Angle Lifeboat RNLI

12/06/2026

Do you live or work within Milford Haven?
Do you want to make a difference in the local community?

Being a volunteer Lifeboat Crew member is one of the most exciting and fulfilling roles you can do. If you’re passionate about Saving Lives at Sea, willing to learn new skills and ready to put your life on hold when the pager goes off, this could be the volunteering opportunity for you.

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09/06/2026

Angle RNLI receive awards for triple shouts during Storm Betty on the evening of the 23rd of August 2023

Last week during a visit from RNLI Trustees and Management undertaking a coast review, members of the crew were presented with awards for their actions in three back to back shouts during Storm Betty on the evening of the 18th of August 2023 with Force 10 winds gusting 56 knots and 6 meter seas.

Chairs Letters of Thanks went to Station Coxswain Lewis Creese and ex Angle and current Tenby RNLI crew members Robert Beynon and Craig Davis (pictured) and crew members Tom Bean, Paul Cleaver, Bruce Moore and Danny Richard’s (not pictured) presented by RNLI Trustee Mike Sturrock (left) and Interim Operations Consultant Andy Jordan (right) for their part in saving the life of a solo yachtsman after his vessel struck rocks and began to sink off Dale Fort.

The Y boat was deployed with Lewis at the helm and Robert as crew and the casualty was plucked from his vessel moments before it succumbed to the conditions.

Shortly after rescuing the casualty, the lifeboat was diverted to assist a second yacht in difficulty after fouling his propeller and being blown ashore off Dale Beach. The second yacht was taken under tow to safety at Hazelbeach.

For both of these shouts, one life was saved and a second person assisted.

Whilst concluding the second tasking, the lifeboat was diverted alongside Coastguard Rescue Helicopter R924 and Appledore All-Weather Lifeboat to the aid of a yacht with two persons onboard who had declared mayday 30 miles south-west of St Ann’s Head after severe weather conditions tore their main sail and fouled their propeller.

After a two hour passage in horrendous conditions the lifeboat arrived on scene and established a tow. The crew then undertook a 6 hour tow back to Milford Haven. The unfavourable conditions resulted in the tow having to be reset three times in the chaotic seas.

As a result of this tasking, two persons were rescued.

29/05/2026

A catch up of recent shouts for Angle RNLI

At 3.09pm on Sunday afternoon the crew were paged to immediate launch to assist with an ongoing incident at West Angle Beach.

Once on scene, the Y boat was deployed ashore with 3 crew members onboard. Working alongside St Govan’s and Tenby Coastguard Rescue Teams, the Welsh Ambulance Service paramedics and Air Ambulance and Dyfed Powys Police the crew remained on scene for approximately 2 hours.

No further details will be released. Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the casualty at this difficult time.

The following day, at 4.27pm the crew received an immediate launch to reports of two persons caught in a rip at Freshwater West Beach.

As the crew were preparing the boat, the launch was cancelled when it was confirmed that both persons had been assisted ashore by a surfer.

Just two hours later, at 6.32pm the crew were paged to assist a 4 meter speedboat with two persons onboard broken down and drifting off the Angle Buoy. With no other suitable vessels in the area able to assist the lifeboat was tasked.

Once on scene, with the vessel adrift near the west channel into the Milford Haven Waterway making it a hazard to navigation the decision was made to take vessel under tow.

After a tow of just over an hour both boats arrived off the Cleddau Reach slipway just after 8pm. The casualty vessel was placed alongside the lifeboat while the lifeboats inflatable Y boat was launched to take the casualty vessel in an alongside tow to be taken in to the slipway.

With the vessel now back on its trailer safe and well the crew were stood down and the lifeboat was back alongside her berth and readied for further service by 9pm.

At 6.05pm on Wednesday the crew were tasked following a mayday call from the single occupant of a 10 meter yacht in a position 25 miles south west of St Ann’s Head. With engine failure, lack of wind to sail and fatigue worsened by sea sickness the skipper made the decision to issue a mayday call for assistance.

The lifeboat launched shortly after and began proceeding to the casualties last known position. At just after 8pm, the crew located the vessel.

With the skipper now severely seasick and unable to leave the cockpit, two crew members from the lifeboat were transferred onboard to assist. With the vessel adrift and without a means of power, and taking into consideration the effects this was having on the skipper the safest course of action was to take the vessel under tow.

