 |
The Porthdinllaen Lifeboat Website |
Registered Charity No: 209603
Registered Charity No: 209603 |
|
|
Services
Here are brief details of recent service launches or 'shouts'. With grateful thanks to Emyr Williams for these reports 15th July 2010 At 13:38hrs the crew were requested to launch the Lifeboat but, as they were arriving at the boathouse the launch was cancelled as the casualty was recovered by a local fishing boat coming in to Porthdinllaen bay. 4th July 2010 At 10:58hrs Hetty Rampton launched to a report from HMCG that a body had been sighted in the sea in Porthdinllaen bay but it turned out to be a boats winter storage cover. Lifeboat stood down and returned to station. 30th June 2010 At 15:49hrs Hetty Rampton launched to a broken down 28ft Sunseeker off Caernarfon Bar. On arrival a towing rope was passed over to the casualty and towed towards Caernarfon with Beaumaris Lifeboat launching to take over. Once tow was established to Beaumaris lifeboat Hetty Rampton returned for home arriving back at station at 19:00hrs
26th June 2010 At 19:06hrs Hetty Rampton launched to a report of a broken down jet ski in Pistyll area, on arrival a search was carried out but nothing was found Lifeboat returned to station at 20:20hrs 20th June 2010 At 14:32hrs Hetty Rampton was launched to a broken down speedboat 2miles east of station. On arrival a tow rope was passed over and then the casualty was safely towed to Morfa Nefyn beach, lifeboat returned to station at 15:20hrs.
Speedboat Rescue 20/06/10 12th June 2010 At 00:53hrs Hetty Rampton was launched together with Beaumaris Lifeboat RAF Valley and Coast Guard teams from Porthdinllaen and Llandwrog to search for a missing person who had entered the water in Dinas Dinlle. On arrival a search was carried out fortunately the casualty was located by RAF Helicopter and was winched onboard and taken to Bangor Hospital. All rescue teams stood down with lifeboat returning to station at 03:00hrs 9th May 2010 At 19:21hrs Hetty Rampton was launched to a report from HMCG that a small 18ft Sea Hog called "YOGI" had suffered engine failure near Trefor Pier. On arrival, a towing rope was passed over and the boat wastowed into Trefor harbour. The Lifeboat returned to station at 21:00hrs 24th March 2010 At 13:16hrs Hetty Rampton was launched after a report from fishing vessel "JORY" (PORTHDINLLAEN DLA) that they had a complete engine failure near Nant Gwrtheyrn. On arrival a tow rope was passed over and was safely towed back to Porthdinllaen to be put on a safe mooring, the Lifeboat returned to station at 15:00hrs
13th March 2010 At 18:07hrs Hetty Rampton was put on stand by due to a report of paraglider who had crashed on to the cliff edge near Trefor. Rescue 122 from RAF Valley located the casualty and was safely winched on board. The Lifeboat stood down at 18:40hrs 8th February 2010 At 13:02hrs Hetty Rampton was launched to a report from North Wales Police of possible sighting of a body in the water near Trefor. The Lifeboat searched the area but found nothing, the Lifeboat returned to station at 15:30hrs 6th February 2010 At 00:31hrs Hetty Rampton was launched to a report from North Wales Police stating that a 69yr old women may have entered the water off Trefor Pier. A search was carried out eastwards towards Caernarfon with Llandwrog Coast Guards searching the shorelines. After searching the area nothing was found Lifeboat then returned to station at 03:15hrs At 12:05hrs Hetty Rampton was launched again to resume the search for missing person off Trefor along with North Wales Police, RAF Valley, Coast Guard Teams from Llandwrog and Porthdinllaen. The Lifeboat searched area from Nefyn to Llandwrog with mobile Coast Guards again searching the shorelines. Unfortunately, nothing was found and the search was called off. The Lifeboat returned to station at 16:00hrs 15th October 2009 At 18:10hrs Hetty Rampton was launched to a report of a broken down 19ft cabin cruiser called "MAVERICK" with with 3 persons on board, situated near Porth Iago. On arrival a tow rope was passed over to the casualty which was towed back to Porth Colmon. The Lifeboat returned to station at 20:10hrs.
"Maverick" under tow. 24th September 2009 At 20:58hrs Hetty Rampton launched to a report of a 31ft yacht, "WELLWISHER", situated on a bearing of 017degrees from Porthdinllaen with one person on board who was suffering from tiredness and could not carry on sailing. On arrival, 6 miles north of Porthdinllaen, 2 crew members were transferred on to the yacht which was then escorted back to Porthdinllaen to be put on a safe mooring. The Lifeboat returned to station at 23:05hrs
Yacht "Wellwisher" 21st September 2009 At 17:24hrs Hetty Rampton was launched to a report of a 23ft yacht aground in Aberdaron Bay. While on route HMCG confirmed that all was well and the occupants were safely ashore. The lifeboat stood down and returned to station at 18:30hrs. 6th September 2009 At 14:53hrs Hetty Rampton was launched together with Rescue 122 RAF Valley and Porthdinllaen Auxiliary Coastguard to a report of a capsized 17ft catamaran 1 mile offshore from Porth Colmon throwing one person to the water. On arrival a search was carried out as nothing could be seen fortunately Rescue 122 located casualty and lifeboat then went to the location. After making sure casualty was safe on board lifeboat 2 RNLI personnel entered water to right the catamaran and to attached a tow rope. Then lifeboat towed the catamaran back to Porth Colmon. Lifeboat returned to station at 18:30hrs 1st September 2009 At 12:50hrs Hetty Rampton was launched to assist a small sailing dinghy which had lost its rudder off Pistyll. On arrival a tow was passed over and the casualty was towed back to Porthdinllaen to be put on a safe mooring. Lifeboat returned to station at 13:40hrs.
