A furry, whiskered, stowaway has survived an unlikely trip across the Atlantic and is now safe in a Nova Scotia home.

The kitten now known as Grim was discovered aboard the Grimaldi Grande Congo, a Ro-Ro vessel carrying FIAT vehicles from Savona, Italy to the Autoport in Halifax.

The kitten was found on board Grimaldi Lines' Grande Congo cargo ship. (Wolfgang Fricke)

Master Seaman Mike Hurry, a member of the navy working alongside Canadian Border Services Agency officers, was part of a team that searched the ship on June 25.

The mission got a little hairy when they learned the crew had reported a stray on board.

"We kind of made it our mission to find the cat and safely get it on the shore," Hurry said.

He said the search ended successfully when some other officers found the black

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