Registered Charity No. UK 209603
| 12th
December, 2005 Colwyn Bay 1830 hours The ILB was launched
shortly after 1830 at the request of the Coastguard after two suicide
notes had been found by the Police. The ILB searched the inshore
waters in the vicinity of Colwyn Bay pier whilst
the ALB, which was on exercise at the time, was diverted to search
further off shore. The Police and Coastguard searched
along the shore and Police helicopter searched the area using their
thermal imaging camera. After searching for over an hour nothing
was found and both boats returned to base.
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| 14th
November, 2005 Off Great Orme 0921 hours Visibility good - 15 knot westerly wind The ALB was tasked at 0921
to assist a 40' motor cruiser "Wasp" which had suffered engine failure
approximately one mile off the Great Orme. The casualty was on
route from Fleetwood to Conwy with two people on board when the engine
failed. Llandudno's Andy Pearce attended and took the casualty in
tow and proceeded up the Conwy channel into Conwy Harbour where the
boat was moored. The ALB returned round the Great Orme back to
Llandudno where she was recovered at approximately 1215 hours.
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| 31st
October, 2005 Llandudno West Shore 1220 hours The ILB was launched at
1220 from the West Shore following a call to the Coastguard of the kite
surfer in difficulties. A thorough search of the sea and coastal
area was made but nothing was found after an hour of searching.
It was assumed the kite surfer involved had safely returned to shore
and the ILB was stood down and returned to station.
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| 8th
October, 2005 Llandudno West Shore 1855 hours The ILB was launched from
West Shore to attend to a small boat which was reported to be in
difficulties to the seaward side of the sandbanks. The ILB
launched in the north deep and located the 18' boat which was powered
with an outboard motor and had one person on board. The ILB towed
the boat into Conwy and to its mooring in the harbour then returned to
base at 2000 hours.
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| 9th
September, 2005 Llandudno Bay 0100 hours The ILB was launched at 0100 hours following a report that a person had been seen entering the sea from the lifeboat slipway. The ILB searched the surrounding area whilst the shore crew searched the the promenade. The police with police dogs also searched the area and the RAF helicopter from Valley also searched the area with their thermal imaging equipment. After two hours nothing was found and the ILB was stood down. |
| 5th
September, 2005 Colwyn Bay 1420 hours Visibility Good - Calm sea The ILB was launched at Colwyn to attend a broken down motor boat with two adults and three children on board. The motor boat had launched from the west side of Colwyn Bay pier and gone about 200 metres when it got into difficulties. The ILB attended the vessel and towed it the slipway to the east of the pier where all passengers were safely landed and the ILB returned to station. |
| 24th
August, 2005 North Shore 1312 hours Visibility Good - Force 5 North-westerly wind Rough sea with some swell The ILB was launched at
1312 following a phone call to the Coastguard. A jet ski with two
people on board had broken down below the lighthouse on the Great
Orme. The jet ski was thrown against the rocks by the rough
sea. It capsized and fell back into the water. The two
managed to get it afloat and away from the rocks. They managed to
use a mobile phone to call for assistance. The jet ski was badly
damaged and the ILB brought it and the two crew back to Llandudno
slipway. Both were shaken but otherwise unhurt.
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| 18th
July, 2005 Andy Pearce returns The relief lifeboat,
Lifetime Care, was launched at North Shore and taken round the Great
Orme to Conwy where the crew then transferred to Andy Pearce and
brought her back to Llandudno.
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| 17th
July, 2005 West Shore 1555 hours Clear - Calm Sea The ILB was launched after
receiving reports of people cut off by the incoming tide. Eight
people were found and were ferried ashore. All were safe and well
and the ILB returned to base.
West Shore 2034
Good Visibility - Slight Sea The ALB launched from the
West Shore to assist a 42 foot boat with four people on board which
had lost engine power by No.6
buoy. They managed to start the engine but it wasn't running
properly so the lifeboat escorted the casualty into Conwy harbour and
once she was safely moored the lifeboat returned to station.
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| 11th
July, 2005 Little Orme 1350 hours Good visibility - Calm sea The Coastguard
received a call from a small boat who had picked up a young man who was
swimming off the Little Orme. When they got him on board they
found he was suffering from hypothermia having in been in the water for
over an hour. The ILB was launched and took him ashore to a
waiting ambulance. The man had gone into the sea to retrieve a
bag containing clothing which had been carried out by the tide.
