The ALB was requested to launch by the Coastguard to go to the assistance of a 31 ft yacht which had suffered engine failure on the approach to Conwy harbour.  Conwy ILB and Conwy harbour launch attended the casualty and were able to take the yacht in tow into Conwy harbour.  The Andy Pearce was stood down shortly after being launched.

The ILB was requested to launch at 1615 hours to a jet ski in difficulties about 1/4 to 1/2 a mile from shore at Colwyn Bay.  There was one 18 year male on board.  The alarm was raised by his mother and girlfriend who were on the shore.  The jet ski had suffered electrical problems.  The ILB was taken by road to Colwyn Bay and launched from the pier slipway.  The casualty was towed ashore but needed no medical attention.  Although the sea was fairly smooth at the time the forecast was for the winds to increase to force 9.

The ALB, together with Rhyl's ALB were launched after several reports to the coastguard of the sighting of red flares east of the Little Orme.  Both lifeboats carried out an extensive search of the area but nothing was found.  It was believed that the informants may have mistaken fireworks from the shore or flashing navigation lights from low flying aircraft in the vicinity, for flares.  The search was called off at 0100 hours and the Andy Pearce returned to station.

The ALB was requested to launch to go to the aid of a 23 metre motor fishing vessel "King Explorer" with 7 crew on board, 18 miles north west of Great Orme's Head.  It was suspected that the vessel have become holed following a collision with a submerged object.  The crew managed to stop the flow and withdrew their mayday call.  The vessel decided to head for Kirkcudbright with the coastguard maintaining progress.  The ALB was stood down before  launching.

The ILB was requested to go to Colwyn Bay following reports of a jet ski in difficulties at Colwyn Bay with one person in the water.  The ILB was taken by road to Colwyn Bay but on arrival found that the person had managed to resolve the problem with the jet ski.  The ILB was on the way back to station when they received a call to attend a similar incident again at Colwyn Bay.  When they arrived on scene they found it was false alarm with good intent.  The ILB returned to station at 1345 hours

The ILB was requested to launch after the Coastguards received a call that a jet ski, with two adults and a child on board, was in difficulties off the Great Orme.  When the ILB arrived at the scene the found that the jet ski was not in difficulties but fishing.  The incident was treated a false alarm with good intent.  The ILB returned to station at 1930 hours.

The ILB launched to go to the aid of a 37 ft ketch - Dragonfly - which had suffered engine problems 1 mile north of the Great Orme.  The ILB took out fuel, tools and a mechanic.  The mechanic was put on board but was unable to get the engine running satisfactorily to enable to casualty to proceed under engine.  Another crew member was put on board who helped rig the sails and the casualty proceeded to sail to the fairway buoy escorted by the ILB.  The casualty continued sailing up the channel to Conwy Marina holding pontoon.  At the end of the rescue the ILB was recovered at Deganwy slipway at approximately 1500 hours.

The ILB was requested to launch after reports of a suspected person in the sea off Penrhyn Bay.  The ILB launched from the North Shore and located the suspected person 1 1/4 miles off shore from the Rhos-on-Sea Golf Club.  On arrival at the scene the suspected person turned out to be a cluster of coloured balloons which had blown out to sea.  The Coastguard informed the crew of the ILB to dispose of the items as they saw fit and the ILB returned to Llandudno at 1915 hours.

The ILB was requested to launch following reports of a person in the sea some 200 yards from the shore.  The ILB was taken by road to Colwyn Bay.  The ILB then launched and made a search of the area but no-one was found to be in the sea.  It was assumed that the individual had come ashore unaided.  The ILB returned to station at 12 noon.

The ALB was requested to launch to go to the aid of a 39ft yacht "Mahita" with two crew on board which had suffered dismasting and was situate  0.8 nautical miles north west of the fairway buoy.  Conwy ILB were on the scene and put two crew on board to assist in recovering the rigging which had fallen over the port side of the yacht. When the ALB arrived on the scene they put two of their crew members on the yacht.  All the rigging and mast were taken on board the casualty and were then secured and the boat made seaworthy.  They crew then made sure and the rudder and steering were working .  The yacht crew then said they would make their own way up the channel into Conwy but they were warned by the crew of the lifeboat that they would go aground in the falling tide.  They anchored near the fairway buoy to await the turn of the tide

On leaving the scene the ALB were diverted to another casualty a 24ft yacht "Pride of Marvic" with two men on board, one mile north west of the lighthouse on the Great Orme, which had suffered a jammed foresail.  The yacht had been at sea since 0900 and were visiting the Conwy River Festival.  The crew were extremely tired because of the rough conditions so the ALB towed them in to the shelter of the Great Orme.  They were then given hot drinks and rested and the ALB then towed them to No.2 buoy where they were able to make their own way up the channel into Conwy harbour.  Because of the large number of yachts in the area the ALB hovered around the fairway buoy to make sure everyone was alright and returned to Llandudno for recovery at approximately 2000 hours.

