Missing Scots girl found on board Africa-bound ship after two week search
The tale of a young Scots girl who stowed away on an Africa-bound steamer is one that will set most parents' hearts racing.
Remarkably, Edinburgh Live reports, she was found around 500 miles away hiding on board a Panama-registered cargo steamer that had docked in Dover, and was bound for Morocco. The ship, the Linda, was a little off of England's southern coast and heading for Casablanca when she was found hiding in the crew quarters.
She was not discovered until the boat was making for the African continent some 12 days later. The crew had to radio Dover Police to make them aware of the discovery, and a pilot cutter sailboat was organised to rendezvous with the massive transporter and take Isobel back to dry land. At the time, Frank, an ex-serviceman, said: "All I want is to get Isobel back home. It was a silly thing of her to do."
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