Holyhead, Anglesey. At 6.32 on the morning of the 25th of October, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that red flares had been seen two miles north-east of Holyhead. At 6.46 the life-boat St. Cybi (Civil Service No. 9) put out in a north-westerly wind of near gale force. There was a rough sea and the tide was about half ebb.

The life-boat found the ketch Alethea with a crew of three near the rocks off Peniel beach. Her anchor cable had parted and the crew had tried to rig a foresail, but this had carried away. The life-boat took the ketch in tow into the inner harbour at Holyhead, arriving at 8.35. Rewards to the crew, £10 10s. ; rewards to the helpers on shore, £4 4s..