Beaumaris Lifeboat volunteers tasked to boat adrift in the Menai Strait.

The lifeboat launched at 6.18 pm proceeding towards the location of the vessel just before the lifeboat arrived at the scene the Coastguard was able to confirm that the vessel was unoccupied the owner and their family were safely ashore.

Once on scene an assessment was made by the Helm of the lifeboat in consultation with the Coastguard and the boat owner as to the best course of action to take. Because the vessel was a serious hazard to navigation being in the main channel of the Menai Strait it was decided for safety reasons that the boat should be towed to the nearest available safe mooring.

Once the tow was safely completed, the lifeboat was released by the Coastguard and arrived back at Beaumaris Lifeboat Station at 6.45 pm to be refuelled and cleaned.

A RNLI spokesperson said: ‘Due to the early request by the coastguard our volunteer lifeboat crew were able to assess and resolve the situation quickly taking the best course of action to prevent a more dangerous situation occurring’.

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