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Angus trailblazer Fiona reveals inspirations behind seafaring career on International Women's Day


Inspiration
She also cited the inspiration of pioneering Tayside woman Victoria Drummond, the UK’s first woman marine engineer.
“I started a cadetship with full sponsorship from Lloyds of London, now Maritime London, directly from sixth year at Webster’s High School,” said Fiona.
“My first trip was on the Teignbank, a general cargo vessel which traded on an 80-day trip round the world.
“I joined the vessel in Le Havre and sailed across to the Panama Canal, down to Tahiti.
“We had port calls in New Caledonia, New Zealand, Solomon Islands, various ports in Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Malaysia, and back to Europe via the Suez Canal. ....

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