This Little Girl Was Found Adrift At Sea In 1961..

#4. Off They Go

The ship set sail with the Duperrault family on board on November 8, 1961. Its captain, Julian Harvey, had brought along his wife, Mary Dene, and for the first four days, the trip went smoothly.

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