The liner is due back in Southampton on 10 January.

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He remained in Sir Lanka until he was sent to Bombay to catch a liner called the Llanstephan Castle back to Britain.

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One of the most uplifting scenes this spring was Brandon McCarthy back on the mound for the first time since he was struck by a liner up the middle last September.

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