The ALB was requested to launch at 0100 hours to go the assistance of a 30 ft yacht "Aquila" with three men on board.  The yacht was on route from Liverpool to the Menai Straits when it ran into bad weather 3 miles west of the Great Orme.  The yacht was making 2 knots headway without any sails of engine.  They had a fuel problem so were unable to use the engine.  The Andy Pearce managed to take the yacht in tow and took it in to Conwy.  Due to the very bad conditions the Andy Pearce suffered some minor damage and returned to Llandudno at approximately 0500 hours.

The ALB was requested to launch to go to the aid of a 29 foot yacht "Blog" with one man on board.  The yacht was experiencing engine trouble and a jammed rudder.  Initially Conwy ILB were called to assist but were unable to tow the yacht.  The Andy Pearce then attended the scene and managed to free the rudder.  They then towed the yacht into Conwy and returned to Llandudno at approximately 1500 hours.

The ILB was requested to launch after an empty kayak was spotted in the sea by a pedestrian on the Old Colwyn Promenade.  The ILB was taken by road to Colwyn Bay and launched from Colwyn Bay Pier.  A search was carried out between the pier and the jetties at Llanddulas but nothing was found.  The kayak appeared to have been in the water for a considerable time so the search was called off at 1940 hours and the ILB returned to station.

The ILB was requested the go to Rhos-on-Sea following a report to the Coastguard of of a man in the water.  The ILB was taken by road to Rhos-on-Sea where they were met by the Coastguard and Police.  It transpired there was no-one in the sea and the ILB was stood down and returned to station.

The ILB was requested to launch to assist two canoeists in difficulties by the twin sisters rocks.  On arrival at West Shore the two canoeists had managed to walk ashore although one of the canoes had been lost.  The ILB was not required to launch and returned to station.

The ILB was requested to standby following reports of a car in the sea at Colwyn Bay.  The incident was attended by the Police and fire Service and Coastguard and the ILB was not required and stood down before leaving the boathouse.

The ILB was requested to launch following reports of a male floating face down in the sea near to the pier landing stage.  The crew very quickly located the man and got him on board the ILB.  The crew then radioed for an ambulance and North Wales Police to meet them at the slipway.    The casualty was taken ashore where he was handed over to the ambulance crew.  The ILB then returned to station at approximately 1600 hours.

The Coastguard requested the launce of the ILB after four people bcame trapped by the incoming tide on the Rhos-on-Sea breakwater.  The ILB was taken to Rhos-on-Sea and launched from the harbour slipway. They picked up one male and one female from the water, both of whom were in their 20's.  They then recovered one male adult and and one female teenager from the breakwater.  They were all taken ashore and handed over to the Coastgurd.  All were quite well and not in need of further assistance.  The ILB then returned to station at approximately 1400 hours.

North Wales Police requested the launch of the ILB when a man was seen floating on a lilo off the Little Orme.  Whilst crossing the bay the man decided to return to shore unaided where he was met on arrival by the the police.  The ILB returned to station at approximately 5.45 am

The ILB was requested to launch following reports that a 16 year old boy had fallen part we down the cliffs at Angel Bay.  The RAF rescue helicopter and the coastguard cliff rescue team were also in attendance.  At approximately 1150 hours, whilst the ILB stood by at the foot of the cliffs, the helicopter lifted the casualty from his position, about 25 meters above sea level, on to the cliff top.  He appeared to be uninjured and was handed over to the coastguard.  The ILB and the helicopter then returned to station at approximately 1200 hours.

The coastguard were alerted by members of the public of the possibility of a kite being blown along the sea on the Llandudno's North Shore.  It was believed it may be a kite surfer in difficulties.  The ILB was launched at 1835 hours and made a search at sea whilst the coastguard made a search along the shore.  Having found nothing the ALB was then requested to launch and made a search further out to sea.  They located the kite which turned out to be an ordinary hand held kite which had blown away.  Both boats then returned to station at approximately 2045 hours

The ILB was requested by the coastguard to launch following reports of something floating in the sea in the region of Pentwyn.  The crew located a white 6' by 3' floating object.  On inspection this was found to be a Walls Ice Cream freezer.  The motor had been removed and it was assumed that the freezer had been thrown off the pier.  It was considered to be a hazard to shipping and was brought ashore and returned to the pier and the ILB returned to station.  Llandudno's got it licked again!

