Salt Lake Telegram | 1952-01-01 | Page 2 | Captain Winning Fight to Save Freighter

J Caplain ain Winning to lo toI I Save Freighter I NEW YORK Jan 1 CUP UP The The intrepid captain of or an American freighter fighting alone to save I his damaged ship slip in the Atlantic was reported Tues Tuesday ay to be winning winning win win- in ning ping his battle against the clements ele dc ments The Atlantic storm which Capt Henrik Kurt Carlsen of the ton Flying Enterprise was battling battling battling bat bat- some miles southwest of Ireland was said to be abat abat- ing Radio reports reaching the offices here of the Line owner of the freighter s said lid the the ship no longer was taking water The year old Carlsen Carlson of I Woodbridge N. N J J. remained on the bridge in the true tradition of of the sea Saturday after giving orders for his 10 passengers and 40 crewmen to abandon ship At the height of the storm with hurricane winds blowing and foot 60 waves making the operation hazardous the crew and passengers were transferred to the Navy troopship Gen A A. W. W Greeley and the American freighter Southland which were standing by The Flying Enterprise was listing listing listing list list- ing almost 65 degrees and taking water down her funnels but Carlsen Carlsen Carlsen Carl- Carl sen refused to leave the bridge