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| 10th
July, 2005 Constable Bank 1600 hours Visibility Good - Sea calm The ALB was launched at
1800 hours after the Coastguard had received a call from a boat in
trouble near the Constable Bank. The boat, a 6.5 metre day
fishing boat with two men and one woman on board, had a disabled
engine. The lifeboat mechanic went on board but was unable to fix
the engine in situ so the boat was towed into Conwy by the
lifeboat. The ALB returned to Llandudno North shore at 1900 hours.
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| 2nd
July, 2005 Great Orme, Llandudno 1420 hours Visibility good - Sea calm The Coastguard had
received a report of a broken down jet ski with one person on board to
the west of the Great Orme. The ILB launched from the North Shore
and located the jet ski just off the lighthouse. The rider, who
was uninjured, was taken on board the lifeboat and the jet ski was
taken in tow. Both were landed safely at the North Shore at 1500
hours.
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| 26th
June, 2005 North Shore, Llandudno 1153 hours Visibility good with a slight sea The ILB was launched at
1553 after a 7 year old boy was reported missing. He was last
seen by the pier gates. A search of the area on shore was carried
out by the Coastguards, Police and the boys parents whilst the ILB
searched the sea area around the North Shore and the pier. Some
time the later the boy was found safe and well on the West Shore and
the ILB was stood down and returned to station
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| 11th
June, 2005 North Shore, Llandudno 1140 hours Visibility good with calm sea The ILB was launched
to assist two 12 year old boys who were stranded on rocks having been
cut off by the incoming tide. Both boys were brought ashore at
the North Shore slipway and handed over to the Coastguard and then to
their parents. One boy was unhurt but the other suffered slight
bruising.
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26th May, 2005 The ILB was launched after reports that two men had jumped into the sea from half way down the pier. One man had managed to climb out. The other was picked up by the ILB after being spotted in their searchlight. He was taken ashore to a waiting ambulance where he was treated for cuts to his legs and was suffering from immersion in the sea. |
| 14th
May, 2005 North Shore, Llandudno 1540 hours Moderate to fresh north-easterly wind - good visibility The ILB was launched after
reports of a person in the water and an upturned boat near Llandudno
Pier. The ILB made a thorough search of the area
but found nothing. They did find a windsurfer at the other side
of the bay who said that he had fallen of his surfboard near the pier
at or about the time in question. It was therefore assumed that
this had been mistaken for a capsized boat and after about 1 1/2
hours the search was called off and the ILB returned to shore.
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| 1st
May, 2005 Llandudno West Shore The ILB was
launched at 1321 hours from West Shore, Llandudno, after three
teenagers had been cut off by the incoming tide. One of the
group, consisting of one boy and two girls, tried to cross the north
deep but couldn't get across. The ILB collected all three from
the sandbank and landed them safely at West Shore. The three then
joined the rest of their group who come from Derby. The ILB
returned at 1407 hours.
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26th March, 2005
Conwy Bay The ALB launched at 1945
hours
to assist a 24 ft motor cruiser “Immotion” which had suffered engine
failure and had anchored near No. 2 buoy in the channel The
“Immotion” was en route from Liverpool to Conwy with a crew of two
adults and one dog The ALB assisted and towed the casualty to
Conwy Marine where the two crew were safely landed. The Andy
Pearce
returned to Llandudno at about 0015 hours
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18th March, 2005
Great Orme, Llandudno On Friday the ILB
was called to assist the Coastguard in the search for a missing
Llandudno
man. The ILB searched the shoreline round the Great Orme but
there was no trace of the missing person and the crew were stood down.
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3rd February, 2005
Penrhyn Bay - Angel Bay 1640 hrs The ILB was
launched after the
coastguards received calls reporting a 30 foot whale in distress having
become entangled with a buoy's rope The whale, a fin or a
minkie, got into difficulties off Penrhyn Bay. After about 30
minutes and as darkness was falling the crew managed to cut the rope
near to the whale's tail The whale then made a hasty escape and
it is hoped the remaining part of the rope will eventually work itself
loose and fall off. With the whale being twice the length of the
ILB there was always the danger that it would go under the boat and
capsize it The ILB safely returned to station.
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