By early evening staff on board the Sea Cat were looking slightly stressed.

The flying grey made it to the Stena Sea Cat in Holyhead in the nick of time.

Passengers have a choice between travelling Sea Cat to Liverpool or Stena Line or Irish Ferries to Hollyhead.

The group then returned to Calais, unloaded all their purchases, and boarded the Sea Cat to Calais for another round of shopping.

Many large rays were caught by the French, as also sea cats, old wives, and several other fish whose names were not known.