Holyhead RNLI all weather lifeboat was asked to resume its search, and two helicopters from the RAF at Valley together with a North Wales Police helicopter are conducting a shoreline search in Caernarfon Bay, particularly from Lleyn to Morfa Nefyn, Fort Belan and Llanddwyn.

Coastguard Rescue Teams from Aberdaron, Porth Dinllaen and Llandwrog are also engaged in searching the coastline in the Bay.

Holyhead Coastguard have been broadcasting pan signals into area alerting shipping to the resumed search.

The weather on scene is a slight sea, with good visibility and south westerly winds of between 10 12 knots.

Ms Ashbee, wearing a dry suit and a buoyancy aid went missing Sunday afternoon in her kayak in poor weather and was last seen heading through rocks at Ynys Feurig, or Starvation Island, close to Rhosneigr. An area of up to 60 square miles has now been covered in the search.

Members of the Shrewsbury Kayak Club have also arrived on scene and are assisting Coastguard units in the search.