LIFEBOAT: Llandudno's all-weather lifeboat was launched last night to rescue a Conwy-based fishing vessel stuck without power a mile of Penmaenmawr.
The skipper of the 24-foot Susie Mo II, who was alone on board, had radioed Holyhead Coastguard to ask for help after the engine of his boat failed, leaving the craft adrift and unable to recover its deployed fishing gear.
When the lifeboat arrived at the scene, the RNLI station mechanic was transferred from the lifeboat to the stricken craft; working with its skipper he was able to resolve the engine problem, enabling the 'Susie Mo II' to recover her nets before proceeding under her own power into the River Conwy to a safe berth at Conwy quay wall, escorted all the way by the lifeboat.
By 10.30pm hrs the lifeboat had returned to Llandudno and been made ready for her next mission.