RIVER SEARCH   Fri 10 May 2013

Police requested assistance from the coastguard after a person was recovered from the river. The lifeboat crew were asked to carry out a search of the harbour and river area. With the tide being so low the Arancia searched the harbour and crew members did a shoreline search of the river.

After a thorough search the lifeboat was stood down and all crew returned to station.

ASSISTING RUBBER DINGHY    Tue 7 May 2013

Lifeboat was launched to assist a rubber dinghy off North Beach. Upon arrival the dingy was making its way back to shore where they were met by Coastguard. Boat was stood down and returned to station.

The crew were also paged at 17:20 to assist an inflatable but didnt lauch as casualty was safe ashore by the time crew arrived at the Lifebaot station.

TAKE OVER TOW   Wed 3 April 2013

New Quay Lifeboat was undertaking a tow of a sailing vessel to Aberystwyth. When 1 mile off Aberystwyth Lifeboat took over towing the vessel in to the harbour.

SEARCH FOR VESSEL IN DISTRESS   Wed 27 February 2013

Lifeboat was launched to a report of a red flare south of Aberystwyth. A search was conducted as far south as Aberarth along with New Quay Lifeboat and fishing vessels Pen Dinas and Gratitude. Nothing was found and was presumed false alarm with good intent, Aberystwyth Lifeboat was stood down and returned to harbour.

MISSING PERSON   Sat 16 February 2013

Both boats were launched to search the coast for a missing person.

The Arrancia searched northwards from the bottom of Constitution hill to Clarach and the up Rivers Ystwyth and Rheidol before finishing by searching the harbour.

MISSING PERSON   Sat 16 February 2013

The Lifeboat was tasked to continue the previous nights search for a missing person. The boat searched from Morfa Bychan up to Aberystwyth harbour putting crew ashore who conducted a thorough search of the shoreline, Lifeboat was then stood down by Coastguard.