without any oars or equipment, had by this time been swept downstream on the fast ebbing tide towards the open sea.
The empty dinghy was found on Deganwy Beach by the lifeboat’s volunteer crew were it had been deposited by the tide. The Police and Coastguard were greatly concerned that there may be two fatalities as the sea conditions were extremely rough and the dinghy could easily have been swamped.
Two men, in soaking wet clothes, were later located ashore by the Police but denied being involved and were subsequently released.
The Conwy ILB returned to the Boathouse where the boat was cleaned and refuelled ready for the next shout at 04.30.
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| 13:10:2008 | 18.50 | | Up River from Glan Conwy | Conwy’s Inshore Lifeboat, Arthur Bate 11, went to the aid of six stranded fishermen last evening.
A member of the public who saw the 20 foot dayboat, Fleetwood Mac, aground on a sandbank 1 ½ miles upstream from Conwy Castle, alerted the volunteer crew at 18.40.
The Lifeboat was launched at 18.50 just as it was starting to go dark, to go to the aid of the six daytrippers from Prescot Merseyside, who had been stranded since Noon.
At 20.00 the incoming tide had risen sufficiently to enable the dayboat to float off the sandbank, it was then guided downstream in the dark by the Lifeboat which navigated through the moored boats and pontoons in the Harbour to the waiting pontoon outside Conwy Marina.
The owner decided to leave recovery of the boat onto its trailer until daylight today.
The Conwy ILB returned to the Boathouse where the boat was cleaned and refuelled ready for the next shout at 20.30.
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| 30:09:2008 | 15.00 | F7 | Conwy River Estuary | Conwy Inshore Lifeboat Arthur Bate 11 and Llandudno Lifeboat Andy Pearce were both involved in a joint rescue this afternoon in the Conwy River Estuary.
A 50 foot Yacht, Predator, with three persons aboard, had attempted to moor alongside the waiting pontoon outside Conwy Marina when the strong near gale force winds blew the boat off the pontoon and a trailing rope wrapped itself around the propeller, two of the crew were left on the pontoon and one onboard.
The strong winds blew the boat sideways across the river towards Deganwy were it’s rudder became entangled around another boat’s mooring, which saved it from being driven onto the shore.
Conwy’s volunteer crew removed several small boats in the vicinity from their mooring so that the Llandudno Lifeboat could manoeuvre close enough to attach a towline and pull the yacht off the entangled mooring. (See photograph)
Once free both Lifeboats towed the yacht into Conwy Marina, Conwy ILB returned to the scene to re-unite the small boats with their moorings.
The Conwy ILB returned to the Boathouse where the boat was cleaned and refuelled ready for the next shout at 4 pm.
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| 21:09:2008 | | | Deganwy Narrows | A young woman received serious injury when the 8 foot rigid inflatable boat she was on overturned and she was hit on her head by the metal seat and fuel tank.
The RIB flipped over in Deganwy Narrows this afternoon when it was following the wake of another boat and the man and woman, from Stoke, were thrown into the water, fortunately both were wearing Lifejackets.
The Conwy Harbour Launch arrived on the scene to find that a passing powerboat Penny Louise had rescued the woman and the yacht Little India had picked up the man. Conwy Harbour Launch, driven by one of the RNLI crew, retrieved the RIB which was careering around out of control and took it to the Beacons Jetty from were it had been launched.
The Lifeboat which had been launched was stood down whilst the casualty was taken on Penny Louise to Conwy Quayside were the RNLI volunteer crew took her ashore.
In the meantime Conwy RNLI had been in contact with the Welsh Air Ambulance, which was diverted and landed on Conwy Quay in front of the Harbour Office. (See picture) The Air Ambulance crew worked on the woman for about 30 minutes before transferring her to Bangor Hospital.
Thanks go to Mr & Mrs Quinn on Penny Louise and to the owner and crew of Little India for their quick actions and participation.
The Conwy ILB returned to the Boathouse where the boat was cleaned and refuelled ready for the next shout, which came within the hour.
Two adults and four children on board a 17 foot powerboat had contacted Holyhead Coastguard on a mobile phone saying they had broken down half a mile off Llandudno West Shore and required assistance.
The Volunteer Lifeboat crew were unable to locate the powerboat in the area reported, or contact it, as it did not have any other means of communication.
The boat and occupants, from Colwyn Bay, had managed to start the engine and they were subsequently located at the Beacons Jetty where they had gone ashore.
After checking that all was well the Lifeboat returned to the Boathouse where it was again cleaned and refuelled ready for the next shout.
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| 20:09:2008 | 15.00 | | East of Great Orme | Conwy’s RNLI Inshore Lifeboat, Arthur Bate 11, was out on exercise this afternoon when the volunteer crew received a call to assist with the recovery of a powerboat that had suffered engine failure half a mile east of the Great Orme.
The 25 foot Bayliner with two adults aboard, who were unwell, was on a day sail from Conwy when it broke down.
The Lifeboat escorted the powerboat back to its mooring in Conwy Harbour and took the occupants ashore.
The Conwy ILB returned to the Boathouse at 6 pm where the boat was cleaned and refuelled ready for the next shout.
