It’s proved to be a busy few days for volunteers of Angle RNLI, with five shouts to tend to over the past week...

On Sunday evening (June 22), at 5.23pm the crew were paged to assist the police with an ongoing incident on the Cleddau Bridge. Additionally, Dale and St Govan’s Coastguard Rescue Teams and police marine unit vessel M66 were also proceeding.

As the crew were preparing to launch, the tasking was subsequently cancelled when the incident was resolved safely by the police.

At 1.54am on Sunday morning (June 22) the crew were tasked to investigate a vessel reported to be drifting in the vicinity of Lawrenny Quay. The lifeboat launched and began making their way to Lawrenny, arriving on scene around 25 minutes later.

A search of the immediate area was conducted before the Y boat was deployed to search up the Cresswell River as far as Cresswell Quay, whilst the lifeboat focused on the Carew River and main moorings at Lawrenny.

With nothing found initially the crew then extended their search up the Cleddau as far as Llangwm, but with search conditions favourable and nothing found the crew were stood down.

Broad Haven and Tenby Coastguard Rescue Teams were also on scene conducting shore based searches. The lifeboat was back alongside her berth and readied for further service by 4.20am.

At 6.44pm on Wednesday (June 18) the crew were paged whilst at the station conducting training alongside, to investigate a report of two 12 year olds in the water off Wards Pier.

The lifeboat was soon underway and on scene shortly after. Apart from a couple of fishermen on the pier who were spoken to, there was no sign of anybody in difficulty.

Following a cursory search of the area working in conjunction with Dale Coastguard Rescue Team and police officers, the lifeboat was stood down. The crew were back alongside the jetty by 7.30pm.

Two days prior, at 10.19am on Monday 9June 16) the crew were tasked to assist a 37ft yacht with three persons onboard suffering from engine failure 3 miles west south west of St Ann’s Head.

The vessel was currently under sail, but required assistance into the Haven.

Angle RNLI volunteers faced a challenging week, responding to five separate emergency calls, including incidents on the Cleddau Bridge and assisting a yacht with engine failure.
Angle RNLI volunteers faced a challenging week, responding to five separate emergency calls, including incidents on the Cleddau Bridge and assisting a yacht with engine failure. (Angle RNLI)

The lifeboat launched and was on scene 20 minutes later. After an assessment of the situation, and with the vessel posing a hazard to navigation it was decided to pass a tow.With a tow rigged, a course was set for the pontoon at Hobbs Point.

Following a tow of around 90 minutes, the vessel was transferred into an alongside tow and left safely alongside the pontoon. The lifeboat was stood down and the crew returned to station where the boat was readied for further service by 1pm.

The day before, at 3.08pm the crew were paged to assist the police with an ongoing incident on the Cleddau Bridge. However not long after the crew were paged, the launch was subsequently cancelled as the casualty was safely secured by the police.