27th August 2009 At 14:15hrs Hetty Rampton was launched to a report of a upturned boat in Porth Colmon throwing one person to the sea. On arrival the casualty was being towed ashore by another boat. The Lifeboat stood down and then returned to station at 15:40hrs, Porthdinllaen Auxiliary Coastguard then dealt with casualty ashore. 27th August 2009 At 11:59hrs the crew were summoned to launch Lifeboat but fortunately, as crew arrived at the station, the launch was cancelled as the casualty was reported to be safely ashore in Dinas Dinlle 13th August 2009 At 13:29hrs Hetty Rampton was launched to a report from Lifeboat Operations Manager, Porthdinllaen, that a small speedboat had broken down near Aber-Geirch. On arrival a tow was passed over to casualty who was then towed to Porthysgaden. Lifeboat returned to station shortly after 14:30hrs 26th July 2009 The Station Boarding boat and Hetty Rampton were both launched to a overturned sailing dinghy in Nefyn bay. The casualty was safely rescued and returned to Nefyn beach. 10th July 2009 At 21:16hrs Hetty Rampton was launched after H.M.C.G. received 999 call from a 13ft dory stating they had engine failure approx 2miles north east of the lifeboat station. Upon arrival, a towing rope was set up and casualty was safely towed back to Morfa Nefyn beach. Lifeboat returned to station at 22:00hrs
Dory under tow 1st July 2009 At 09:24hrs Hetty Rampton was launched in aid of a 7.5mtr Anttares class cabin cruiser " Sea Fisher" situated 12mls north of Porthdinllaen, On arrival a towing rope was passed over and a course was set for Caernarfon. At 11:55hrs the vessel was safely on a courtesy mooring near Caernarfon Castle, the lifeboat then returned to station arriving back at Porthdinllaen at 13:15hrs
"Sea Fisher" under tow to Caernarfon 17th June 2009 At 17:18hrs Hetty Rampton was launched to a report of a person who had been washed into the sea whilst fishing on the rocks near Whistling Sands (Porth Oer) , Rescue 122 from RAF Valley was also scrambled to the scene. On arrival the helicopter recovered the casualty and took him to Bangor hospital lifeboat stood down and returned to station at 18:00hrs. You can see the helicopter rescue at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/8106148.stm 12th June 2009 At 21:02hrs, Hetty Rampton was launched to a report of a broken down 40ft catamaran situated 25 miles west of Porthdinllaen with 2 persons on board .After arriving on the scene at 23:00hrs a crew member was transferred on to the casualty as one of the crew was suffering from heart problems. After attaching a tow line the MARAZOU was then towed towards Porthdinllaen to be put on a safe mooring with the lifeboat returning to station at 02:40hrs.
"Marazou" on safe mooring in Porthdinllaen 8th June 2009 At 04:33hrs Hetty Rampton was launched to a 38ft Bavaria yacht called "LAZY DAYS" ,16mls west south west of Bardsey Island with reported mechanical failure. Upon arrival at 06:30hrs a towing rope was passed over and a tow was set towards Pwllheli harbour, Pwllheli lifeboat was then requested to launch at 08:30.After arriving in Aberdaron bay the tow was passed over to Pwllheli lifeboat at 09:45hrs with HMCG breaking through the radio communications that the Hetty Rampton was urgently needed to assist another vessel 10mls north of Bardsey Island. The 20mts - 42 ton ex admiralty tender MFV74 had lost all power and was heading towards Porthdinllaen upon arrival at 10:15hrs a tow rope was passed over and lifeboat set course then for Holyhead with Holyhead lifeboat launching. At 11:50hrs Holyhead lifeboat took over the tow to be taken in to Holyhead for repairs. Hetty Rampton then stood down and returned to station at 12:52hrs
The bavaria " Lazy Days" and MFV74 rescued on 8th June 2009 (click to enlarge) 7th June 2009 At 00:22hrs Hetty Rampton launched after reports of red flares sighted in the vicinity of Trefor. Porthdinllaen auxiliary coastguard was also on the scene for observations. After searching the area, nothing was found. It turned out to be a false alarm and the Lifeboat stood down and returned to station at 01:56hrs 30th May 2009 At 16:15 Hetty Rampton was launched to a report of a small craft with engine failure between Trefor and Clynnog Fawr but shortly after launching it was confirmed by HMCG that the small craft was being towed ashore by another vessel so the lifeboat stood down and returned to station 17th March 2009 At 18:08hrs Hetty Rampton was launched following a report from HMCG that the yacht "PIPPA" had failed to answer their radio communications all day after following the correct procedure of informing HMCG before leaving Porthdinllaen. The vessel was heading towards the Llanddwyn area. Rescue 122 from RAF Valley was also scrambled to search area from Holyhead towards Llanddwyn. Fortunately Rescue 122 found the yacht just entering Holyhead harbour, the Lifeboat stood down and returned to station at 19:00hrs.
Yacht "Pippa" under tow. 11th March 2009 At 14:50hrs Hetty Rampton launched to a report of a yacht ( Pippa) broken down off Maen Mellt, a rock approx 10 miles south west of Porthdinllaen. Having arrived on scene, a crew member was put on board the yacht to asses the condition of a lone sailor as he was suffering from severe shoulder pains. After assessing the sailor, a tow was established and the yacht was towed back to Porthdinllaen to be put on a safe mooring. The Lifeboat returned to station at 17:10hrs and paramedics then dealt with the casualty . 30th December 2008 At 14:50hrs Hetty Rampton was launched to a broken down fishing boat at Caernarfon Bar, once on scene a towing rope was attached to the "Christine May" and she was towed back to Porthdinllaen to be put on a safe mooring. The lifeboat returned to station at 18:15 29th December 2008 At 12:35hrs Hetty Rampton was launched together with Holyhead lifeboat to a report of signals from an EPIRB distress beacon north of Porthdinllaen it was soon realised that the signal was coming from ashore around Valley area on Angelsey, both lifeboats stood down and returned to station at 13:54hrs Shortly after returning to station Hetty Rampton was launched again at 15:00 to a report of overdue kayak in Trefor with 4 persons on board. When the lifeboat reached the scene it was found that the kayakers were safely ashore. The lifeboat returned to station at 15:30hrs 10th October 2008 At 05:18hrs Hetty Rampton was launched to a report from fishing vessel FLOWING TIDE II that she had lost all power 16 miles west of Bardsey Island in storm force 10 gale. Rescue 122 from RAF Valley was on the scene for observation, they stated that the on scene conditions were bad, with 20ft waves wind increasing. Hetty Rampton battled along to the incident but was only capable of a maximum speed of 10 knots. At 08:00hrs the lifeboat was alongside the casualty. After attaching a tow rope she was towed towards Pwllheli but unfortunately the tow parted twice during the 6hrs of towing. At 13:30hrs Pwllheli lifeboat took over the tow in the shelter of Abersoch bay to be taken into Pwllheli harbour. Hetty Rampton then returned to station at 15:30hrs after an exhausting 10hrs rescue in gale force 10 winds. Click here to see a video of this rescue **You will need Realplayer to view, it will not open in Windows Media Player 2nd September 2008 At 14:55hrs the station boarding boat was launched to a report of an empty kayak off Nefyn point, On arrival it was clear that the occupant was diving and fortunately all was well. The boarding boat returned to station at 15:10hrs. 31st August 2008 At 08:05hrs both the station boarding boat & Hetty Rampton were launched to a report of a drifting tender in Borth Wen bay. Whilst the boarding boat recovered the tender, Hetty Rampton carried out a search. Fortunately nothing was found, both lifeboats returned to station at 09:30hrs 22nd August 2008 At 02:43hrs, Hetty Rampton was launched after a "MAYDAY" call from yacht "FRAGANCIA" reporting that she was sinking 4miles west of Bardsey Island with 2 people on board,.Rescue 122 from RAF Valley was scrambled to observe. At 04:05hrs Hetty Rampton was alongside the casualty. 2 crew members from the lifeboat were swiftly transferred on to Fragancia with a salvage pump to pump out the volume of water she was taking in. At 04:45hrs casualty was in tow towards Pwllheli and Pwlheli Lifeboat was launched.At 06:30hrs. Pwllheli Lifeboat then took over the tow in Aberdaron bay to be taken in to Pwllheli harbour for observation. Hetty Rampton returned to station at 07:40hrs with Pwllheli Lifeboat returning at 10:00hrs.
