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December, 2004
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December, 2004
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16th December, 2004
Llanddulas - 1930 hrs 36 Knot wind - Force 7 - 3 metre swell The ALB was called out 1930
hours to attend to the cargo vessel “Arklow Freedom”. She had
electrical failure and was dragging her anchor some 3 1/2 miles from
Rhyl and 2 miles off the coast The Rhyl lifeboat was also
launched and both boats stood by until the electrical problems were
resolved. The boat then returned to station at 0030 hours.
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October, 2004
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16th October, 2004
Conwy Bay - 2015 hrs 26 Knot wind with high sea swell - clear visibility The ALB was launched at 2015 at
the request of the Coastguard to a 21 ft. yacht which was aground
between No.2 buoy and the shore It was believed that one of the
crew of two men had been in the water When the ALB arrived they
found only a metre of water so requested the helicopter and Conwy ILB
to stand by in case they were required With considerable skill
the coxswain managed to get close enough to the yacht to get a line on
board and towed it in to Conwy Marina. The ALB then returned to
Llandudno. The skipper of the yacht was Ken Johnson, a violinist with
the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra on his way to a concert in
Llandudno the following day.
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13th October, 2004
Little Orme - 1430 hrs The ILB was launched at 1430 to
assist with a party of canoeists at Angel Bay. One girl had
sustained a suspected broken leg and had been stabilized by the
Coastguard The ILB attended but the injured girl was taken to
hospital by helicopter The ILB then took the remainder of the
party and their canoes to Rhos-on-Sea.
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5th October, 2004
Rhos-on-Sea - 2230 hrs Strong winds The ALB was launched after the
Coastguard received several calls that red flares had been spotted off
shore at Rhos-on-Sea The ALB was launched at 2230 and, along with
other boats, searched the area in the vicinity Nothing was found
and the search was called off at 0030 hrs It appears the siting
coincided with a meteor storm.
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3rd October, 2004
Llandudno Bay - 1811 hrs Gale Force 7 - Rain - Failing Light The
Coastguard received a call
saying that a fisherman had fallen off the end of Llandudno Pier
The ILB was immediately launched and found the man about 20 yards from
the pier He was suffering from hypothermia and falling in and out
of consciousness He was landed and taken aboard a waiting
ambulance at 1825 hrs.
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September, 2004
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September, 2004 Llandudno Bay - 1545 hrs Windy - Good Visibility |
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September, 2004 West Shore, Llandudno - 1500 hrs approx Strong Winds The ILB was taken to the West Shore, Llandudno after receiving intimation that a wind surfer was in difficulties. On arrival at the scene it was found he was alright so the boat returned to station. |
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September, 2004 Conwy Bay - 1500 hrs approx. Very Strong Winds After receiving a message from the coastguard the ALB was tasked to go to the assistance of the yacht Victoria Conwy 1, the Sailing School yacht, which had suffered engine failure by No.6 buoy. The ALB set off to launch at West Shore but before reaching there received a message to the effect that the engine had successfully been restarted and the ALB was stood down before being launched. |
| 19th September, 2004 Llandudno Bay 1600 hrs Moderate - Good Visibility The ILB launched to a sailing dinghy in difficulties. The dinghy had turned turtle a couple of times and the crew were becoming extremely exhausted. The ILB landed one crew member who was suffering from mild hypothermia and exhaustion then returned to the dinghy and towed it and the remaining crew members to the yacht club slip. |
| 17th September, 2004 West Shore 0945 hrs The ILB was alerted to the fact that two people were stranded on the sand banks at West Shore. Before the ILB was launched it was ascertained that the people had managed to get ashore unaided. The ILB was stood down. |
| 5th September, 2004 Conwy Bay 1500 hrs approx. Light Winds - Good Visibility A boat had dropped anchor by No. 1 buoy and the anchor line became entangled. The ILB launched to assist and free the vessel. |