The ILB was requested to launch following reports of a small boat on rocks at Llanddulas with two men on the shore near to the boat.  The boat was a 17' dory which had set off from Colwyn Bay and had suffered outboard engine failure.  The two men had managed to get ashore and the dory was tied to a groyne.  The ILB launched from Rhos-on-Sea and towed the boat back to Colwyn Bay.  The two men were returned to Colwyn Bay by the coastguard.  The ILB then returned to station.

The ABL was requested to launch at 0750 hours to go to the aid of a 35' fishing boat, Celtic Fisher, with nine people on board.   The boat and fishermen had been out on an overnight fishing trip but this morning suffered engine failure in the vicinity of the fairway buoy.  The ALB took the casualty in tow to the Beacon's Jetty where all the crew and passengers were landed safely.  The Any Pearce then returned to Llandudno but remained in the bay some time whilst beach clearance work was being undertaken on the North Shore.

The Coastguards received a call from a mobile phone about 1400 hours from a party of five on two jet skis and a jet boat who were lost in fog somewhere in the vicinity of the North Hoyle Wind Farm.  The Coastguard requested the launch of Llandudno's ALB, Rhyl's ALB and Hoylake's ALB as well as Rescue helicopter 122 from RAF Valley.  All three boats made an extensive search of the area.  The casualties were located by the helicopter some time later near Abergele, some 10 miles from their estimated position.  They were taken ashore by Rhyl's ILB and the casualties were taken to hospital suffering from Hypothermia.  The Andy Pearce returned to Llandudno and was recovered about 2000 hours.

The ILB was called out at the request of the Coastguard following reports of a female in the sea at Colwyn Bay.  The ILB was taken by road to Colwyn Bay and because of the very rough conditions, force 6-8, requested the ALB to stand by.  The Police and Coastguards were in attendance and the RAF helicopter had been alerted.  In the meantime the female had made her own way ashore and was reunited with her father and didn't require any medical treatment.  Both boats were then stood down without the necessity to launch and returned to station at 2045.

The ILB was requested to launch following reports of a person in the sea in the vicinity of Colwyn Bay Pier.  The ILB launched from Llandudno North Shore and went by sea to Colwyn Bay and located a man in the water close to the slipway.  They took him ashore where he was handed over to a waiting ambulance crew.  Llandudno Coastguard and the Police also attended the incident.  The ILB returned to station at approximately 1515 hours

The ILB was requested to launch following reports of a woman entering the sea in the darkness and then disappearing.  The ILB launched at Colwyn Bay pier and searched the area between the pier and Llanddulas.  The woman was found on the beach by the police and the ILB returned to base at 2030 hours

The Coastguard requested the ALB to launch after receiving a signal from an EPRIB in the Pensarn area.  The Andy Pearce made an extensive search of the area but nothing was located on the radar.  The Coastguard then called off the search and ALB returned to station at 2330 hours.  Some hours later the beacon was located 6 miles inland in a farm yard!

A 999 call was made to the Coastguard reporting two children and a dog a long way out on the sand banks.  At the time the tide was flooding.  Llandudno's new ILB was launched and made a full search around the perimeter of the sand banks but nothing was found.  A search was also undertaken from the shore.  It was assumed that the people on the sand bank had managed to make their own way to shore and the ILB was stood down at 1300 hours.

The ALB was requested to launch when the Coastguards received a signal from a 406 EPRIB coming from the vicinity of Amlwch.  It is believed that the signal came from a liferaft of a boat stolen from Amlwch.  Coastguards and the RAF rescue helicopter from Valley searched the area as did Llandudno's ALB Andy Pearce.  Moelfre's ALB was also launched to search the area.  Although searching for a considerable time there was no trace of the liferaft although some wreckage was found.  Both boat crews had a very uncomfortable time in rough seas with 4m waves.  Both lifeboats were stood down at 0445 hours and returned to station.  Moelfre's ILB the continued to search the area between Amlwch and Cameas Bay in daylight but there was no trace of the liferaft although the wheelhouse of the stolen boat was found.