With a tow passed and set, the crew began the 5 hour journey back to Milford Haven. Arriving off the entrance to the Milford Docks channel at around 1.15am, the tow was dropped and the yacht taken into an alongside tow and taken into the marina.

With the casualty and his vessel now safely alongside and being assisted by marina staff, the crew were stood down and returned to station. The lifeboat was back alongside the berth and made ready for service once again by 2am.

22/05/2026

5 shouts in the past week for Angle RNLI

At 8.43pm on thursday night, the crew were paged alongside Dale and Broadhaven Coastguard Rescue Teams and Coastguard Rescue Helicopter R387 to assist the police with a search for a missing person in the Milford Haven area.

The lifeboat and Y boat conducted through searches of the shoreline between Hakin and Hazelbeach. Whilst off Wear Spit, the crew were informed that the casualty had been located within Castle Pill.

Both boats stood by off Castle Pill whilst emergency services on scene worked to secure the casualty. With no further assistance required the crew were stood down and the lifeboat was back alongside her berth and readied for further service by 12.06am.

At 11.06pm on friday night, for the second time in 24hrs the crew were paged alongside Dale and St Govan’s Coastguard Rescue Teams to assist the police with a search for a high missing person in the Milford Haven area.

The lifeboat and Y boat conducted thorough searches of the shoreline between Gelliswick and Neyland before being stood down when the casualty was located safe and well by the police. The lifeboat was back alongside and ready for further service by 1.50am.

At 4.21am on saturday morning, for the third time in just over 24hrs and just 2 hours after returning from the previous shout the crew were paged alongside Dale and St Govan’s Coastguard Rescue Team to assist the police with a search for a missing person in the Milford Haven area.

The lifeboat and Y boat conducted intensive searches of the shoreline from Gelliswick to Neyland, before being stood down at 9.15am. The missing person was later located safe and well inland by the police.

At 9.08am on thursday morning the crew were paged to assist Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service and St Govan’s Coastguard Rescue Team with the search for a dog that been lost over the cliff the night before at Pembroke Ferry.

The lifeboat launched and was soon on scene and commencing a search of the shoreline. Not long after, the crew located the dog on the shoreline.

The lifeboats inflatable Y boat was deployed and 2 crew members proceeded to recover the dog. With the dog taken onto the Y boat safe and well the crew made their way towards Warrior Way where the dog was landed ashore and left in the care of the Fire Service and Coastguard Officers to be handed back to its owners.

With no further assistance required the crew were stood down and the lifeboat was back alongside her berth and ready for further service by 10.30pm.

At 6.27pm on thursday evening shortly after launching on exercise, the crew were tasked to assist a 27ft yacht with 2 persons onboard taking on water off Thorn Island after their shaft seal failed.

The lifeboat was not too far away and was soon on scene and assessing the situation. Two crew members and the lifeboat’s salvage pump were transferred onboard to control the water ingress.

The lifeboat began escorting the vessel however with the water ingress continuing the yachts crew were requested to stop their engine in an attempt to reduce the water ingress.

A tow was passed and both vessels proceeded towards Neyland Marina. With the vessel now safely alongside at Neyland Marina and the owners making their own arrangements for a lift out, the lifeboat recovered both its crew members and returned to station.

The lifeboat was back alongside and readied for further service by 8.30pm.

08/05/2026

Angle RNLI rescue sheep after cliff fall.

At 3:59pm on Wednesday the 6th of May the crew were tasked to provide safety cover to members of the public attempting to rescue two sheep at the base of the cliffs at Elegug Stacks.

The lifeboat launched at 4:12pm and began proceeding to the area. With public interest building and multiple members of the public gathering on the cliff above, St Govan’s and Tenby Coastguard Rescue Teams were also tasked to assist.

The lifeboat arrived on scene at 4:40pm and soon located a sheep at the base of the cliffs to the east of Elegug Stacks. Although the initial tasking was to provide safety cover, with members of the public planning to attempt a rescue it was soon decided that the best course of action would be for the lifeboat to recover the sheep to ensure that nobody put themselves at risk.

