THIS WEEK IN 1988: Alex wades ashore in bid to bag cat
![Discoverer of the Mary Rose, Alexander McKee on the lookout at the Ferrypoint, Hayling, for another wildcat, aided by binoculars and a plate of cat food](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/legacy_oak_98713236.jpg?crop=3:2,smart&width=640&quality=65&enable=upscale)
![Discoverer of the Mary Rose, Alexander McKee on the lookout at the Ferrypoint, Hayling, for another wildcat, aided by binoculars and a plate of cat food](/img/placeholder.png)
Alexander McKee, who discovered Henry VIII’s warship, the Mary Rose, got on the track of the furtive feline which was seen crossing Ferry Road.
Equipped with binoculars and a plate of cat food, the Hayling author and underwater archaeologist came ashore to stake out the beach near the sighting.
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Hide AdBut the wildcat was probably taking a cat-nap and not even a mundane moggie paused in its tracks to sniff at the bait.
Since a rare African swamp cat was killed by a car in Hayling’s West Lane there had been several sightings of big cats on the island.