Click here to see the RAF Video of this rescue - may need Real Player If prompted, save the video and choose Real Player tp open the file. Video courtesy of the Daily Post and RAF Valley 8th August 2008 At 14:04hrs Hetty Rampton was launched to a report of a 35ft ketch called Tir-An-Og II which had broken down with engine failure 2 miles west of Bardsey Island. Upon arrival, a towing rope was passed over to the casualty and was towed towards Pwllheli. At 16:50hrs Pwllheli lifeboat took over the tow to be taken in to Pwllheli harbour.Hetty Rampton returned to station at 18:00hrs with Pwllheli lifeboat returning at 19:00hrs safely with casualty
Tir-An-Og II off Bardsey taken under tow and then transferred to Pwllhelli Lifeboat 5th August 2008 At 20:32hrs relief lifeboat "The Lady Rank" was launched to a report of a broken down fishing boat 1 mile north east of Nefyn point, upon arrival, a tow rope was transferred to the Lady Diana and she was towed to be put on a safe mooring in Nefyn. The Lifeboat returned to station at 21:45hrs
16th July 2008 At 08:42hrs the relief lifeboat "The Lady Rank" was launched to a report of missing person in the water in Nefyn bay, upon arrival the Lifeboat was informed that the person had been found safe ashore. The Lifeboat stood down and returned to station at 09:00hrs. 15th June 2008 At 20:47hrs the relief lifeboat The Lady Rank, plus the Station Boarding Boat were launched to a report of 2 persons marooned by the incoming tide while fishing on the rocks near Pistyll. Both were safely rescued by boarding boat with both boats returning to station at 21:40hrs 13th June 2008 At 17:44hrs the relief lifeboat The Lady Rank was launched to a report of an upturned mirror dinghy in the Trefor area, rescue Helicopter 127 was also on the scene. There were no sign of the occupant so an extensive search was carried out with mobile coastguards searching along the beaches. Later, during the search, it was confirmed by HMCG that the boat had been stolen in Anglesey two days earlier and was thrown in to the sea. The lifeboat returned to station at 20:40hrs. 31st May 2008 At 15:59hrs relief lifeboat The Lady Rank was launched to recover a body from the water near Trefor. 14th May 2008 The relief lifeboat The Lady Rank was launched at 16:33hrs, to assist a 10mts fishing vessel called Gratitude which had suffered engine failure 4mls north west of Porthdinllaen. Upon arrival a towing rope was attatched and was safely towed back to be put on a safe mooring in Porthdinllaen, The Lady Rank returned to station at 18:15hrs.
12th May 2008 At 19:13hrs the Station boarding boat was launched to a broken down rib in Porthdinllaen bay 4th May 2008 At 16:30hrs the relief lifeboat The Lady Rank was launched to assist Beaumaris lifeboat to empty a volume of water from yacht Myfanwy which had hit a submerged rock off Pilot Cove Llanddwyn. After emptying the water from the yacht, she was towed to Caernarfon by Beaumaris lifeboat assisted by Porthdinllaen lifeboat. The Lady Rank then returned to station arriving at 21:00hrs. 29th April 2008 At 06:00hrs, The Lady Rank launched to resume the search for the missing fisherman who had gone overboard the previous day. The lifeboat searched from Porthdinllaen eastwards all day but there was no sign of the local fisherman. At 18:00hrs search was sadly called off by Holyhead Coastguard with the lifeboat being on service for a total of 17hrs searching. ALL OF OUR THOUGHTS ARE WITH THE FAMILY OF THE FISHERMAN ON THIS TRAGIC ACCIDENT. 28th April 2008 At 16:45hrs the relief lifeboat The Lady Rank was launched to a report of a man overboard from a fishing vessel 2 miles north east of Trefor pier. Trearddur Bay lifeboat was also launched and Rescue 122 from RAF Valley was scrambled. Both lifeboats searched the area along with rescue 122 and the fishing vessel Osprey while mobile coastguards from Porthdinllaen & Llandwrog made shoreline searches. Later in the evening other vessels joined the search along with the North Wales Police helicopter but, due to fading light, the search was called off at 22:00hrs to be resumed at first light the following morning. 15th March 2008 At 14:44hrs, both the Station Boarding Boat and the relief lifeboat The Lady Rank were launched as a result of a report from the fishing vessel "Sea Quest" that there were 2 young persons marooned on the rocks while fishingby the incoming tide in Borthwen beach. Both lifeboats were on scene within minutes of launching the two persons were safely rescued by the boarding boat with both lifeboat returning to station shortly after 15:00hrs. 11 February 2008 At 10:14hrs Hetty Rampton launched to a report from fishing vessel Melissa that she had broken down with gearbox failure 6 miles north of Porthdinllaen. On arrival, a tow rope was attached and the Melissa was safely towed to Porthdinllaen to be put on a safe mooring. The lifeboat returned to station at 11:55hrs
23 January 2008
At 19:30hrs Hetty Rampton was
launched again after a report that a 20yr old local man was in the water in
the Nefyn area. Porthdinllaen
Auxiliary Coastguard was again
on the scene with the local
police, after searching the area nothing was found yet again.
The man was
found by police in the same area as previous night. The
lifeboat returned to station at 20:05hrs.
