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Re: Air / Sea Rescue / RNLI / Coastguard
« Reply #75 on: June 04, 2016, 04:48:58 pm »
And its only Saturday............See previous page.
North Wales rescue teams kept busy after increase in calls for help across region.

Coastguard and lifeboat crews have had a busy Saturday after a number of call outs around the region.
Seven call outs had been recorded by 11am on the North Wales coast, as holiday makers and locals took advantage of the stunning weather.
A spokesman for the Holyhead Coastguard said: “It’s shaping up to be a busy day with the decent weather and we have had a number of calls already.
“We’re expecting it to be a busy day for us, as we normally don’t get calls starting until midday.”

A solo male kayaker was rescued from the sea on Saturday (4/6) after getting into difficulties off Rhos-on-Sea.
Following reports that the man was in the water clinging to the kayak and appeared to be in trouble, Holyhead Coastguard called out Llandudno's inshore lifeboat and Llandudno Coastguard, at the same time broadcasting a Mayday Relay to vessels in the area requesting their assistance.
Launching at 11.50 a.m. the lifeboat headed for the area at full speed, whilst the windfarm crew vessel 'Excalibur' and another local boat immediately responded to the broadcast.
However as the lifeboat and other vessels neared the reported position a rigid inflatable from Porth Eirias watersports centre arrived and was able to take the man and his kayak on board. With the lifeboat escorting, the RIB took the canoeist to Rhos slipway, where he was taken ashore, apparently none the worse for his escape

A small vessel off Conwy suffered engine failure and the town’s lifeboat was dispatched to help.
One of the volunteer crew of the rescue service managed to fix the problem and the vessel got away under its own steam.



 

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« Reply #76 on: June 09, 2016, 02:03:06 pm »
Coastguard news.......
We have had an extremely busy week with 9 callouts in total. This is only a brief overview of the callouts we have had:
29/05/16 16:08 - Reports received of a person hit by jetski in Conwy. We assisted in evacuating the casualty to the Ambulance.
30/05/16 14:20 Reports of several people at risk of getting cut off by the rising tide on the West shore. Llandudno Lifeboat Crew and Conwy Lifeboat also in attendance. Persons escorted safely off the bank.
31/05/16 18:15 Call from North Wales Police reporting a despondent Female on Llandudno Pier. Nothing found following search so continued with training session
03/06/16 16:00 999 call received about possible casualties in the water at Deganwy. Casualties were recovered by Conwy Lifeboat with the assistance of Rescue 936. Casualties taken to Hospital for further assessment.
04/06/16 11:49 Reports of a kayaker in the water in Penrhyn Bay. Colwyn Bay Watersports Safey boat rescued casualty and was escorted by Llandudno Lifeboat Crew back to Porth Eirias.
04/06/16 19:00 Reports of people cut off by tide at West Shore. Casualties were escorted safely off the banks by two team members.
05/06/16 17:20 999 call received by Holyhead CGOC reporting persons on the sandbanks at risk of getting cut off. Approximately 22 people escorted to safety.
05/06/16 21:00 Flare sighted near Junction 21 A55. A search of the area was conducted but nothing found.
08/06/16 21:26 Reports of 3 people cut off by the tide on the Sandbanks. Observations were kept on the 3 and they walked off with no assistance.
This brings our total incident count so far this year to 36


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« Reply #77 on: June 10, 2016, 11:17:04 am »
Coastal deaths around Wales last year hit their highest level for five years, figures have revealed.

During 2015, 20 people died, with coastguard and lifeboat crews saving 78 people from near death.
The figures were released by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) as the charity enters the third year of its national drowning prevention campaign, Respect the Water, which aims to halve accidental coastal deaths by 2024.

Last year saw an increase in the number of men losing their lives at the Welsh coast.
Between 2011 and 2014, men made up three-quarters 75% of deaths on the Welsh coast but in 2015 the figure rose to 85%.

According to the RNLI a surprising trend to emerge is that many of the coastal deaths each year are people who never planned to enter the water.

Of the 20 coastal deaths in Wales last year, nearly half (45%) did not intend to get wet and were taking part in activities such as coastal walking and running - the numbe accounted for one-fifth (20%) of the deaths.

http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/deaths-around-welsh-coast-hit-11450013

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« Reply #78 on: June 19, 2016, 12:09:43 pm »
Coastguard News
We were paged at 14:12 at the request of the Welsh Ambulance service to assist in evacuating an injured climber on the Great Orme.
We arrived on scene and liaised with the paramedic who happens to be part of our team as to the best way to get the casualty to the ambulance.
It was decided a stretcher carry would be the safest and most effective method to conduct the resucue and we successfuly evacuated the casualty to the ambulance.
He was left in the care of the ambulance service and taken to hospital for further treatment.

We were paged for the second time today at 18:37 to reports of a broken down speedboat near Llys Helyg Drive on the Orme.
Llandudno Lifeboat Crew also launched the ILB at West Shore.
We made our way to the junction of Marine Drive and Llys Helyg Drive and kept observations on the vessel whilst the ILB took it under tow. .

