Elizabeth Mouat (c. 1825 – 6 February 1918) of Shetland was a spinner and hand knitter who gained fame at the age of 59 when she found herself alone in a boat and drifted across the North Sea to Norway.

The other two crew members launched a small boat in an unsuccessful attempt to rescue him, and were unable to return to the Columbine which was still under some sail.

[1] Despite having little in the way of provisions, just two biscuits and a quart of milk which she made last until Wednesday,[1] Betty survived for nine days at sea until the Columbine ran aground off the coast of Norway at Lepsøya near the town of Ålesund where she was rescued by fishermen.

Subscription lists were opened for Betty, and Queen Victoria sent a letter and commanded Sir Henry Ponsonby to forward Miss Mouat a cheque for £20.

that she is recovering her strength.The clerk of the council sent a letter of thanks to the people of Lepsøya and others:[3] That the best thanks of the Corporation of the Burgh of Lerwick, on behalf of the Corporation and as representing the community, be conveyed, in the first place, to the brave men of Lepsoe who nobly and at so much risk rescued the poor woman from the wreck, and carried her over a difficult and dangerous path to their homes, and to the kindly people of Lepsoe generally for their generous attention to and the careful nursing of her in her forlorn and helpless condition....A shawl that Betty had knitted and which had been with her on her voyage was exhibited on the Shetland stall at the Edinburgh Exhibition later that year.