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           DAILY WEATHER FORECAST FOR SAILING POSTED EVERY MORNING IN LEFT HAND SIDE WINDOW AT BEAUMARIS LIFEBOAT STATION.
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No.	DATE \| TIME \| WIND \| LOCATION.


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13	14th. May \| 10:38 am \| ENE 5 \| Gallows Point. Holyhead Coastguard requested launch to person, on board 17' yacht in the vicinity of Gallows Point, suffering breathing difficulties /choking. Person taken ashore and handed over to ambulance. Lifeboat then returned to the yacht and put a crewmember on board who took vessel ashore. Vessel left in care of remaining crewmember.
12	5th May \| 2:45 pm \| Variable 1 ( fog ) \| Lavan sands Holyhead Coastguard requested Beaumaris launch to assist a 21' Speedboat aground on the Lavan Sands with 12 people aboard. This vessel had gone aground in thick sea fog and was in very shallow water. As the helicopter from RAF Valley was exercising in the area it was decided to lift most of the casualties in the helicopter to Beaumaris Green. Two persons remained on the casualty vessel to await re-floating on the tide later that evening.
11	4th May \| 2:50 pm \| S 2 \| Pilots Cove Llandwyn Island Holyhead Coastguard requested Beaumaris lifeboat launch after receiving a " Mayday " call from Myfanwy a 32' yacht with two people aboard after hitting a rock off Pilot's Cove, Llandwyn Island and taking in water. The lifeboat found the yacht, an unsinkable French Etap design with water up to the gunwales. The inshore lifeboat used their fire pump in an effort to clear the water. This was unsuccessful so assistance was requested from Porth Dinllaen ALB with their larger fire pump. Eventually on the rising tide the casualty was towed by Beaumaris lifeboat over Caernarfon Bar and into Victoria dock where she was lifted out. The lifeboat then returned to station to conclude a five hour service.
10	4th May \| 3:24 am \| S/SW 4 \| Menai Bridge. Beaumaris Lifeboat launched at the request of the Police as a precaution. 2 male persons were seen climbing on the chains of the Menai Suspension Bridge. As the lifeboat arrived on scene the Police apprehended the two. The Lifeboat returned to station.
9	27th April \| 10:27am \| S 1 \| Menai Straits. Holyhead Coastguard requested lifeboat assistance to search for a vulnerable missing person. Lifeboat and Helicopter searched the Straits from Britannia Bridge to Belan Point - nothing found and the Lifeboat returned to station
8	26th April \| 1:23 pm \| S/W 4 \| Caernarfon Holyhead Coastguard requested launch to assist a 6.5 metre rib with engine failure one mile seaward of Caernarfon Bar. The casualty had fixed his mechanical problem and was located off Plas Menai in the Menai Straits. He was escorted by the lifeboat to his launch site at Port Dinorwic.
7	15th. March \| 2:55 pm \| NNE 3 \| Caernarfon Holyhead Coastguard requested Beaumaris lifeboat launch to assist a 20' motor boat with two people aboard broken down off Caernarfon. The lifeboat towed the vessel into Caernarfon and put it along side the quay.
6	11th. March \| 11:32 am \| SW 6 \| Aber Menai Holyhead Coastguard requested Lifeboat assistance in a search for a missing person last believed to be in the vicinity of Plas Menai. After an extensive search from Menai Bridge to Aber Menai information was received suggesting the person was not near the water and the search was called off.
5	10th. March \| 11:05 am \| NE 5 \| Caernarvon A member of the public reported a speedboat adrift near C10 in the Menai Straits. No local craft were available so the lifeboat launched to recover the vessel which turned out to be derelict. The vessel was taken ashore at a nearby slip and left above the high water level.
4	22nd February \| 4:40 pm. \| SW 5 \| Beaumaris Bay Request received from Holyhead Coastguard to investigate a swamped dinghy floating NE down the Menai straits. Dinghy recovered and left in dinghy park at Beaumaris
3	7th February \| 6:41 pm \| SW 4 \| Llanfairfechan Holyhead Coastguard requested launch after receiving a report of a light and whistle heard on sandbanks between Anglesey and Llanfairfechan. Person found with a head lamp on whilst digging for bait and was not in difficulty. The lifeboat returned to station.
2	27th. January \| 7:50 pm \| SW 3 \| Britannia Bridge Holyhead Coastguard requested the lifeboat to standby Britannia Bridge. A person was reported to be on the bridge and was suspected of intending to harm himself. The casualty was eventually taken into police custody and the lifeboat returned to station.
1	11th. January \| 1:25pm \| N 1 \| Bangor Pier Holyhead Coastguard requested Beaumaris Lifeboat launch to a vessel reported to be trapped under Bangor Pier. When the lifeboat arrived on scene they found a 17' motor boat with engine failure with two persons on board hanging on to the pier. This vessel was towed by the lifeboat to Beaumaris slipway.