22 January 2008
At 00:22hrs Hetty
Rampton was launched after a report of a 20yr old local
man was in the water near Nefyn point.
The Porthdinllaen Auxiliary
Coast Guard was also on scene with local police.
The lifeboat searched the area from Nefyn to
Porthdinllaen but nothing was
found. At 01:15hrs
Rescue 122 RAF Valley
was tasked and as they searched the area they fortunately
found the local man walking along the cliff top near Morfa
Nefyn. The lifeboat returned to
station at 02:05hrs
23rd September 2007
Hetty Rampton launched at 15.18hrs due to a report of a catamaran with
mechanical failure near Trefor. On arrival it was found that the vessel was
making way by sail, towards Clynnog Fawr. The lifeboat stood down and returned
to station at 17:00hrs.
8th September 2007
At 12:12hrs Hetty Rampton launched to a report of missing divers at Porth
Ysgaden but fortunately the divers were found and therefore Lifeboat stood
down and returned to station at 12:35hrs
3rd September 2007
A day later at 15:39hrs Hetty Rampton was launched again after a report from yacht "Nena"
that she had a fouled propeller close to Llanddwyn Island. Hetty Rampton
arrived on the scene and took her under tow towards Caernarfon. Due to a
falling tide, Beaumaris lifeboat had to be launched to take over tow
from Fort Belan to Felinheli. The Lifeboat then returned to station arriving
at 19:00hrs.
2nd September 2007
At 13:49hrs Hetty Rampton launched after a report from fishing vessel
"Independent" that they had a man overboard 7miles south west of Porthdinllaen
and that he could be suffering from hypothermia and were trying to recover him themselves.
Upon arrival at the scene, the casualty was transferred to the lifeboat and taken back
to Porthdinllaen to be checked over by paramedics with the lifeboat returning
to station at 15:30hrs
26th August 2007
On Bank Holiday Sunday, holiday makers were alerted by
two loud bangs from the maroons that the lifeboat was due to launch.
At 12:30hrs Hetty Rampton and the Station Boarding Boat were
launched following a report from the station coxswain that a speedboat "
Shatterproof" had become swamped off Porthdinllaen point and 4 persons were in
the water and in severe danger. Both lifeboats were at scene within minutes
but fortunately for the three men and one lady to them they were rescued by
another boat user in the area of the incident. One person had to be airlifted
to Bangor hospital suffering from shock. They were all very lucky that there
were other boat users in the area. The lifeboat then towed the speedboat back
to Lifeboat bay returning to station at 13:20hrs
"Shatterproof" back safely on Lifeboat Bay 11th August 2007
On a dreadful evening, in strong winds and lashings of rain Hetty Rampton
launched at 19.42hrs.She was on her way to a Mayday call from a 40ft yacht
called "Nauphanty" which had lost its steering just off the Menai Straits,
close to Llanddwyn island, after attaching a rope, the yacht was towed
to a safe berth at Caernarfon with the lifeboat returning to station at
23:05hrs. It was a little late for the acting coxswain to put his dinner
jacket back on to resume festivities at the Nefyn Golf Club Centenary Dinner!
"Nauphanty" under tow 8th August 2007
At 21:21 Hetty Rampton was launched after a report from a yacht on passage to
Aberystwyth (whilst attempting a around Britain challenge raising money for
the RNLI) stating that they had picked up a 8ft sailing boat unmanned 10 miles
north of Porthdinllaen. Upon arriving on scene, the sailing boat was
transferred to the lifeboat, which returned to station at 23:05
4th August 2007
At 10:28hrs Hetty Rampton was launched after a mobile phone call to
Holyhead Coastguard from some persons in Manchester saying that 3 of
their friends had broken down in a 20 ft fishing boat and were clinging on to
a lobster pot close to Trefor pier. On arrival, the boat was taken in
tow to Trefor to meet up with Llandwrog Mobile Coastguard. The Lifeboat
returned to station at 12:02hrs.
24th July 2007
At 12:27hrs Hetty Rampton was launched after a report that a 30ft fishing
vessel named "Girl Helen" had suffered mechanical failure 4 miles south of
Llanddwyn. After attaching a tow line, the vessel was towed to Caernarfon to
be put on a safe mooring at 14:30hrs. The lifeboat returned to station
at 16:00hrs
7th July 2007
At 14:07hrs ( 2 x 7:07 on the 7th of the 7th 2007!) Hetty Rampton
was requested to launch after a report of a missing diver in Porth Ysgaden
bay. However, as the crew turned up at station, the launch was
cancelled as the diver was found safe & well. A lucky day all round!
5th May 2007
At 03:09hrs Hetty Rampton was launched after a report that a 40ft yacht
called "Zada" had suffered engine failure 31miles west of Porthdinllaen,
whilst on passage from Gibraltar to Liverpool. After arriving on scene at
05:15hrs Zada was taken in tow. At 09:30hrs Holyhead Lifeboat
took over the tow to be taken to Holyhead harbour. Porthdinllaen lifeboat
returned to station at 10:20hrs.
20th November 2006
Yacht "Aoife" safe on the RNLI mooring in Porthdinllaen bay
At 17:08hrs Hetty Rampton was launched into atrocious weather conditions when
the yacht AOIFE had lost his mast off Porth Colmon while on passage from
Liverpool to Pwllheli. Hetty Rampton then escorted the yacht into
Porthdinllaen to be put on a safe mooring with the lifeboat returning to
station at 20:02hrs.
11th November 2006 At 15:33hrs Hetty Rampton was requested to launch to assist a broken down jet ski in Porthdinllaen Bay. When the crew arrived in the boathouse, the launch was cancelled as the casualty was safely ashore. 26th October 2006
At 06:17hrs Hetty Rampton launched to assist a 32ft yacht called "Totally
Irrelivent" which was dragging a mooring in the bay after attaching a tow line
she was put safely on the lifeboat mooring lifeboat returned to station at
07:22hrs
17th September 2006
At 17:55hrs the Lifeboat was launched after a report of a missing angler off
Braich y Pwll, Aberdaron. The Abersoch lifeboat was tasked together with
Rescue 122 RAF Valley. After searching close inshore from Porth Ysgaden
down to Braich y Pwll and the Abersoch lifeboat searching the other side
of the peninsula, nothing was found. Hetty Rampton then stood down returning
to station at 20:22hrs.
16th September 2006
At 19:44hrs Hetty Rampton launched after a report of a vessel flashing their
lights in distress, 1 mile west of Porthdinllaen. The lifeboat searched the
area but nothing was found, it turned out to be a false alarm. The lifeboat
stood down and returned to station at 21:03hrs.