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« Reply #79 on: July 02, 2016, 11:27:54 am »
Just after midnight last night, I spotted two distress flares over Westshore towards Conwy, they had already been reported when I phoned, however I have just seen this message from the Coastguard.   $angry$ $angry$ $angry$

"We were paged at 00:07 last night to multiple flare sightings at West Shore.
We arrived on scene and spoke to a few witnessess who had seen people firing flares in the car park.
We conducted a search of the area and found a spent flare cap. However, reports had also been recieved of a flare possibly out to sea so a search of the estuary was commenced.

Nothing was found so we could only assume that one of the flares was fired out to sea.

There was nothing further for us to do so we were returned to station.
Flares are not fireworks, there was a potential for a large scale search using the Lifeboat and the Rescue Helicopter with multiple shore teams out searching for hours. This was avoided by finding the flare cap.
This had the potential to put a massive strain on resources had there been a real emergency that needed to be dealt with. The police were also informed."

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« Reply #80 on: July 03, 2016, 11:33:43 am »
Coastguard News........
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A male jet skier who had been taken ill whilst at sea was landed ashore in a dramatic rapid-response mission by Llandudno's RNLI inshore lifeboat on Saturday afternoon (2/7).

The man had set off earlier in blustery conditions from Porth Eirias at Colwyn Bay, but by the time he was nearing Llandudno had become ill, and as a result activated his emergency personal locator beacon. This was quickly responded to by another jet skier in the area, who on reaching the sick man called the Coastguard to ask for assistance.

Llandudno's RNLI inshore lifeboat, Llandudno Coastguard and an ambulance were scrambled to the incident, with the lifeboat launching at 1.35 p.m. Within minutes the man had been landed ashore in the lifeboat and using the RNLI Land Rover was passed into the care of the ambulance crew on the promenade. The lifeboat then returned to bring the jet ski ashore to await collection later.
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We were paged for the third time in 24 hours at 21:05 to Conwy Marina where reports were recieved of a vessel on fire.
Also in attendance were North Wales Fire and Rescue Service with 2 crews and an Environmental protection unit from Bangor and North Wales Police / Heddlu Gogledd Cymru in case of a Marina evacuation.
We liaised with the fire officer in charge and quickly established that the vessel was not on fire but had suffered an engine malfunction, causing some smoke to eminate from the engine compartment.
The vessel had only been bought yesterday and was being serviced by an engineer tomorrow so the owners were extremely unlucky for this incident to occur tonight.
The occupants had completed all the relevant training courses and we were satisfied they were competent and knew what they were doing with all the correct safety equipment.
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For the fourth time this weekend we were paged at 00:42 to assist North Wales Police / Heddlu Gogledd Cymru with their search of a missing person in the Llandudno area.
We were tasked along with Rescue 936 to search the Little Orme area of Llandudno.
Nothing was found so we returned to station by 04:15

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« Reply #81 on: July 15, 2016, 12:16:57 pm »
Puffin island rescue.

The coastguard was alerted to the emergency at about 12:15 BST on Thursday, when the pleasure craft Le Babe hit rocks on Puffin Island.
The RNLI inshore lifeboat from Beaumaris and the all-weather boat from Moelfre were called out.
A passing sightseeing boat helped pull the Le Babe Two to safety.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-36804724

A tour operator with a boatful of tourists came to the rescue of two sailors whose vessel was being tossed against rocks off the coast of Anglesey.

John Brumfitt Junior, skipper on board the Seawake Anglesey Boat Trips RIB (rigid inflatable boat), became concerned when he heard a “broken and distorted” mayday message on his approach to Ynys Seiriol (Puffin Island) at about 12:15pm today.

Mr Brumfitt said it became apparent that two men were in great difficulty on the oposite side of the island, where their pleasure boat had crashed onto the rocks after an engine failure.
http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/sailors-thrown-onto-rocks-anglesey-11617185

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« Reply #82 on: July 23, 2016, 11:41:42 am »
Wondered what all the activity was about last night................

Mayday call off Llandudno sparks major air and sea search.
A Mayday call late last night near Llandudno triggered a major air and sea search off the coast of North Wales.

Holyhead Coastguard heard a Mayday call over the radio at 10.45pm on Friday and helped to coordinate a major search of the sea and coast around Llandudno.

Two Coastguard rescue helicopters and four lifeboats helped in the search with Coastguard rescue teams also scouring the shoreline.
 Conwy Lifeboat @ConwyLifeboat
We were involved in a 4 hour major search operation this morning with multi search and rescue units
 
RNLI lifeboats from Llandudno, Beaumaris, Conwy and Rhyl helped with the search, along with Coastguard rescue teams from Llandudno, Penmon and Rhyl.

Rescue 936 search and rescue helicopter at Caernarfon was joined by a rescue helicopter based at Prestwick.
Nothing was found during the four-hour search and it has been suspended but teams from Rhyl and Penmon teams still searching the coastline.

The coastguard is still treating it as a genuine distress call.      ref DP

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« Reply #83 on: August 08, 2016, 04:25:07 pm »
Coastguard News....

