Gay Gibson: Murder on the High Seas

The disappearance of a young actress aboard an ocean liner leads to one of Britain’s most sensational trials.

Actress Gay Gibson (photo source)

It was around 2:58 a.m. on Saturday, October 18, 1947 when Frederick Steer, a duty watchman for Union-Castle Line ship Durban Castle, was awakened by a summons from cabin 126, a first-class cabin on the B deck. Upon…