29th August 2006
At 20:46hrs Hetty Rampton launched to a report that a rib was drifting
off Nefyn point. However it turned out that the occupants of the rib
were fishing and in no danger. The lifeboat returned to station at 21:15hrs.
27th August 2006
At 14:28hrs the Station boarding boat was launched to assist a speedboat
that had broken down off Porthdinllaen point. The casualty was towed ashore
and the boarding boat returned to station at 15:05hrs.
13th August 2006
At 08:37hrs, the Station boarding boat was launched after a report that yacht
"Idle Thoughts" (see below) had broken loose off the Lifeboat mooring and had
come aground on the beach. The station boarding boat again towed the
yacht to a safe mooring in the bay. The boarding boat returned to station at
10:00hrs in time for the crew to attend the Annual Sea Service in the local
church.
12th August 2006
At 22:36hrs The Lifeboat was launched after a report that a yacht called
"Idle Thoughts" was dragging his anchor in Porthdinllaen bay and had no power.
"Hetty Rampton" was on the scene within minutes of launching and "Idle
Thoughts" and her crew were towed on to a safe mooring The Lifeboat returned
to station at 00:00hrs
31July 2006
At 14:09hrs hetty Rampton was requested to launch to assist a broken
down jet-ski in Nefyn bay. When the crew arrived at the boathouse
launch was abandoned as the jet-ski was seen being towed safely ashore by
another vessel.
30th July 2006
Hetty Rampton launched at 11:18hrs, after a report of 2 missing divers
near Porthysgaden. Upon arrival, fortunately, the divers had been found and
were returned to their own craft. The Lifeboat returned to station at
12:30hrs.
29th July 2006
At 12:45hrs Hetty Rampton launched to assist a trimaran "Tardiz"
with mechanical problems off Llanddwyn Island, Anglesey. After attaching
a tow line she was towed to Porthdinllaen to be put on a safe mooring. The
Lifeboat returned to station at 18:00hrs.
25th July 2006
At 21:57hrs Hetty Rampton was launched for the second time in a day after a
report of a small dinghy drifting in Bardsey Sound. After making the 12 mile
journey and searching the area for nearly two hours nothing was sighted.
It had turned out to be a false alarm and the Lifeboat returned to station at
02:00hrs.
25th July 2006
At 10:22hrs Hetty Rampton launched after a report of a young child being swept
out to sea near Porth Ysgaden beach. rescue 122 from RAF Valley was also
tasked to join in the search. Upon arrival it was found that the child
had been helped ashore by another swimmer. The Lifeboat returned to
station at 11:15hrs.
23rd July 2006
At 19:53hrs the crew were summoned by their pagers to launch
Hetty Rampton but fortunately it turned out to be a false alarm.
10th July 2006
At 13:44hrs Hetty Rampton was launched after a report of a speed boat broken
down off Tywyn beach. After arriving on the scene, the speedboat
was towed to Porth Ysgaden where the speed boat was originally launched.
Hetty Rampton returned to station at 15:40hrs.
9th July 2006
At 02:14hrs Hetty Rampton launched in aid of a swimmer who had been swept out
to sea at Llanddwyn Island on Anglesey. The local police and local mobile
coastguard with Beaumaris Lifeboat were also tasked to the scene to start
searching for the missing swimmer. When daylight broke, Helicopter Rescue 122
was scrambled to start searching. Luckily for every one the swimmer was
found safe and the lifeboat returned to station at 05:00hrs
2nd July 2006
At 18:45hrs Hetty Rampton was launched to assist a broken down RIB off
Trefor. On arrival the scene, the rib was being towed by another
vessel, therefore, lifeboat assistant was not needed and the lifeboat returned
to station at 20:15hrs.
26 June 2006
At 13:13hrs Hetty Rampton was launched after a report of a yacht with engine
failure 10miles north east of Porthdinllaen. After arriving at the
scene, the casualty "Lady Jane" was towed to Caernarfon to be put on a
safe mooring. The lifeboat returned to station at 16:20hrs.
The " Lady Jane" being towed by Hetty Rampton back to Caernarfon 18th June 2006
At 03:00hrs, just 30 minutes after arriving back on station, Hetty Rampton and
her very tired crew launched again after receiving a call from one of the
paramedics saying that a red flare was sighted off Nant Gwrtheyrn. After
searching the area for over a hour nothing was found and the lifeboat stood
down and returned to station at 04:35hrs.
17th June 2006
At 23:11hrs Hetty Rampton was launched after the yacht "Summer Lead" had
put out a Mayday call 12 miles north west of Porthdinllaen. After arriving on
scene the yacht was towed back to Porthdinllaen to an awaiting ambulance as
the owner of the yacht was suffering from health problems. The lifeboat
arrived back at station at 02:30hrs.
Yacht "Summer Lead" safe on the RNLI mooring in Porthdinllaen bay. 27 May 2006
At 21:02hrs, Hetty Rampton was launched to a report of a broken down speed
boat off Gyrn Goch. After the lifeboat was launched the coxswain was
notified that the casualty had rowed ashore. There was no need for any
assistance and the lifeboat returned to station shortly before 21:30hrs.
18th May 2006
At 01:46hrs relief lifeboat Owen & Ann Aisher was launched after a report
that there was a 18mtrs fishing vessel called Euroglydon with fouled propeller
11miles north of Porthdinllaen. On arrival nothing was found and it turned out
that the casualty was 13miles west of Porthdinllaen! The lifeboat battled
along through atrocious weather conditions to the exact location, arriving
shortly before 4.00am. At 04:15 casualty was in tow towards Holyhead. At
06:15hrs the Holyhead lifeboat took over the tow and took her into Holyhead
harbour, shortly after 10:00hrs. Porthdinllaen lifeboat returned to station at
07:30hrs with a very tired crew.
Holyhead Lifeboat towing the Fishing vessel "Euroglydon" 16th May 2006
At 14:13hrs the Station boarding boat was launched after a report of a small
craft broken down in Porthdinllaen bay. The casualty was rescued and then
towed ashore
4th May 2006
At 14:50hrs the relief lifeboat Owen & Ann Aisher was launched to assist a
17ft fishing boat which had broken down off Clynnog Fawr. The casualty was
then towed to Trefor harbour. The lifeboat returned to station at 16:15hrs.
1st May 2006 - "Star Gazer"
At 09:36hrs relief lifeboat Owen & Ann Aisher was launched to assist the yacht
"Star Gazer" with fouled propeller off Llanddwyn Island, Anglesey.
