PORTH EIRIAS CALL-OUT FOR LLANDUDNO RNLI CREW
Llandudno's RNLI inshore lifeboat was called out by Holyhead Coastguard at 1527 hrs on Saturday 16 November following reports that a dinghy had capsized off Porth Eirias, Colwyn Bay; despite another small boat apparently assisting, little progress was being made in righting the craft.
The lifeboat, taken by road to Colwyn Bay, arrived on scene a short time later as did Llandudno lifeboat station's duty launching authority. It soon became evident the two boats were not in fact in difficulty, but were being used for training purposes in connection with a powerboat course being run by the local sailing school.
As a result the RNLI crew was stood down and returned to station; the initial report has since been categorised as a false alarm raised with good intent.
Crew On Board
Luke Heritage, Tim James, James Salt and Alex Farquharson
Driver
Nigel Forrest