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Evening Song

Holyhead, Anglesey - At 7.44 p.m. on 24th March, 1967, the look-out at Cemaes Bay reported a small boat making for Holyhead in a very rough sea. It was two hours before high water. The lifeboat Lady Jane and Martha Ryland, ontemporary duty at the station, launched at 8.58. She carried out a search of the area and at 9.40 located the ketch Evening Song with a crew of four on passage to Holyhead. The life-boat escorted the ketch to harbour, arriving back at her station at 10.38. She was unable to rehouse until 2.30 p.m. on 25th March owing to the severe weather conditions..