The skipper who stole Grimsby boat Girl Pat and took it on an adventure
On April 1, eighty-five years ago Skipper Dod Orsborne made a huge April Fool of his bosses when he stole seine netter Girl Pat and sailed into worldwide celebrity, writes Brian W Lavery
Dod Orsborne took the Girl Pat on an Atlantic adventure
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