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Launch 32	Sunday 25th July 16:49 Launch ILB
Lifeboat	Richard John Talbot Hillier D-638
Weather
Details	The ILB launched at 17.10 following reports of 2 people stuck 40' up the cliffs at Marloes. Once on scene the ILB crew stood by at the bottom of the cliffs whilst the 2 people were recovered to the top by the coastguard cliff rescue teams. Once the 2 were safely at the top and found to require no medical assistance, the ILB was released to return to station arriving at 18.40.

Launch 31	Saturday 24th July 9:05 Launch ALB
Lifeboat	Mark Mason 16-11
Weather	Wind:
Details	Launched to locate and assist a 22ft yacht that had suffered machinery and navigation equipment failure. The yacht was believed to be in the area of the smalls. The lifeboat located the yacht, with 2 adults and 1 cat onboard, 20 miles from the lifeboat station attempting to sail to Milford Haven. Due to the problems with the engine which meant that the crew could not operate any navigation equipment, the lifeboat offered to tow the yacht back to Milford Haven. A tow was passed and the yacht was towed back to the Haven and secured alongside the mackerel pontoon at Milford Docks at 1340hrs. The lifeboat returned to station at 1400hrs.

Launch 29 & 30	Thursday 15th July 22:16 Launch ILB, 22:24 Launch ALB
Lifeboat	Richard John Talbot Hillier D-638 & Mark Mason 16-11
Weather	Wind: Force 9
Details	22:16 Paged: Launch ILB. 22:24 Paged Launch Both Boats, to reports of "persons in the water" at Hobbs Point, Pembroke Dock. ILB launched first, followed shortly after by the ALB. On arrival at Hobbs point a vessel was found berthed alongside the Pembroke Haven Yacht Club pontoon, riding violently in strong winds. The initial call had been made from a member of the public, who was deeply concerned for the safety of the vessels owner. St Govan's HM Coastguard Rescue Team were in attendance. The owner of the vessel (approx 26' yacht, not yet fitted with masts), requested an escort to a more sheltered mooring or berth at Lawrenny. ILB crew member Mark Roch was put on board the casualty vessel to assist the owner, the ILB towed his tender, and the ALB led the vessel to Lawrenny. On arrival the ILB crew assisted the casualty vessel to berth, a strong ebb-tide now running, and both boats were released to return to station at approximately 01:15, returning to the boathouse about 30 minutes later.

Launch 28	Sunday 11th July
Lifeboat	Richard John Talbot Hillier D-638
Weather
Details	Whilst returning from exercise late on Sunday morning, the ILB noticed a 12m yacht aground near Pennar Gut in the Milford Haven waterway. With the tide still ebbing, the crew of four on board the yacht said that they were aware of the time of low water, and were happy to stay on board until she refloated, and that they required no assistance. The ILB reported the predicament to Milford Haven Coastguard, who were concerned for the safety of the vessel in view of the wake generated by the imminent arrival of the Rosslare-Pembroke ferry. The ILB was tasked at 1203 to remain close to the yacht and monitor her safety until the ferry was clear of the area. Approximately 20 minutes later the ferry was clear with no adverse effect on the vessel or her crew, and the ILB crew were released to return to station.

Launch 27	Thursday 8th July 17:05 Launch ILB
Lifeboat	Richard John Talbot Hillier D-638
Weather
Details	ILB paged at 17:05 to a small sailing dinghy with 2 persons on board near Jack Sound. The ILB towed the dinghy back to Angle. Returned to station at about 20:00 (5th call out this week)

Launch 26	Wednesday 7th July 03:53 Launch ILB
Lifeboat	Richard John Talbot Hillier D-638
Weather
Details	At 03:53 the ILB was paged to launch to locate a person reported unaccounted for after a fire up-river from the Cleddau Bridge. The ILB located the gentleman’s boat, and were more pleased than he was when they woke him to find him safe and well. The ILB returned approximately an hour after launching. Four shouts in less than 13 hours – and some very tired crew in the village today!

