Saturday, 30 January 2010
Monday, 25 January 2010
Giant Bottle Arrives Near the Menai Bridge
A giant bottle carrying a plea for help from the RNLI arrived at Beaumaris this week as part of its nationwide mystery tour to remind people about the charity’s biggest annual fundraising day. The volunteer crew who rescued the most people in Wales last year located the bottle close to the Menai Bridge, as it stopped off on its travels across the UK and Ireland to boost support for RNLI SOS Day on Friday 29th January.Welsh RNLI crews issue SOS after second busiest year in a decade
Monday, 18 January 2010
New Lifeboat launches to its first incident
At 2.06pm on 16th January North Wales Police requested Beaumaris RNLI lifeboat attend a report of a person jumping from Britannia Bridge.
The volunteer crew at Beaumaris lifeboat station swiftly launched its new Atlantic 85 inshore lifeboat, but in the meantime the casualty was recovered by a swift water training instructor who happened to be working nearby. The RNLI lifeboat continued to help and put two crew members ashore to assist the RAF rescue helicopter in winching the casualty on board who was then taken to Ysbyty Gwynedd.
RNLI news
The volunteer crew at Beaumaris lifeboat station swiftly launched its new Atlantic 85 inshore lifeboat, but in the meantime the casualty was recovered by a swift water training instructor who happened to be working nearby. The RNLI lifeboat continued to help and put two crew members ashore to assist the RAF rescue helicopter in winching the casualty on board who was then taken to Ysbyty Gwynedd.
RNLI news
Sunday, 10 January 2010
Click for more picturesMonday, 28 December 2009
New Lifeboat Imminent
The new 85 class lifeboat is due to arrive on January 6th. The Atlantic 85 is the third generation B-Class Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB) developed from the Atlantic 21 and later Atlantic 75. The Atlantic class of lifeboats is named after Atlantic College, where the design was originally developed.
Like previous RIBs it has a manually operated self-righting mechanism, deploying an airbag mounted atop the A-frame arch. It is capable of being beached in an emergency without sustaining damage to engines or steering gear. The Atlantic 85 is fitted with radar and VHF direction finding equipment and can be operated safely in daylight in a force 6/7 and at night in a force 5/6. Read more..
Like previous RIBs it has a manually operated self-righting mechanism, deploying an airbag mounted atop the A-frame arch. It is capable of being beached in an emergency without sustaining damage to engines or steering gear. The Atlantic 85 is fitted with radar and VHF direction finding equipment and can be operated safely in daylight in a force 6/7 and at night in a force 5/6. Read more..
Friday, 20 November 2009
Beaumaris Lifeboat Crew Members join Flood Rescue Teams in Cumbria
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution’s Flood Rescue Team has rescued dozens of people from flooded homes in Cockermouth over night.
Beaumaris Lifeboat Crew members joined forty volunteer RNLI crew and staff from across the North of England and North Wales for the mammoth flood rescue operation. The rescue trems were still operating in the town centres this morning, where flood water was streaming through the streets at speeds of up to 25 knots.
Simon Bunting, crew of the Beaumaris Lifeboat, and Flood Rescue Team member currently working in Cumbria, had this to say:
"Driving boats up high streets is a bit out of the norm but we are all trained for swift water rescue. We are all volunteers but the training we receive from the charity prepares us for just this situation.
"It's been interesting to see the amount of water and the speed of water. We saw caravans floating down roads on our way here and the devastation to people's houses is unbelievable.
"The D Class boat is a fantastic bit of kit. Nothing under 40 horse power could go out this morning so we were a valuable asset working alongside other search and rescue organisations. And it's been great to see all the search and rescue organisations working together."
>Welsh Volunteers return from floods
Beaumaris Lifeboat Crew members joined forty volunteer RNLI crew and staff from across the North of England and North Wales for the mammoth flood rescue operation. The rescue trems were still operating in the town centres this morning, where flood water was streaming through the streets at speeds of up to 25 knots.
Simon Bunting, crew of the Beaumaris Lifeboat, and Flood Rescue Team member currently working in Cumbria, had this to say:
"Driving boats up high streets is a bit out of the norm but we are all trained for swift water rescue. We are all volunteers but the training we receive from the charity prepares us for just this situation.
"It's been interesting to see the amount of water and the speed of water. We saw caravans floating down roads on our way here and the devastation to people's houses is unbelievable.
"The D Class boat is a fantastic bit of kit. Nothing under 40 horse power could go out this morning so we were a valuable asset working alongside other search and rescue organisations. And it's been great to see all the search and rescue organisations working together."
>Welsh Volunteers return from floods
Thursday, 12 November 2009
Beaumaris RNLI Lifeboat launches twice in one day
At 15.20 on Wednesday 11 November 2009, the volunteer crew at the RNLI’s lifeboat station at Beaumaris launched for its second incident in the afternoon.
While on its earlier mission at 14.02 to rescue two fishermen stranded by the tide at Menai Suspension Bridge, a radio traffic announcement was heard from a yacht on passage from Holyhead to Dickies in Bangor which had hit an underwater object. Moelfre All Weather Lifeboat (ALB) was launched and located the vessel which was found to be taking on a small amount of water from the keel joint. Although the leak was minor, Moelfre ALB escorted the vessel to Puffin sound as a precautionary measure.
Following a discussion between the Moelfre Coxswain, Beaumaris LOM and Holyhead Coastguard it was decided to relaunch Beaumaris Inshore Lifeboat for it to take over the escort from Moelfre.
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While on its earlier mission at 14.02 to rescue two fishermen stranded by the tide at Menai Suspension Bridge, a radio traffic announcement was heard from a yacht on passage from Holyhead to Dickies in Bangor which had hit an underwater object. Moelfre All Weather Lifeboat (ALB) was launched and located the vessel which was found to be taking on a small amount of water from the keel joint. Although the leak was minor, Moelfre ALB escorted the vessel to Puffin sound as a precautionary measure.
Following a discussion between the Moelfre Coxswain, Beaumaris LOM and Holyhead Coastguard it was decided to relaunch Beaumaris Inshore Lifeboat for it to take over the escort from Moelfre.
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