Angle RNLI’s dedicated crew had a busy day recently with two rescue missions in one day, assisting a broken-down motor vessel and a climber in distress.

Around 2am on August 25 Angle All-Weather Lifeboat was tasked to assist a 21ft motor vessel with one person onboard broken down and unsure of their position. The vessel’s report to the coastguard stated he may be off Freshwater West or somewhere south west of Linney Head.

Utilising the VHF and radar, the crew located the casualty vessel 25 minutes after launching. It was 650 metres off Linney Head and drifting towards the shore. The safest option was to take the vessel under tow.

With the tow rigged, a course was set for Milford Marina. Following a 90-minute tow, both vessels arrived safely by 4.30am. The casualty vessel was placed into an alongside tow and left alongside the lock pit where the marina workboat would take over.

With no further assistance required, the crew returned to station where the lifeboat was readied for service by 5am.

That same afternoon, the crew were paged to assist a climber who had fallen 15 metres at Saddle Head, sustaining a severe knee injury with bleeding.

The lifeboat arrived on scene just two minutes behind Coastguard Rescue Helicopter R187 from St Athan, so the crew stood off whilst the helicopter crew assessed the situation. Members of St Govan’s, Tenby and Dale Coastguard Rescue Teams and Welsh Ambulance paramedics were also at the cliff top.

The lifeboat crew readied the Y boat for launch and stood by whilst the helicopter paramedic assessed and packaged the casualty. Once complete, the helicopter winched both from the base of the cliff for onward transport to hospital.

The crew then returned to station, clocking off over 15 hours after the first shout of the day.