Launch 25	Tuesday 6th July 21:39 Launch ALB
Lifeboat	Mark Mason 16-11
Weather
Details	At 21:39 the crew were paged again to launch the All Weather Boat to assist the classic yacht Mignonette with three persons on board, who had reported no power and taking on water in unpleasant weather conditions with little visibility near St Ann’s Head. The boat launched and found that the Range Safety Vessel Smit Penally was escorting the vessel, who had limited and intermittent VHF communications, but that the flooding situation was resolved. The lifeboat took over the escort and due to the amount of large-ship movements going on at the time, the decision was taken to tow the boat to Milford and into the lock pits where she was secured. The lifeboat returned to station at about 23:00, with the crew leaving the boathouse having refueled and washed down some time after 23:00.

Launch 23 & 24	Tuesday 6th July 14:42 Launch ALB
Lifeboat	Mark Mason 16-11
Weather
Details	Launched to 30ft cabin cruiser “Due South”, off Gateholm Island, with three persons on board, and total engine failure. A RIB in the area was able to tow her away from rocks and the lifeboat took over the tow, and was requested to take the vessel back to Milford Marina. However, shortly after taking the tow, “Due South” called the lifeboat on VHF radio, and informed the crew that she was taking on water, at what transpired to be an alarming rate. A member of the lifeboat crew (Mervyn Lunn) was transferred to the vessel with the salvage pump, and confirmed that the water ingress was serious, and coming from a hole along the chine of the hull. Mervyn managed to secure the pump and to alleviate the flooding. As the vessel would not have stayed afloat without this it was decided to take her somewhere she could be taken out of the water, and Milford was not available for this; Neyland was. The vessel was pumped continuously until she was being manoeuvred into the hoist. On the way out of Neyland Marina, the lifeboat was called over by the owner of the Fishing Vessel Ddraig Goch with three persons on board. Whilst on sea trials his drive system failed and requested a tow to his mooring nearby. This was the second service performed in this launch and the lifeboat returned to station at 18:59.

Launch 21 & 22	Monday 28th June 18:06 Launch ILB
Lifeboat	Richard John Talbot Hillier D-638
Weather	Wind SSW Force 2, light rain
Details	To and injured person on Milford Beach. Whilst the ILB was proceeding to the area Milford Haven Coastguard informed them that it was Milford Beach in Dorset. The Coastguard then requested to look into reports of yacht adrift at Black Tar near Llangwm, after nothing was found at Black Tar the search continued up river towards Haverfordwest and the Yacht was located at Lower Freystrop. It was a surprise to the Gentleman on board to see the ILB and he informed them that he had been cooking his tea and that all was well. The service was recorded as a false alarm with good intent.

Launch 19 & 20	Saturday 26th June 17:00 Launch ALB
Lifeboat	Mark Mason 16-11
Weather	Wind: Force 1, Fog
Details	Tasked to Yacht Amadeus III, 4 persons on board, reported with engine failure approx 1.25 miles off St Ann's Head, one crew member sea-sick. Requested to tow her to Milford Haven marina and give any attention required to sick crew. Arrived at casualty 17:32. Towed to Milford but as we approached the lock entrance we were re-tasked to the second service (18:45). Passed the tow to Pilot Boat Portunus, and were requested to assist fishing (angling) vessel Blue Shark, reported with an overheated engine, in reportedly "rough" conditions, in thick fog south of Skokholm, 9 persons on board. The RIB Topaz passed her a "temporary" tow until the lifeboat arrived on scene at 19:28 at Crab Bay, Skokholm. Took the tow and towed her to Neyland marina where a RIB from the same company took her into the marina. Left the casualty at 21:25, and returned to station at 21:50. Total of 13 people brought in between the two shouts.

	Wednesday 16th June 15:26 Launch ALB
Lifeboat	Mark Mason 16-11
Weather	Wind: Force 4
Details	Stood down just prior to launch

Launch 18	Sunday 13th June 12:19 Launch ILB
Lifeboat	Richard John Talbot Hillier D-638
Weather	Wind: N Force 2 / Sea state: Slight
Details	To assist in the search for a missing 5 year old boy in the Milford Haven area. The ILB was requested to search from Hakin Point to the Mackerel stage and was joined in the waterline search by Fire Rescue 1. Also in attendance was Broad Haven and Dale Coatguard teams along with the Fire Brigade and Police. The child was found safe and well ashore by the Fire Brigade. The ILB returned to station approx 1 hour after launch.