Trearddur Bay lifeboat was also on the scene for observation due to the
weather conditions. Porthdinllaen lifeboat took the casualty in tow to
Caernarfon to be put on a safe berth, The Porthdinllaen lifeboat returned to
station at 13:30 hrs.
23rd April 2006
At 17:47hrs the relief lifeboat Owen &Ann Aisher was again launched to assist
the vessel Boy James & Sausea Gal who had run aground due to their anchor
dragging after being rescued the previous night and being towed to the safety
ofPorthdinllaen bay. Both vessels were towed into deeper water's then
they set course to Pwllheli. The lifeboat returning to mooring at 18:30 hrs
.... ( note - we understand that the Pwllheli lifeboat was called out
again to these vessels on the same evening......)
22nd April 2006 see also ( http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/north_west/4953730.stm )
At 22:18hrs the relief lifeboat Owen & Ann Aisher was launched after a
report that the Boy James was taking in water 2 miles west of Porth Ygaden.
This was the second time the Porthdinllaen lifeboat had to rescue this boat,
the last time being on August 7th 2005. On arrival at the scene the crew
realised that the Boy James was actually towing another vessel ( Sausea Gal)
Both vessels were towed to Porthdinllaen whilst trying to pump the volume of
water out of the Boy James. Both vessels and crew were safely
ashore at Porthdinllaen at 01:45 hrs.
The Boy James and Sausea Gal beached after the rescue.
20th April 2006
At 16:34hrs, the Station boarding boat was launched to a 14ft rib which
had engine failure 1 mile west of station.
31st December 2005
At 15:12hrs the Station Boarding Boat was launched to assist a kite
surfer who had ditched into the sea off Nefyn point. After locating the
kite there was no sight of the occupant therefore HMCG informed the the
boathouse to launch "Hetty Rampton", after launching the lifeboat kite
surfer contacte HMCG to report that he was safely ashore. Both lifeboats
returned to station at 15:45 hrs - Happy New Year to all our readers from the
crew of the Porthdinllaen Lifeboat
10th December 2005
At 19:05hrs the Hetty Rampton launched to a report of a fishing vessel sinking
off Caernarfon Bar. The lifeboat was joined by Trearddur Bay lifeboat
and a rescue helicopter from RAF Valley. Whilst on the scene, the lifeboat had
to use their salvage pump to empty the volume of water which the
casualty had taken
onboard while the 2 occupants were lifted to Bangor hospital suffering from
hypothermia. Porthdinllaen lifeboat then started the long journey home,
towing the fishing vessel and arriving in Porthdinllaen at 23:45hrs.
A sad end but the crew were safely rescued. 26th September 2005
At 11:40hrs Hetty Rampton was launched after a report that a yacht had sunk in
heavy seas off Trefor. Upon arriving on scene the lifeboat made a through
search of the area and was joined by Helicopter Rescue 122 from RAF Valley but
nothing was found. While still searching the area the lifeboat picked up an
echo on the radar and asked Rescue 122 to investigate. Fortunately for all,
the yacht was found safe in Caernarfon bar. The lifeboat returned to
station at 14:00hrs.
20th August 2005
Boy James Hetty Rampton was launched at 19:50hrs after a report that a fishing boat Boy James had broken down off Dinas Dinlle. The lifeboat arrived on scene within 30 minutes and then towed the vessel to Caernarfon. The lifeboat returned to station just before 23:00 and the crew made it for last orders at the annual beach barbeque and party with Llanberis band, Cajun Denbo, at Ty Coch. Everyone who attended had thoroughly enjoyed the night except the crew! The crew that night did manage last orders at the bar and were given a bottle by the webmaster that he had won in the raffle as a nightcap !!! Cheers !! 17th August 2005
At 18:05hrs the lifeboat launched after a report of that two children were
swept out to sea off Porth Iago in a small dinghy, They were lucky that
a passing boat picked them up and therefore lifeboat assistancewas not needed.
The lifeboat returned to station at 18:30hrs.
7th August 2005
At 11:20 the Hetty Rampton launched after a Mayday call that a 20ft
fishing boat had broken down and was taking in water off Trefor. Having
arrived on scene, the boat was towed to Trefor with the lifeboat returning to
station at13:00
Later that day, whilst out on exercise during the annual open day, HMCG asked
the lifeboat to assist four men fishing off Dinas Dinlle. The lifeboat
arrived on scene within 20minutes. The lifeboat then returned to station at
16:20hrs. While the lifeboat was answering the call at Dinas Dinlle the
Station's boarding boat was asked to assist a small dinghy who had a fouled
propeller off Porthdinllaen point.
Altogether, a very busy day for the Porthdinllaen lifeboat ! 3rd August 2005
At 13:30 Hetty Rampton launched after HMCG received a 999 call saying that
three persons had been swept out to sea off Porthdinllaen beach in a very
small dinghy. The lifeboat arrived on scene within five minutes. After
recovering the casualty, the lifeboat returned to station shortly after
14:00hrs with the occupants on board.
30th July 2005
At 23:40hrs the lifeboat launched as a result a report that a red flare
had been fired in the vicinity Porth Ysgaden. After searching the area,
nothing was found, it was assumed that it had been fired from ashore. The
lifeboat returning to station at 01:30hrs
27th July 2005
At 13:40 Hetty Rampton was launched after a report that two children had
capzised in their small dinghy and had been swept out to sea off Dinas Dinlle.
Shortly after launching, the childeren were rescued by another boat and taken
ashore then there was no need for lifeboat assistance, the lifeboat returning
to station shortly before 14:00
26th July 2005
At 15:30hrs the crew were summoned on their pagers to launch the
lifeboat, but, as they raced down to the station, HMCG had informed the
boathouse that the casualty was safely ashore at Morfa Nefyn beach so there
was no need for any assistant by the lifeboat.
7th July 2005
HMCG received a 999 call from a member of the public saying that a light
aircraft had ditched into the sea at Dinas Dinlle. The Hetty Rampton was
launched at 11:30hrs together with the Lifeboat from Trearddur Bay.
After both lifeboats searched the area, nothing was found, it turned out to be
a false alarm, the lifeboat returning to station at 13:45hrs
1st July 2005
At 16:10hrs the Lifeboat was launched after a report that a small craft
had broken down in Caernarfon Bar. The Lifeboat arrived on scene within the
hour and after attaching a tow line they towed the craft to Trefor. The
Lifeboat returned to station at 19:00hrs.