We were paged this afternoon(Sun.) at the request of the Welsh Ambulance Service to a female who had fallen near the Halfway Tram Station on the Great orme.
We stretchered her to the waiting ambulance where she was taken to Ysbyty Gwynedd with a suspected ankle fracture.

We were paged again this afternoon to assist in the rescue of a child who was reported as nearly drowning on the North Shore at LLandudno.
The child was quickly located and taken by ambulance to Glan Clwyd Hospital. We wish him a full recovery and our thoughts are with his family.
Please be vigilant whilst on the coast and report any incident to the Coastguard.

Much luckier than the two boys at Barmouth.

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« Reply #84 on: August 14, 2016, 10:07:49 am »
Coastguard News....

For those of you who were out and about in LLandudno today (Sat.) you might have witnessed the dramatic rescue of a female faller on the Little Orme being rescued by the dedicated team of the LLandudno Coastguards and our air support unit 'Rescue 936'. Welsh Ambulance Service Paramedics were also in attendance.

We were paged today at aroud 1400 to assist the Welsh Ambulance Service with the evacuation of a 54 year old lady that had fallen on the Little Orme, LLandudno.
The casualty was quickly located and treated on the scene while we awaited the assistance of our Rescue Helicopter 'Rescue 936'
Orange smoke was deployed to assist the helicopter crew with our exact location and wind direction.
The casualty was winched up to the helicopter and flown to Bodafon Fields to an awaiting ambulance where she was subsiquently taken to hospital by road. The helicopter was then tasked to a higher priority call at Kinmel Bay. Another great example of multi agency teamwork.

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« Reply #85 on: August 16, 2016, 12:14:58 pm »
Llandudno RNLI Lifeboat and Emergency Services Day will be held on Sunday next, 21 August at the resort's north shore.
Featuring static displays and demonstrations by the RNLI and a number of other emergency organisations, the event will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with a lifeboat launch due at 2 p.m., operations permitting,
Llandudno's lifeboat 'Andy Pearce' will be making what is expected to be her last appearance at the annual event as she is due to be replaced at Llandudno next Spring by a brand-new Shannon-class lifeboat at present under construction at Poole.
The RNLI line-up on Sunday is also expected to include a visiting RNLI D-class training lifeboat and the childrens' favourite, RNLI mascot Stormy Stan.

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« Reply #86 on: August 22, 2016, 12:20:18 pm »
RNLI lifeboats stationed in North Wales were launched 26 times in just four days during one of its busiest weeks in the region.
An RNLI spokesman said: “The fine weather and off-shore winds this week have meant quite a few of the incidents responded to by RNLI lifeboat volunteers this week have involved inflatables.

“Blow-up toys, airbeds and other inflatables are designed for pools, not the sea where they can easily be swept out.
“If you do use them at the beach, then ensure children are closely supervised, always keep near the shore, only use them at a lifeguarded beach between the red and yellow flags, follow the lifeguard’s advice, do not take them out in big waves and never use them when an orange windsock is flying, as this indicates offshore winds which will blow inflatables further out to sea.”  Ref DP.

Llandudno RNLI Lifeboat and Emergency Services Day

Llandudno's lifeboat 'Andy Pearce' made what is expected to be her last appearance at the annual event as she is due to be replaced at Llandudno next Spring by a brand-new Shannon-class lifeboat .

Hundreds on the Prom to enjoy the excellent display and support the Services.

Note the new Lifeboat Station under construction in the background..........
Photos Ref Dave Jones

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« Reply #87 on: August 25, 2016, 02:06:53 pm »
Respect the water challenge ......................Would you survive..............

If you cannot see the link Google        Respect the water

http://www.respectthewater.com/?utm_content=1471859940&utm_campaign=&utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=organic_link


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Re: Air / Sea Rescue / RNLI / Coastguard ...........Great Orme rescue
« Reply #88 on: August 28, 2016, 06:24:02 pm »
Coastguard News.....

We were paged at 1500 today to assist the Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust with a person fallen on the slopes above the Gun Sites at on the Great Orme.
Bangor and Penmon Coastguard were also paged to assist as it was a potential cliff rescue
Wales Air Ambulance Helimed 61 as well as the local ambulance crew were also in attendance and were able to locate the casualty for us.
We made our way down to the casualty and carried him by strecher to the bottom of the slope where the ambulance was waiting.
We assisted getting him onto their stretcher where he was taken by road to hospital.
No further action was required so we packed up and returned to station.

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« Reply #89 on: September 06, 2016, 12:11:52 pm »
Our voluntary rescue services are being hard pressed as this article shows, I agree that we need to educate on a national level, the simple and common sense rules necessary when visiting the coast or hill walking.


 Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team handle 'unsustainable' level of call-outs in record month.
Volunteer crews tackled 43 incidents in August, but warned 'serious consideration' needs to be given to management of Snowdon and its visitors.

Members of Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team responded 43 times to incidents on Snowdon this August, compared to what was a record-breaking 34 call-outs last year.

Around 1,000 man-hours were spent rescuing people from Britain’s most popular mountain.

Over the last 10 years, the number of incidents reported has rocketed by 400%.

MORE.... http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/llanberis-mountain-rescue-team-handle-11844437