With benign sea conditions allowing for easy access to the shoreline, the lifeboats inflatable Y boat was deployed to head on to the rocky shoreline and attempt to rescue the sheep. The first was located and taken onboard the lifeboat, however after a thorough search of the area the second could not be located.

The sheep was transferred onto the All-Weather Lifeboat by the Y boat and taken the short distance to New Quay Beach at St Govan’s where members of the coastguard teams were waiting on the beach. Once ashore, the sheep was released to rejoin the rest of its flock in the fields above.

With no further assistance required the Y boat was recovered and the crew were stood down and returned to station. The lifeboat was back alongside her berth and readied for further service by 7:30pm.

28/04/2026

A catch up of another 9 shouts in April for Angle RNLI

Wednesday the 8th of April - Medical Evacuation Kilroom Bay

At 5:29pm on the 8th of April the crew were tasked alongside Dale Coastguard Rescue Team to assist the Ambulance Service with the extraction of a casualty who had fallen 8 foot onto rocks at Kilroom Beach.

However, as the crew were preparing the boat the launch was cancelled when the casualty was carried up from the beach onto the coast path by his friends and lifeboat assistance was no longer required.

Sunday the 12th of April - Medical Evacuation Milford Docks

On the 12th of April at 12:03pm the crew were tasked to assist with the medical evacuation of a casualty who had fallen approximately 5 meters onto rocks at Milford Marina.

After making the short distance to the docks the crew located the casualty with the local marina workboat and paramedics already on scene.

Assisted by members of Dale Coastguard Rescue Team, Police officers and paramedics the casualty was packaged and extracted by the Y boat onto the nearby pontoons and left in the care of the ambulance service.

The Y boat was recovered and the lifeboat was stood down and returned to station by 2:30pm.

Monday the 13th of April - Missing Person Tenby

On the 13th of April at 2:05am the crew were tasked to support Tenby RNLI ILB, Tenby and St Govan’s CRTs and the Police with the search for a missing person between Lydstep and Saundersfoot.

The lifeboat launched shortly after and began making best speed to commence their search at Lydstep. However, whilst rounding St Govan’s Head news was received that the casualty had located on Tenby South Beach and was now receiving medical care.

With no further assistance required the lifeboat was stood down. The boat was back alongside her berth and readied for service once again by 4am.

Tuesday the 14th of April - Missing Person Milford Haven

At 10:33pm on Tuesday the 14th of April the crew were requested to launch to assist the Police and Dale Coastguard Rescue Teams with a missing person at Castle Pill, Milford Haven.

Fortunately as the crew were readying the boat to launch the tasking was cancelled as the casualty was located safe and well by the Police.

Sunday the 19th of April - Broken Down Motor Vessel Cresswell River

On Sunday the 19th of April at 7:59pm the crew were tasked to locate and assist a 5 meter motor vessel with two persons onboard suffering machinery issues between Lawrenny and Cresswell Quay on the Cresswell River.

The lifeboat was on scene around 30 minutes later and upon assessing the situation the safest course of action was to take the vessel under tow.

After a tow of around 90 minutes both vessels arrived off Gelliswick Beach where both casualties and their vessel were safely recovered.

With no further assistance required the crew were stood down and returned to station. The lifeboat was back alongside and ready for further service by 10:30pm.

Friday the 24th of April - 2x Calls to a Yacht Aground at Hakin Point

At 4:39pm on Friday the 24th of April the crew were paged in response to a Pan Pan call and subsequent PLB activation received from a 10 meter yacht with two persons onboard that had gone aground at Hakin Point, Milford Haven.

The lifeboat launched shortly after and was soon on scene. Due to the depth of water the lifeboats inflatable Y boat was launched and two crew members made their way in to assess the situation.

With the yacht hard aground and beginning to list, the Y boat crew assisted the yachts crew to stream their anchor into deeper water and then set about evacuating both crew members from the vessel.

With nothing further that could be done the two crew members were transferred onto the All-Weather Lifeboat and taken back to the Port Authority Jetty where members of Dale Coastguard Rescue Team were waiting.

The lifeboat was back alongside her berth and readied for further service by 5:40pm.

Just a few hours later, at 8:43 the crew were paged again to provide safety cover to a local fishing vessel who had been arranged to salvage the vessel by its owners.

