Angle All-Weather Lifeboat was launched on Monday, July 22, following a call to the Coastguard from Milford Haven Vessel Traffic Services. The VTS operators overheard a female voice calling for help on VHF channel 12.

Launching at 10.30am, the lifeboat made best speed to the moorings at Hazelbeach, and a hasty search was requested by the Coastguard of any moored vessels.

The crew began making their way amongst the moorings, heading up to the moorings off Neyland. With nothing untoward sighted, the crew searched the moorings off Hobbs Point, Barnlake Point, Burton, Llanion and Rudders Boat Yard.

With nothing found, the Coastguard requested that the search continue up river to Picton Point. The lifeboat continued searching up the western shore encompassing Llangwm before altering course just past Landshipping and the eastern shore back down the river, calling into Lawrenny on the way to check any vessels moored there. The search continued back down as far as the Cleddau Bridge.

Following a thorough visual, communications and radar search, the crew was stood down when no further information or calls had been received. The tasking was therefore deemed to be a hoax call. The lifeboat was readied for further service by 1pm.