Launch 17	Thursday 10th June 22:21 Launch ILB
Lifeboat	Richard John Talbot Hillier D-638
Weather	Wind: NNE Force 3 / Sea State: Slight
Details	In an hour-long mission, RNLI Angle's D-class inshore lifeboat - on its fourth call-out in a week - went to the aid of a teenage girl found unconscious on a beach at Hakin, Milford Haven Volunteer crew members had just completed an RNLI first aid course at the station when the request for help was received from HM Coastguard. The lifeboat launched to Cunjic Beach, which has no vehicular access. Dale Coastguard rescue team, an ambulance and a Mid and West Wales Fire Service rescue boat had also been tasked to the incident. An ambulance paramedic attended to the 15-year-old girl, who was placed on a stretcher and transferred to the inshore lifeboat, which took her to the nearby Gellyswick Beach slipway where an ambulance was waiting to take her to hospital. The lifeboat returned to the station at 11.30pm

Launch 16	Monday 8th June 18:14 Launch ALB
Lifeboat	Mark Mason 16-11
Weather	Wind: Force 4 / Sea State: Slight
Details	To assist a 10 meter Yacht which had suffered engine failure 11 miles SW of St Annes Head. The Blue Moon, which was on passage from Jersey to the Isle of Man, was making no headway in the unpleasant weather conditions. The yacht was then taken in tow to Milford Haven, where she berthed at the Mackerel Stage. The lifeboat returned to her station at 9.45pm.

Launch 15	Saturday 5th June 14:45 Launch ILB
Lifeboat	Richard John Talbot Hillier D-638
Weather
Details	To a power boat with 3 persons on board aground Lawrenny and Cresswell Quay. ILB could not reach them due to the lack of depth on a falling tide, but a crew member was put ashore to walk to them. Having enough food, water and spare clothing on board, they decided to stay on board and wait for the boat to refloat at about midnight. The ILB recovered crew member after his wade through the mud, and returned to station.

Launch 14	Thursday 3rd June 19:22 Launch ILB
Lifeboat	Richard John Talbot Hillier D-638
Weather	Wind: Force 2 / Sea State: Slight
Details	To reports of a person in the water off Milford. On arrival it was found to be a capsised sailing dinghy with a gentleman in the water. Two other boats had also gone to give assistance. An ILB crew member entered the water to assist the gentleman onto the Pilot boat which then took him to a waiting Ambulance at the Port Authority jetty. The ILB crew righted the dinghy and took it in tow to the Port Authority.

Launch 13	Thursday 3rd June 11:22 Launch ILB
Lifeboat	Richard John Talbot Hillier D-638
Weather	Wind: Force 2 / Sea State: Slight
Details	To reports of a rowing boat in difficulties at West Angle Bay. On arrival on scene it was discovered that a speedboat had towed the rowing boat ashore, the ILB checked all was ok and returned to station.

Launch 12	Friday 28th May 14:05 Launch ALB
Lifeboat	Mark Mason 16-11
Weather	Wind: Force 6
Details	To assist in the search for a missing diver off dive boat Valley Divers. The divers had been diving the Garland Stone north of Skomer Island. Two divers had surfaced and one was recovered to the dive boat. The other was seen to drift away. RAF Rescue Helicopter 169, St Davids ALB and ILB and Littlehaven ILB were also requested to launch. The diver was located by the Galway Fisher, closely followed by the Isle of Inishmore. He was winched out of the water by R169 and landed at Withybush Airfield. The diver had drifted approximately 6 miles in 2 hours. He was a 49 year old male wearing a black wetsuit with a stability vest. He had deployed his orange SMB.

	Thursday 13th May 21:29 Launch both boats
Lifeboat	Mark Mason 16-11 & Richard John Talbot Hillier D-638
Weather
Details	Launch cancelled

	Saturday 8th May 02:22 Launch ILB
Lifeboat	Richard John Talbot Hillier D-638
Weather
Details	Launch cancelled

Launch 11	Monday 3rd May 10:10 Launch ILB
Lifeboat	Richard John Talbot Hillier D-638
Weather	NNE 11 knots
Details	To assist a 20ft Crow liner with 2 persons on board which had broken down at Watwick Bay. The ILB towed the boat to Gelliswick.