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| 13:09:2008 | 19.00 | | Conwy Bay | A rigid inflatable boat with two adults and two children on board ran aground in Conwy Bay at around 2pm.
Conwy Inshore Lifeboat, Arthur Bate 11, was launched at 7pm when the owner, being concerned for the safety of his children, requested assistance as it was starting to go dark and he was unsure of the channel back into Conwy.
The volunteer Lifeboat crew transferred the four occupants to the Lifeboat and took them ashore. They returned to retrieve the Inflatable at around 9pm when the Tide had risen sufficiently to float it off the sandbank.
The Lifeboat crew guided the Inflatable back to Conwy and assisted with loading it onto its trailer.
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| 25:08:2008 | 11.00 | F6 | Rhyl Flats | Conwy’s RNLI volunteer Inshore Lifeboat Crew were the third link in a chain of events which started at 11.00 am today.
A 40 foot wooden Nobby boat, which had left Conwy earlier this morning, was in difficulties off Rhyl Flats wind farm in force 6 winds and big seas, when it experienced engine failure and damage to it’s rigging.
The owner of the boat, with two passengers on board, was fearful of it sinking and called for assistance. The Rhyl Lifeboat was launched to go to its aid and the Nobby was towed as far as the Great Orme where the Llandudno Lifeboat took over and towed the casualty to the beginning of the Conwy Channel. The Conwy Inshore Lifeboat volunteer crew safely escorted the Nobby Boat into Conwy Harbour and secured it to one of the Pontoons. |
| 03:08:2008 | | | Conwy Bay/ West Shore | A call to assist a boat aground and then another service later on in the evening to the same boat to recover it. More details to follow shortly |
| 20:07:2008 | 14.38 | | Conwy Bay | Boat with engine problems, which was then towed into Conwy Marina, more details to follow soon |
| 11:07:2008 | 04.12 | Slight | Conwy Marina area | Just after 4 o’clock this morning Conwy’s RNLI Inshore lifeboat was launched following a 999 call that an unmanned boat was floating about in Conwy Harbour.
The four man volunteer crew located the 8ft open rowing boat, belonging to two young men who had been fishing near to Conwy Marina, close to Llandudno Junction shore.
The lifeboat crew retrieved the boat and returned it to the two men who had swum ashore by the Marina. They were advised not to attempt to row the boat across the river to Deganwy until it was daylight and they were both wearing lifejackets.
The lifeboat returned to station at 0500 hours where it was cleaned and refuelled ready for the next shout.
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| 04:07:2008 | 11.18 | | Conwy River (Seaward) | The Conwy Inshore Lifeboat and the Conwy Harbour Launch went to the assistance of a pleasure boat in danger of sinking following a collision near to Conwy Marina.
At 11.09 today the Lifeboat was launched following the report of the incident, a 20 foot pleasure day boat had lost steerage approaching Conwy Marina and collided with a former Pilot Boat on a mooring. The Pilot Boat was undamaged but the pleasure boat with three people on board was holed below the water line and started taking on water.
The Lifeboat volunteer Crew secured a line to the pleasure boat and towed her into the nearby Marina where she was made safe.
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| 01:07:2008 | 09.35 | S5 | Conwy Bay | The Conwy Volunteer Lifeboat Crew were called into action at 09.35 today at the request of Holyhead Coastguard to assist a 22ft Power boat that had run out of fuel.
In a force 5 southerly wind, with force 6 to 7 forecast, the inshore Lifeboat located the casualty, with two persons on board, two miles out to sea from Conwy fairway buoy.
One of the Lifeboat Crew went aboard the powerboat and secured a towline, with the crew member on board the powerboat was safely returned to Deganwy Marina fuelling berth
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| 29:06:2008 | 15.35 | | Conwy Bay Sand Banks | In response to a well intentioned 999 call from a member of the public, Holyhead Coastguard requested Conwy Inshore Lifeboat launch at 15.35 today to go to the assistance of persons reported to be signalling from one of the orange floating safety rafts in Conwy Bay.
Although a thorough search of both rafts and surrounding areas by the volunteer crew was carried out no one was found.
On return to the Boat House the Lifeboat was stood down where it
was cleaned and refuelled ready for the next service.
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| 24:05:2008 | 15.08 | | | Details to follow soon |
| 24:05:2008 | 17.00 | | | Conwy’s volunteer lifeboat crews were called into service three times on Saturday afternoon culminating in an attempted dog rescue.
The first shout at 3pm was upstream of Conwy to a Jet Skier who had lost control and was unable to get back onto his ski and also to an accompanying inflatable dinghy with engine failure.
The Inshore Lifeboat Crew put the skier into the dinghy and took charge of the Jet Ski escorting both to the Beacons Jetty.
The second shout at 5pm was again upstream to two children on an inflatable Donut towed by a speedboat, both of which had run aground on a sandbank, by the time the Inshore Lifeboat arrived on the scene their parents boat had towed them off the sandbank.
Before the Lifeboat could be brought ashore the crew were tasked to rescue a dog in the sea following the owners 999 call to the Coastguard, In the 6 minutes it took for the ILB to arrive the dog had swum ashore to safety.