The lifeboat launched and was soon on scene to find the yacht refloating nicely. An hour later with enough water to get alongside, the fishing vessel arrived and dropped both the yachts crew back onboard before taking them in an alongside tow and towing the vessel out into deeper water.

After confirming all was well onboard, the lifeboat and her crew were stood down and the lifeboat was back alongside her berth and ready for service once again by 11:30pm.

Saturday the 25th of April - Missing Person Bucks Pool/Frainslake

A day later, at 10:39pm the crew were paged to assist in the search for a missing male at Bucks Pool, Freshwater West.

The lifeboat launched and began proceeding, with instructions to commence a search from the north end of Freshwater West Beach.

The crew were soon on scene and utilised searchlights, night vision and FLIR to aid in their search. Members of St Govan’s and Tenby Coastguard Rescue Teams and Police officers were also searching the shoreline.

Not long into the search, news was received that the casualty was located on Frainslake Beach by Coastguard officers. With this, the crew were stood down and the lifeboat returned to station. The boat was back alongside and ready for further service by 12:15am.

Sunday the 26th of April - 2 Missing 9 Year Old Children Freshwater West

On Sunday at 3:39pm the crew were paged alongside St Govan’s and Tenby Coastguard Rescue Teams and the Police once again, this time to provide assistance with the search for two missing 9 year old children at Freshwater West.

Fortunately as the crew were preparing to launch the tasking was subsequently cancelled when both children were located safe and well by the Police.

06/04/2026

A catch up of recent shouts for Angle RNLI

16th of February - 11:04pm - Missing Person - Cleddau Reach.

The crew were paged to assist St Govan’s Coastguard Rescue Team and Dyfed Powys Police with a missing person search at Cleddau Reach, Llanion.

The launch was subsequently cancelled when the casualty was located safe and well by the police.

11th of March - 1:12am - Police Incident - Hakin Point.

At 1:12am the crew were tasked alongside Dale Coastguard Rescue Team to assist with an ongoing police incident at Hakin Point, Milford Haven. The lifeboat launched and stood by within the marina lock until the incident was safely concluded.

The lifeboat was back alongside and ready for service once again by 2am.

21st of March - 1:09pm - 7 Meter Motor Vessel Suffering Machinery Failure - Behar Wreck.

The crew were requested to launch at 1:09pm to locate and assist a 7 meter motor boat with three persons onboard suffering machinery failure off the Behar Wreck, Dale Roads.

The lifeboat was soon on scene with the vessel as after assessing the situation it was deemed that the safest course of action was to establish a tow.

The vessel was taken under tow and once off Hobbs Point, the tow was dropped and handed over to a workboat from Rudders Boatyard for the remainder of the tow back to their slipway.

With no further assistance required the crew were stood down with thanks and the lifeboat was back alongside and ready for further service by 3:30pm.

1st of April - 1:15am - Despondent Person - Milford Haven.

The crew were paged at 1:15am to assist Dale Coastguard Rescue Team and Dyfed Powys Police with the search for a despondent female in the Milford Haven area.

The launch was subsequently cancelled as the crew were preparing to launch when the casualty was located safe and well by the police.

1st of April - 9:52pm - Medical Evacuation - South Hook Moorings.

At 9:52pm the crew were requested to assist following reports of a male suffering chest pains onboard a harbour tug on moorings off South Hook. A Port Authority pilot boat was already assisting and had transferred the casualty off the vessel and were proceeding to their jetty.

The lifeboat was soon underway and rendezvoused with the pilot vessel where casualty care trained crew members boarded. Supported by members of Dale Coastguard Rescue Team, the casualty was assessed and extracted from the vessel where he was handed over into the care of his colleagues for transport to hospital.

With no further assistance required the crew were stood down and the lifeboat was back alongside her berth and ready for service once again by 11:30pm.

6th of April - 1:05pm - Yacht aground - Mill Bay.

The crew were tasked at 1:05pm to locate and assist a 14 ton yacht with one person onboard that had run aground and was listing near Mill Bay. With the tide still ebbing the crew were tasked to ensure the welfare of the lone occupant.

The lifeboat launched shortly after and located the yacht 20 minutes later. With the yacht now listing significantly the lifeboats inflatable Y boat was deployed to discuss options with the skipper. Understandably reluctant to leave his vessel, the crew assisted the owner in deploying an anchor. With no further assistance required and the vessels skipper content to await the flood tide the crew were stood down. The lifeboat was back alongside and ready for further service by 3pm.