26th June 2005
At 19:23hrs Hetty Rampton was launched after HMCG received a mayday call off
Whistling Sands that a yacht was sinking. After arriving on scene there
was nothing to be found so the lifeboat searched the area for 2hrs, again
nothing was found, HMCG then called off the search with the lifeboat returning
to station at 21:45hrs. The call unfortunately turned out to be a false
alarm
9th June 2005
At 20:20 the lifeboat launched after a Mayday call from a fishing vessel
reported to be sinking off Bardsey. Before the lifeboat reached the vessel,
helicopter rescue 122, from RAF Valley had picked up the crew of 4,
therefore the lifeboat could only standby watching, as the vessel sadly went
underneath the waves. The lifeboat returned to station at 10:30
8th June 2005
At 00:15 Hetty Rampton launched to assist a 60ft ketch yacht who had a fouled
propeller 6mls north west of Bardsey after attaching a tow line, the lifeboat
started the long journey home arriving back at Porthdinllaen shortly after
04:00
2nd June 2005 At 13.45 the Lifeboat launched to assist a yacht which was dragging its anchor in Porthdinllaen bay. After securing the yacht to a safe mooring, the lifeboat returned to the station, shortly after 14.00hrs. 30th May 2005 At 12.45 "Hetty Rampton" launched to assist 2 day fishing boats which had broken down one and a half miles north of Trefor pier. The lifeboat safely towed both boats to Trefor and returned to station shortly after 2.00pm. 25th May 2005 The first "shout" of 2005!
At 17:15 the Lifeboat launched to assist a 10ft dinghy which was in difficulty
off Nefyn bay. The lifeboat was on the scene within 10 minutes and returned to
station shortly after 17.30hrs with the casualty on board.
24th October 2004
At 15:32 the Lifeboat launched to assist a windsurfer who had difficulties off
Porth Ysgaden The Lifeboat returned to station shortly after 16:30 with the
casualty on board.
29th August 2004 At 13.03hrs the "Hetty Rampton" was launched in a brisk ( Force 5 - 6) SW breeze as a result of a report that a light aircraft had ditched into the sea 5 miles south of Bardsey Island. The lifeboat searched the area along with the Pwllheli and Abersoch lifeboats which had also been called to the scene. They were also joined by an RAF helicopter but after 2 hours HM Coastguard called off the search. Nothing had been found and it had to be assumed a false alarm given with good intent. "Hetty Rampton" returned safely to station at 17.30hrs 20th August 2004 When the Coastguard was informed of a yacht dragging her anchor in Porthdinllaen bay they requested a Lifeboat launch. Unfortunately the "Hetty Rampton" could not reach the yacht due to shallow waters so the crew performed a beach rescue together with the Coastguard team and successfully recovered the occupants of the vessel at 15.00hrs. 18th August 2004
At 08.44 "Hetty Rampton" launched in a South East force 7 to 8 after HMCG received a Mayday call from the yacht Camelot which was in trouble off Caernarfon Bar. When the lifeboat arrived at the scene, Helicopter Rescue 122 from RAF Valley was already there for observation purposes. The skipper of the yacht thought it had lost it's steering and rudder, however this turned out to be a false alarm and the lifeboat escorted the yacht to Porthdinllaen, returning to station at 12.00pm 15th July 2004 At 17.22 the Lifeboat launched to assist a yacht which had engine failure 4 miles north of Bardsey Island. The "Hetty Rampton" arrived on the scene within 40mins and towed the yacht back safely to Porthdinllaen to be put on a mooring. The Lifeboat returned to station at 20.05 14th July 2004 At 10.14hrs the "Hetty Rampton" launched to assist a 40ft Sunseeker with fuel problems. She was located 4 miles North of the station. On arrival a towing rope was attached and the vessel was towed back to a safe mooring in Porthdinllaen. 11th July 2004 The Lifeboat was launched at 12.50 to recover the fishing boat "Isabella" who had engine problems whilst on a fishing trip in Caernarfon bay. She was towed back from Bird Rock to her mooring in Nefyn. 14th June 2004 At 00.20am Hetty Rampton was launched after a report that a yacht was dragging its anchor in Porthdinllean bay. The lifeboat found the casualty within 5 minutes and, after ascertaining that there were no persons on board, towed it to a safe mooring. The lifeboat returned to station at 01.15hrs Later the same day at 14.30pm Hetty Rampton launched again following a report that a small cabin cruiser was having difficulty with fuel problems off Bardsey Island. The Lifeboat arrived on the scene within the hour and towed the boat safely back to Porthdinllaen and the Lifeboat returned to station again at 17.30hrs. The casualty on this occasion was Geoff Evans skipper of "Pippa" You can click here to read his interesting account of the incident. 17th February 2004 At 19.25hrs the crew were summoned by their pagers to launch the Hetty Rampton to assist a 10 metre fishing vessel " Challenger", 4 miles west of Bardsey Island. The lifeboat sped at full speed, arriving at the scene within the hour. After managing to get a tow rope onto the Hetty Rampton, the "Challenger" was towed back to Porthdinllaen, arriving shortly after 23.00hrs. The vessel was put on a mooring and the lifeboat was re-housed at 23.30 hrs. Later on Saturday August 9th After escorting October day to Porthdinllaen, the Hetty Rampton had to assist another vessel off Porth Ysgaden which was lost in dense fog. However it turned out that the boats last position was 6 miles west of Trefor. after arriving at the position Holyhead Coastguard asked the lifeboat to make a parallel search from Caernarfon to Porthdinllaen. At 21.55hrs the casualty was found off Penrhyn Cwmistir with two persons on board. The lifeboat returned to station at 22.20hrs. Saturday 9th August At 18.30hrs the lifeboat launched to assist a boat called October day inthick fog and zero visibility off Trefor. The lifeboat, using RDF equipment quickly found the boat and escorted her to Porthdinllaen at 19.30hrs. Thursday 8th August At 18.15hrs the lifeboat was launched in dense fog and zero visibility to assist a 15ft boat with two persons on board which had lost their bearings off Nant Gwytheyrn. The crew of the lifeboat had to use the Radar and VHF Direction fining equipment to locate the casualty. After arriving on the scene the casualty was escorted to Trefor where it was safely beached at 19.00hrs with the lifeboat returning to station at 19.20hrs. Wednesday 6th August The lifeboat was launched after reports of a speedboat drifting towards rocks off Nefyn point. Another local boat ( skippered by the webmaster ) was in the vicinity and was able to