Liner passenger returns alone after brother disappears from ship . Mr H E A Franks , who was travelling on the P&O liner Comorin from Colombo to England with his brother , Mr F W Franks , arrived at Liverpool Street station , London , on the boat train . His brother was the passenger who vanished from the liner between the Casquets and Ushant , off Brittany , Considerable mystery surrounds the incident about which strict silence has been maintained . Mr H E A Franks on arrival at Liverpool Street Station London alone . 28 April 1933