Launch 10	Saturday 1st May 19:19 Launch ALB
Lifeboat	Mark Mason 16-11
Weather	NNW 11 Knots
Details	To assist a 11m yacht "Roamer" on passage from Dale to Falmouth with gearbox failure, 29 miles off St Anne's Head. A tow line was passed, and a crew member put on board to assist the experienced single handed sailor who was then towed to the Mackerel Stage at Milford Haven. ALB returned to station at 02:00.

Launch 8 & 9	Saturday 17th April 23:40 Launch both boats
Lifeboat	Mark Mason 16-11 & Richard John Talbot Hillier D-638
Weather	NW 6 Knots
Details	To evacuate a gentleman with a suspected heart attack and his family off a yacht in Landshipping. Once aboard the ALB the casualty took a turn for the worse and was rushed to an awaiting ambulance at Lawrenny. The family (his daughter and 3 grandchildren) were taken to Angle lifeboat station where a crew member transported them by car to Withybush Hospital. ALB returned to station at approx 2:45 The ILB attempted to convey the paramedics from the shore to the yacht but were unable to due to the rapidly falling tide, and spent the early hours of the morning watching the sun rise and waiting for the tide to come in. ILB returned to station at approx 7:00

Launch 7	Sunday 11th April 20:29 Launch ALB
Lifeboat	Mark Mason 16-11
Weather	E 5 Knots
Details	To assist in locating 3 persons who were stuck up a cliff in Lindsway Bay. The ALB deployed the Y boat to conduct a shore line search. The casualties were picked up by a Seaking Helicopter and transferred to awaiting Coastguard's.

Launch 6	Saturday 3rd April 11:50 Launch ALB
Lifeboat	Mark Mason 16-11
Weather	SW force 4-5
Details	To assist Swedish 10m Motor Cruiser Anna V, with 3 persons on board. One of her twin engines had broken down in Broad Sound. On arrival on scene the lifeboat escorted the motor cruiser towards Milford for a few miles until her other engine failed just off St Anne's Head. A tow was then passed and she was towed to Milford.

Launch 5	Friday 2nd April 14:07 Launch ALB
Lifeboat	Mark Mason 16-11
Weather	SSW 26 knots
Details	To assist with the medivac of a injured crewman off a 23m Fishing Vessel "Alf". The ALB met the vessel approx 2 miles off St Anne's and escorted it into the Haven. Once inside the Haven a RNLI crew member was put on board to assess the casualty who had a suspected collapsed lung. The French Fisherman was then transferred to the ALB and taken to a waiting ambulance at Milford Haven Port Authority.

Launch 4	Friday 5th March 17:26 Launch ALB
Lifeboat	Mark Mason 16-11
Weather	NNW Force 1
Details	To a 65m dredger "heron" taking on water off St Anne's Head with five persons on board. Two lifeboat crew and a salvage pump were put on the listing vessel to give assistance. A Pilot was put on board and the lifeboat escorted the vessel into the marina. The two lifeboat crew members stayed aboard the dredger until she was inside the lock gates.

Launch 3	Thursday 25th Feb 14:00 Launch ILB
Lifeboat	Richard John Talbot Hillier D-638
Weather	NNW 6 knots
Details	To reports of a canoe off Pennar Gut. The canoe was found, it appeared to have drifted to it's position and was taken to station.

Launch 2	Saturday 20th Feb 17:44 Launch ALB
Lifeboat	Edward & Barbara Prigmore 16-10
Weather	SW 10 Knots
Details	Launched after a 54-foot fishing vessel sank off the South Pembrokeshire coast. The Jersey-registered Kerloch (J235) was on passage from Lundy Island to Milford Haven when she struck Crow Rock, near Linney Head. Her crew of four men took to a liferaft and were picked up by another fishing boat, the Dolly Anne. The survivors, reported to be shaken but not suffering from hypothermia, were subsequently transferred to Angle lifeboat and taken to the Milford Haven Port Authority jetty. There, they were met by the Dale Coastguard Rescue Team and an ambulance, which had been called as a precaution.

Launch 1	Thursday 14th Jan 21:00 Launch ILB
Lifeboat	Richard John Talbot Hillier D-638
Weather	SSE 16 knots
Details	To assist Police and Coastguard's at the Cleddau Bridge