...Two more crew members, Robert Wishart and Allister Rendall, joined the Swan at Aberdeen. They left there at 10.25 on Friday morning, heading into a fresh northerly wind. Next morning at 2.30am they had their first connection with home when they met the Aberdeen - Lerwick ferry heading south three miles to port. At 9.50am the Swan was abreast of Sumburgh Head and from there the engine was put on full speed for Lerwick.

Enthusiasts gathered at the Knab, a headland at the entrance to Lerwick harbour, and video cameras whirred as she came in past the Bressay lighthouse. The film company Cinecosse, who had filmed her departure from Hartlepool, captured the memorable last stage of the journey for their video which was then used to promote the Swan's restoration. At 12.30 the Swan tied up in the small boat harbour, after an absence from Lerwick of more than 30 years.