assist so the Hetty Rampton was quickly returned to station. Thursday 31st July 2003 At 11.50hrs the lifeboat was launched to assist a 22ft boat off Nefyn point which had broken loose from its moorings. Fortunately, no one was on board and the boat was towed to safe shelter at Nefyn before securing to another mooring Monday July 21st. At 13.22 the Stations boarding boat was launched after a report that a boat was in trouble and that one man was in the sea off Porthdinllaen point. The boarding boat was soon on the scene, the man was rescued and the boat was towed to the harbour. Fortunately no one needed medical assistance. Sunday 20th July At 13.03hrs "Hetty Rampton" was launched to assist a 14ft sailing dinghy which had capsized 3/4 mile off Trefor pier throwing 3 persons into the sea. On arrival the lifeboat rescued 2 persons from the water and the helicopter from RAF Valley picked up the third, who was suffering from hypothermia, and airlifted the to Bangor Hospital. The lifeboat returned to station shortly after 14.30 Saturday 19th July At 16.20 the lifeboat was launched to assist a local fishing boat which had gearbox problems half a mile to the west of the Station. Saturday 5th July The lifeboat launched at 20.55 to assist the yacht "Amity" which had run out of fuel off Tudweiliog. Relief cox Malcolm Gray of St. Davids was in charge of the rescue and guided the "Hetty Rampton" to the casualty within 20 mins of launching. The yacht was towed back to Porthdinllaen and put on a mooring at 22.00hrs. The webmaster was not on board the casualty ! Friday 4th July 2003 At 16.30 "Hetty Rampton" was launched to a yacht situated 13 miles South west of Bardsey with engine failure. The lifeboat arrived on the scene 2 hrs later at a distance of 26miles from Porthdinllaen. After attaching a tow rope the casualty was towed back to Porthdinllaen arriving at 22.30 hrs Monday 26th May 2003 "The Famous Grouse" answered a call from 4 men in a speedboat with engine trouble off Trefor at 14.30hrs. They were towed back to safety in Trefor. Saturday 17th May 2003 Whelk Come Back The Porthdinllaen Lifeboat was launched just before lunchtime to assist a very red faced local fisherman along with his son, who were suffering from engine failure about 4 miles to the north of Porthdinllaen. They were towed to the safety of their mooring. Saturday 3rd May 2003 At 20.56hrs the Famous Grouse launched to aid a yacht, with 5 persons on board, just a few hundred yards from the boathouse, that was dragging her moorings. Friday 25th April At 19.33hrs The Porthdinllaen lifeboat launched to assist a swimmer swept out to sea off Penlech Beach near Porth Colmon. Together with the Porthdinllaen Coastguard team and helicopter Rescue 122 from RAF Valley. On arrival the swimmer was helped back to shore by a colleague but unfortunately later passed away in Bangor hospital. Wednesday 16th April 2003 The lifeboat was launched at 14.18hrs to aid a small10ft sailing dinghy off Nefyn beach. Monday 14th April 2003 At 18.45 the Porthdinllaen Lifeboat was launched together with a Seaking Helicopter (rescue 122 RAF Valley) after Holyhead Coastguard received a Mayday call from a 26ft yacht "Lucky Jim" located to the north of Bardsey Island. There were two persons on board suffering from seasickness. The men were transferred to the "Famous Grouse" who then towed the yacht back to Porthdinllaen to be tied up on a mooring. Sunday 2nd March 2003. At 15.32hrsthe Lifeboat was launched to aid a small craft at Trefor. The lifeboat towed the vessel into Trefor harbour, returning to station at 16.45hrs. On Wednesday 12th February 2003, the crew were on a routine training exercise in the relief boat "The Famous Grouse" when they received a call that a 50ft ketch the "Vilma", who was on passage to Cardiff with a Millenium Stone, had broken down with gearbox problems. She was towed into the bay at Porthdinllaen where she lay for a couple of days before being towed back to Port Penrhyn.
Yacht "VILMA" in the bay at PY preparing to be towed back to Port Penrhyn, click to enlarge ( photo - courtesy of Mrs.B.Webley) Visitors to this site may find interesting the following account of one of the Porthdinllaen Lifeboats most famous and harrowing services of recent years.
Marker Buoy of the wreck of the "KIMYA" On January 6th 1991 the Porthdinllaen Lifeboat, the Hetty Rampton, was launched at 02.28hrs. after the Maltese tanker Kimya, with a crew of 12, developed a 45 degree list, 20 miles south of the South Stack Light on Anglesey and her crew had to put out a MAYDAY call. Conditions were absolutely appalling, with mountainous seas, a very strong ebb tide, a 30ft swell and storm force 10 winds. On rounding Porthdinllaen point, Coxswain / Mechanic Jones set course for the reported position of the tanker with all the lifeboat crew strapped into the seats, the engines were put at full speed. However, the conditions were so bad that the Hetty Rampton was only able to make headway at about 8 knots. A distress flare was eventually sighted dead ahead and the lifeboat men gallantly battled on, the Hetty Rampton taking a fearful battering. When they reached the reported position of the tanker at 03.45hrs. they found another tanker, the Shelltrans, on the scene. There was no sign of the Kimya and it was soon realised that she had in fact capsized. A helicopter arrived overhead at 04.00hrs. and her crew picked up 2 survivors. During the next hour the Hetty Rampton made a thorough search of the area and 3 bodies were found in the water and recovered, under extremely difficult conditions. a fourth body was spotted but as attempts were being made to recover it, the life-jackets straps broke and the body slipped beneath the waves. The Porthdinllaen and Holyhead Lifeboats, together with two helicopters continued to search right through the morning, the upturned hull of the Kimya and 2 empty ships lifeboats being found, but, sadly, no more survivors. the Porthdinllaen lifeboat men picked up another body at 13.10hrs and the search was eventually called off at 14.00 hrs. with the Hetty Rampton returning to her station at 14.30hrs, the four bodies being handed over to the local police. The Director of the R.N.L.I., Lt Commdr.Brian Miles, sent a Letter of Appreciation to the Coxswain/Mechanic Peter Jones and all the crew of the Hetty Rampton on this service, Second Coxswain G Roberts, Assistant Mechanic K.B.Jones and crew members J.Hughes, R.W.Jones and D.P.Thomas, thanking them for their excellent seamanship and dedication during this long, arduous and most harrowing service. Thanks to Jeff Morris, author of The History of the Porthdinllaen Lifeboats, for his permission to use the above text. |
.gif)
.gif)
