ANGLE RNLI lifeboat crew responded to five emergencies in one week, including missing persons and assisting distressed vessels.

Alongside the Dale and Broadhaven Coastguard Rescue Teams and Coastguard Rescue Helicopter R387 they assisted the police with a search for a missing person in the Milford Haven area. The lifeboat and Y boat conducted through searches of the shoreline between Hakin and Hazelbeach. Whilst off Wear Spit, the crew were informed that the casualty had been located within Castle Pill.

Just hours later, the crew were paged to assist the police with another search for a missing person in the Milford Haven area. The lifeboat and Y boat conducted thorough searches of the shoreline between Gelliswick and Neyland before being stood down when the casualty was located safe and well by the police.

On the Saturday morning, for the third time in just over 24 hours and just two hours after returning from the previous shout the crew were paged alongside Dale and St Govan’s Coastguard Rescue Team to assist the police with a search for a missing person in the Milford Haven area.

The lifeboat and Y boat conducted intensive searches of the shoreline from Gelliswick to Neyland, before being stood down at 9.15am. The missing person was later located safe and well inland by the police.

A few days later, on Thursday morning, the crew were paged to assist Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service and St Govan’s Coastguard Rescue Team with the search for a dog that been lost over the cliff the night before at Pembroke Ferry.

The lifeboat launched and was soon on scene and commencing a search of the shoreline. Not long after, the crew located the dog on the shoreline.

The lifeboat’s inflatable Y boat was deployed and two crew members proceeded to recover the dog. With the dog taken onto the Y boat safe and well the crew made their way towards Warrior Way where the dog was landed ashore and left in the care of the Fire Service and Coastguard Officers to be handed back to its owners.

At 6.27pm on Thursday evening shortly after launching on exercise, the crew were tasked to assist a 27ft yacht with two persons onboard taking on water off Thorn Island after their shaft seal failed.

The lifeboat was not too far away and was soon on scene and assessing the situation. Two crew members and the lifeboat’s salvage pump were transferred onboard to control the water ingress.

The lifeboat began escorting the vessel however with the water ingress continuing the yachts crew were requested to stop their engine in an attempt to reduce the water ingress.

A tow was passed and both vessels proceeded towards Neyland Marina. With the vessel now safely alongside at Neyland Marina and the owners making their own arrangements for a lift out, the lifeboat recovered both its crew members and returned to station.

The lifeboat was back alongside and readied for further service by 8.30pm.