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| 21:05:2008 | 22.00 | | Conwy River | Details to follow soon |
| 05:05:2008 | 18.40 | | Conwy Bay | Details to follow soon |
| 04:05:2008 | 17.23 | | Conwy Bay | Details to follow soon |
| 04:04:2008 | 21.37 | | Conwy Bay | At 9.20. on Friday evening the Conwy Inshore Lifeboat was launched to go to the assistance of a 50 foot motor powered wooden Pilot Boat, with a family of nine on board, at anchor in Conwy Bay.
The Pilot boat was on passage from Barry in South Wales to Conwy, arriving in the dark and being unsure of the Conwy Channel the Skipper decided to anchor overnight.
However on hearing the weather forecast was for imminent bad weather, gale force winds, the Skipper called Holyhead Coastguard for advice, the Coastguard requested the launch of the Conwy Inshore Lifeboat who put two Volunteer Crew on board the Pilot Boat and escorted it up the Channel into Conwy Harbour were it was safely berthed.
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| 29:03:2008 | 13.12 | W F8 | Conwy Bay | Conwy Lifeboat rescues lone Fisherman. Due to the brave actions of the RNLI Conwy Lifeboat volunteer Crew a single handed fisherman was saved from horrendous conditions today.
For the eighth time this year the RNLI inshore Lifeboat, Arthur Bate 11, was launched into service at 13.12 in response to a request from the Coastguard.
The 30 foot traditional wooden sailboat had suffered engine failure in Conwy Bay and was drifting into danger in the 50 mph winds, heavy seas and fast flowing flood tide.
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The Lifeboat Crew secured a Towrope to the fishing boat and returned her safely to a Pontoon in Conwy Harbour.
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The Lifeboat returned to station at 1400 hours and was stood down where it was cleaned and refuelled ready for the next service.
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| 21:03:2008 | 12.31 | NE F6 | Deganwy | Conwy RNLI Lifeboat Jets off for the Easter weekend.
Due to the brave actions of Conwy Lifeboat volunteer Crew a valuable Jet Ski was saved from heavy seas today.
The RNLI inshore Lifeboat, Arthur Bate 11, was launched into service at 12.31 in response to a report that a Jet Skier was in distress.
The Jet Ski originally seen with two people on board was drifting out to sea in Deganwy narrows on the fast flowing Ebb tide and with force 7 near gale winds producing 7 foot waves.
On arriving at the scene the volunteer Inshore Lifeboat Crew carried out a search of the area for the two Skiers who couldn’t be found. They were advised by the Coastguard that one of the jet skiers had been put ashore earlier, the 38 year old male driver had subsequently lost power and in fear of being swept out to sea had abandoned the jet ski and swam ashore.
The Lifeboat Crew secured the Jet Ski and towed it to the Beacons landing stage where the owner was waiting.
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| 09:03:2008 | | | Tal Y Cafn | The volunteer RNLI crew at Conwy were called into action this afternoon to go to the rescue of twelve sheep marooned by the rising tide in the River Conwy.
The station’s inshore RNLI lifeboat was launched when a member of the public alerted the Coastguard, the high Spring Tide had overflowed into a field one mile upstream from Tal-y-Cafn and the sheep were in danger of drowning.
Two of the volunteer crew waded through shoulder deep water and herded the sheep to safety, unfortunately one was found to be dead and another barely alive
The Lifeboat returned to station and was stood down where it was cleaned and refuelled ready for the next service. |
| 16:02:2008 | 02.10 | E F1 | Conwy Bay | A man with a suspected Stroke was taken off a yacht by Conwy Inshore Lifeboat.
At 2.10 a.m. Saturday morning the Lifeboat was launched in below freezing temperatures following an emergency call from the yacht, which had two people on board and was on passage from Dublin to Conwy.
The casualty was brought ashore in Conwy Harbour where an Ambulance was waiting to take him to hospital, it was later ascertained that he was suffering from acute hypothermia and not a stroke.
In the meantime the yacht had developed engine failure and the Lifeboat returned to the Conwy Channel and towed the boat into the harbour where it was made secure.
The icy conditions made the operation more difficult than would normally be expected but the trained volunteer crew coped admirably with the situation.
The Lifeboat returned to station and was stood down where it was cleaned and refueled ready for the next service.
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| 27:01:2008 | 02.00 | W F2 | Conwy River | The first call of the day was to a yacht which had broken away from it’s mooring and had been swept under Conwy road bridge damaging the mast and deck. As the tide turned the yacht was carried back into the Harbour were it became a danger to other boats. The Volunteer Crew were able to recover the boat and secure it to a Pontoon. |
| 27:01:2008 | 11.30 | W F2 | Conwy River | The second alert of the day came at 11.30 when a Courtesy Launch with nine passengers on board lost propulsion and was swept upstream under the Conwy Bridge by the strong current. After deploying the anchor the launch driver called Holyhead Coastguard for assistance and the Inshore Lifeboat was again launched to tow the boat with its occupants safely back to the shore. |