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13	14th. May \| 10:38 am \| ENE 5 \| Gallows Point. Holyhead Coastguard requested launch to person, on board 17' yacht in the vicinity of Gallows Point, suffering breathing difficulties /choking. Person taken ashore and handed over to ambulance. Lifeboat then returned to the yacht and put a crewmember on board who took vessel ashore. Vessel left in care of remaining crewmember.
12	5th May \| 2:45 pm \| Variable 1 ( fog ) \| Lavan sands Holyhead Coastguard requested Beaumaris launch to assist a 21' Speedboat aground on the Lavan Sands with 12 people aboard. This vessel had gone aground in thick sea fog and was in very shallow water. As the helicopter from RAF Valley was exercising in the area it was decided to lift most of the casualties in the helicopter to Beaumaris Green. Two persons remained on the casualty vessel to await re-floating on the tide later that evening.
11	4th May \| 2:50 pm \| S 2 \| Pilots Cove Llandwyn Island Holyhead Coastguard requested Beaumaris lifeboat launch after receiving a " Mayday " call from Myfanwy a 32' yacht with two people aboard after hitting a rock off Pilot's Cove, Llandwyn Island and taking in water. The lifeboat found the yacht, an unsinkable French Etap design with water up to the gunwales. The inshore lifeboat used their fire pump in an effort to clear the water. This was unsuccessful so assistance was requested from Porth Dinllaen ALB with their larger fire pump. Eventually on the rising tide the casualty was towed by Beaumaris lifeboat over Caernarfon Bar and into Victoria dock where she was lifted out. The lifeboat then returned to station to conclude a five hour service.
10	4th May \| 3:24 am \| S/SW 4 \| Menai Bridge. Beaumaris Lifeboat launched at the request of the Police as a precaution. 2 male persons were seen climbing on the chains of the Menai Suspension Bridge. As the lifeboat arrived on scene the Police apprehended the two. The Lifeboat returned to station.
9	27th April \| 10:27am \| S 1 \| Menai Straits. Holyhead Coastguard requested lifeboat assistance to search for a vulnerable missing person. Lifeboat and Helicopter searched the Straits from Britannia Bridge to Belan Point - nothing found and the Lifeboat returned to station
8	26th April \| 1:23 pm \| S/W 4 \| Caernarfon Holyhead Coastguard requested launch to assist a 6.5 metre rib with engine failure one mile seaward of Caernarfon Bar. The casualty had fixed his mechanical problem and was located off Plas Menai in the Menai Straits. He was escorted by the lifeboat to his launch site at Port Dinorwic.
7	15th. March \| 2:55 pm \| NNE 3 \| Caernarfon Holyhead Coastguard requested Beaumaris lifeboat launch to assist a 20' motor boat with two people aboard broken down off Caernarfon. The lifeboat towed the vessel into Caernarfon and put it along side the quay.
6	11th. March \| 11:32 am \| SW 6 \| Aber Menai Holyhead Coastguard requested Lifeboat assistance in a search for a missing person last believed to be in the vicinity of Plas Menai. After an extensive search from Menai Bridge to Aber Menai information was received suggesting the person was not near the water and the search was called off.
5	10th. March \| 11:05 am \| NE 5 \| Caernarvon A member of the public reported a speedboat adrift near C10 in the Menai Straits. No local craft were available so the lifeboat launched to recover the vessel which turned out to be derelict. The vessel was taken ashore at a nearby slip and left above the high water level.
4	22nd February \| 4:40 pm. \| SW 5 \| Beaumaris Bay Request received from Holyhead Coastguard to investigate a swamped dinghy floating NE down the Menai straits. Dinghy recovered and left in dinghy park at Beaumaris
3	7th February \| 6:41 pm \| SW 4 \| Llanfairfechan Holyhead Coastguard requested launch after receiving a report of a light and whistle heard on sandbanks between Anglesey and Llanfairfechan. Person found with a head lamp on whilst digging for bait and was not in difficulty. The lifeboat returned to station.
2	27th. January \| 7:50 pm \| SW 3 \| Britannia Bridge Holyhead Coastguard requested the lifeboat to standby Britannia Bridge. A person was reported to be on the bridge and was suspected of intending to harm himself. The casualty was eventually taken into police custody and the lifeboat returned to station.
1	11th. January \| 1:25pm \| N 1 \| Bangor Pier Holyhead Coastguard requested Beaumaris Lifeboat launch to a vessel reported to be trapped under Bangor Pier. When the lifeboat arrived on scene they found a 17' motor boat with engine failure with two persons on board hanging on to the pier. This vessel was towed by the lifeboat to Beaumaris slipway.