12/02/2026

Two shouts so far this week for Angle RNLI

At 6:23pm last night the crew received an immediate tasking to assist with the search for a missing surfer at Broughton Bay Beach, Gower. With Burry Port Inshore Lifeboats also tasked, but other all-weather lifeboats in the area unavailable the crew were tasked to assist.

As the crew were mustering, the launch was subsequently cancelled when the casualty was located safe and well.

Two days prior, at 11:24pm on Monday night the crew were tasked to assist three teenagers cut off by the tide between Hakin Point and Conduit Beach.

The lifeboat was soon on scene and located the casualties on the rocks, unable to clamber to safety due to rain making the rocks treacherous.

The lifeboats inflatable Y boat was deployed and all three persons were eventually transferred onto the lifeboat. They were then taken the short distance into the marina and handed over into the care of their family, Dale Coastguard Rescue Team and the police.

With no further assistance required the crew were stood down, where the boat was readied for further service by 1am.

11/02/2026

13 successful pass-outs conclude an intensive week of assessments at Angle RNLI

Last week, 13 of our crew members undertook assessments to round off months of hard work and training to achieve their substantive roles.

Firstly, congratulations to crew members Anthony Thomas, Gareth Thomas and Nathen Houston on passing out as ALB Navigators after each completing a 4 hour assessment covering various search and rescue scenarios including a simulated tasking and search, radar and position fixing and paper chart navigation.

Secondly, congratulations to crew members Phil Jones, Tom Meehan, Nick Gale, Rob Davies, Finn Frost, James Findlay, Allen Price, Seymore Phillips, Graham Booth and Matt Nicholas (not pictured) on successfully passing their Tier 2 ALB Crew assessments.

Covering every aspect of crewing the lifeboat, including Man Overboard Recovery, Towing, Mooring and Berthing, Helming and Anchoring, the crew were put through their paces by an RNLI Assessor.

Well done to all 13 for their dedication and commitment to training over the past few months. These recent successes strengthen our ability to crew our lifeboat and demonstrate the continued success of the lifeboats operation from the town of Milford Haven.

05/02/2026

Angle RNLI respond to Pan Pan call from 28ft yacht in difficulty in 42 knot winds and seas reaching 6 metres.

At 10:56am on Tuesday the 3rd of February, whilst afloat on a navigation passout in Dale Roads the crew overheard a broken Pan Pan call from a yacht west of Skokholm Island. Shortly after, the lifeboat was tasked by the coastguard to begin proceeding whilst they continued to gather details.

Whilst en route an update was passed to the crew that the vessel, a 28ft yacht with one person onboard was suffering engine failure, had blown out its sail and was also taking on water from an unknown location.

The lifeboat crew located the vessel around 3 miles west of Skokholm Island. After an assessment of the situation, and with the conditions too poor to put a crew member onboard the yacht the safest option was to take the vessel under tow. The crew swiftly set about rigging and passing a tow to the casualty vessel.

With a south easterly wind gusting 42 knots and a very rough sea state with waves of up to 6 metres, a slow tow was commenced towards Milford Haven.

However, shortly after commencing the tow the yachts skipper was thrown overboard by a large wave. Tethered via his safety harness, the skipper was now trailing alongside the vessel. The lifeboats crew immediately cut the tow and set about attempting to recover the casualty.

With the yachts skipper over the port side of the vessel and the tow rope fouling any attempting of boarding the starboard side, in difficult conditions a crew member was eventually placed onboard the yacht over its bow. The skippers safety harness was cut allowing him to drift clear of the vessel, and the crew onboard the lifeboat were then able to recover him from the water.

With the priority now being getting the casualty ashore, and the risk of attempting to tow the vessel too great, the lifeboats crew member was recovered from the vessel and the lifeboat began proceeding back towards Milford Haven.

On arrival back at Milford, the crew were met by Dale Coastguard Rescue Team who assisted in assessing the casualty and gathering the relevant details required.

With no further assistance required the crew were stood down and the lifeboat was readied for further service by 2:30pm.

Our thanks goes to The Lord Nelson Hotel for accommodating the casualty at short notice.