The tiny tuxedo cat who became a naval hero

A 17-year-old British sailor saved Simon from the Hong Kong docks when he was likely a year old. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. One day in March of 1948, George Hickinbottom, a British sailor, was walking around the docks of Stonecutters Island in Hong Kong. When the 17-year-old spotted a small black-and-white tuxedo cat, barely out of kittenhood, he decided to smuggle the hungry, scrawny animal aboard his ship, the HMS . Hickinbottom didn't get in trouble.