A 10-metre yacht with five people on board put out a Mayday call after it found itself stranded. 

This happened on Friday, April 5. Llandudno Lifeboat were called out to help. 

The vessel was en route from Liverpool to Conwy. It was located about 10 nautical miles north-east of Llandudno when it reported machinery issues, difficulty making headway, concern about the weather forecast and about drifting into the wind farm and shipping lane.

An offshore support vessel, together with Mersey pilot launch, also responded to the Mayday call.

Llandudno lifeboat arrived at the location at 6.50pm to assist the people on board. The Coxswain, in consultation with HM Coastguard, soon concluded that towing to Conwy was the safest course of action.

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A statement from RNLI Llandudno Lifeboat said: "This tow and passage went smoothly and to plan despite initial swells. Our intervention meant the yacht did not get into any further danger with the risk of the situation deteriorating had we not intervened. The vessel and crew were released near Conwy Marina returning safely to shore.

"Leaving the yacht to secure a safe mooring, the lifeboat crew were able to make way back to Llandudno to be recovered by the waiting shore crew and prepared for future launches by 11.30pm."