ANGLE RNLI recently provided a round-up of lifeboat shouts, launches and rescues between mid-February and April.

On February 16, 11.04pm, the crew was paged to assist St Govan’s Coastguard Rescue Team and Dyfed Powys Police with a missing person search at Cleddau Reach, Llanion. The launch was subsequently cancelled when the casualty was located safe and well by the police.

On March 11, 1.12am, crew members were tasked alongside Dale Coastguard Rescue Team to assist with an ongoing police incident at Hakin Point, Milford Haven. The lifeboat launched and stood by within the marina lock until the incident was safely concluded.

On March 21, the crew launched soon after 1pm to locate and assist a 7 meter motor boat with three people onboard suffering machinery failure off the Behar Wreck, Dale Roads.

The lifeboat was soon on scene with the vessel as after assessing the situation it was deemed that the safest course of action was to establish a tow.

The vessel was taken under tow and once off Hobbs Point, the tow was dropped and handed over to a workboat from Rudders Boatyard for the remainder of the tow back to their slipway.

The crew were stood down with thanks and the lifeboat was back alongside and ready for further service by 3:30pm.

At 1.15am on April 1, the crew was paged to assist Dale Coastguard Rescue Team and Dyfed Powys Police with the search for a despondent female in the Milford Haven area, but the launch was cancelled as the crew prepared to launch when the casualty was located safe and well by the police.

At 9:52pm the lifeboat was soon underway following reports of a male suffering chest pains onboard a harbour tug on moorings off South Hook. A Port Authority pilot boat was already assisting and had transferred the casualty off the vessel and were proceeding to their jetty.

The crew rendezvoused with the pilot vessel where casualty care trained crew members boarded. Supported by members of Dale Coastguard Rescue Team, the casualty was assessed and extracted from the vessel where he was handed over into the care of his colleagues for transport to hospital.

The lifeboat was back ready for service by 11.30pm.

Then on Monday, April 6, crew members were tasked at 1.05pm to locate and assist a 14 ton yacht, with one person onboard, that had run aground and was listing near Mill Bay. With the tide still ebbing, the crew were tasked to ensure the welfare of the lone occupant.

The lifeboat launched shortly after and located the yacht 20 minutes later. With the yacht now listing significantly the lifeboats inflatable Y boat was deployed to discuss options with the skipper, who was understandably reluctant to leave his vessel. The crew assisted the owner in deploying an anchor.

With no further assistance required and the vessel’s skipper content to await the flood tide the crew were stood down. The lifeboat was back alongside and ready for further service by 3pm.