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September, 2004 Llandudno Bay 1800 hrs approx. Calm - Good Visibility A call was received by the Coastguard that a woman was adrift in Llandudno Bay. The ILB was launched and found the woman in a very small toy inflatable dinghy. When the ILB approached her she threatened "to end it all". She did have paddles and used them from time to time. She drifted under the pier and the crew spent more than 30 minutes talking to her and eventually persuaded her to come in to the ILB. She was then taken to the slipway by the Imperial Hotel and reunited with her partner. She was checked over by the ambulance crew then both her and her partner were taken by the coastguard officer to their guest house. |
| 2nd September, 2004 Rhos-on-Sea Calm - Good Visibility The ILB was called out in the afternoon after reports of a dinghy floating out to sea. The ILB was launched and recovered the empty dinghy and towed it back to the shore at Rhos-on-Sea |
August 2004
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August, 2004 Rhos-on-Sea - 2252 hrs Rough Seas in open water - Gusting Force 7 ILB taken by road to Rhos-on-Sea but stood down en route as the person had come back to shore. |
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August, 2004 Rhos-on-Sea - 1845 hrs Calm The ILB was called to Rhos-on-Sea harbour to aid two 16/17 year olds in inflatables who couldn't get back to the shore. The boat was launched at Llandudno and went round the Little Orme to Rhos-on-Sea. One of the youths had managed to back ashore but the other was towed back by the ILB and landed at the beach at Rhos-on-Sea. The ILB was recovered shorter after 1900 hrs. |
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August, 2004 North West of Great Orme - 1820 hrs Calm The ALB was launched at 1820 to-day to go to the aid of an 18 metre motor boat with total engine failure 5 miles north west of the Great Orme. The boat, The Tara, costing £1.2 million was powered by 2 Hamilton water-jets and lost power sailing on extensive sea trials from Carlingford in Northern Ireland to Conwy when all power was lost. The ALB went to her assistance and towed her into Conwy. The Tara was built in County Cork for a private owner in Monaco |
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August, 2004 Llandudno West Shore - 1730 hrs Calm The ILB was called to Llandudno's West Shore after three adults were spotted on the sand bank. The three people involved managed to wade to shore and the ILB was stood down |
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August, 2004 Llandudno West Shore - 1610 hrs Calm The ILB was called to Llandudno's West Shore after a senior crew member spotted four adults and three children (two aged 5 and one aged 2) on the sand bank and attempting to wade to shore pulling and child's inflatable dingy with the youngest child in it. The current was too strong for the adults and all seven were brought safely ashore by the ILB |
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August, 2004 Llandudno Bay Choppy The ILB was called out to search the area after two phone calls reporting an upturned boat. After an extensive search nothing was found and it was presumed to be a false alarm and a mooring buoy had been mistaken for an upturned boat. |
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August, 2004 Llandudno West Shore - 1800 hrs Calm The ILB was called to Llandudno's West Shore to search for an eight year old child who was reported missing from the beach. The child was later found in a nearby hotel. |
July, 2004
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July, 2004 Great Orme - 0130 hrs Force 5 The ALB was called out in the evening to assist a 23 ft catamaran "Esmeralda" which was taking in water approximately 12 miles north of the Great Orme and was in danger of sinking. Lifeboat crew boarded the casualty and used a pump to stabilize the amount of water it was taking on. The boat was towed back to Llandudno Bay to assess the damage in calmer conditions. It was attempted to two the boat to Conwy but the damage to the catamaran's hull deteriorated even further and it had to beached at Llandudno's West Shore. |
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July, 2004 Conwy Bay to Point Lynas - 2400 hrs approx. The ALB was called out to shadow a yacht believed to have been stolen from Conwy. Flares were being fired from the yacht and it was considered to be a danger to others so Llandudno ALB was asked to observe and follow at a safe distance. At Point Lynas the surveillance was taken over by Holyhead lifeboat and the Llandudno lifeboat was stood down. |
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July, 2004 Llandudno Bay/Little Orme Blustery The ILB went to the aid of three
canoeists in blustery conditions when
one craft lost its spray cover.
The canoeist left his craft and swam ashore. The other two canoeists were taken on board the lifeboat and the three canoes towed back to the beach |
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