Evening star., 1952-01-10
Skipper
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sirens. Only the bow Of the En-.
terprise was visible. At 400 pm
flares on the surface Of the wate1
near the ship were lighted, cast.
ing a weird light over the area a.
the Enterprise took her fina,
lunge. One minute later the En-.
terprise was below the sea.
Taken Into Tugs Cabin,
Capt. Carlson and Mr.. Dancy
were taken into the cabin Of the
Turmoil by its skipper, Capt. Dar
Parker. The Navy said the two
men had been in the water only
four minutes, so effective had thu
rescue operation been.
At Falmouth, which would have
been the Enterprises haven hac
she won the magnificent battle
terse ship o-shore radio message.
told of the gallant end. The mes.
sages went this way:
3:08 p.m.-United States de.
|stroy Willard Keith to Lands Enc
radio relay station: Flying Enter.
prise is going down. Making at.
temptS to rescue them now"
3:09 pm.-Rescue tug Turmoil
to the Keith: 1--WE have just re.
|ceived word that the weather is tot
bad for the helicopter. (The Roya
Navy had dispatched a helicoptel
for a rescue. but it had to turr
backo She can't make It anc
is returning to base. It, is up tt
US to, take them off now" " J
3I2--Keith to LANDS e End
Plenty of ships standing by tt
take Carlson and Dancy off"
Taking Water Down stack. +
3:16-Keith to Lands End: "Fly.
ing Enterprise listing 80 degrees
Still afioat. Capt. Carlser anc
Dancy standing on starboard side
of deck AZ
3:20-Lands End to Keith: "Is
lifeboat in sight?" Keith to Lands
End: mo, lifeboat not in sight
Flying Enterprise now taking
water down stack"
3:22-Turmoil to assisting YES
sci Dextrous: ''Dancy and Carlson
are preparing to Jump from the
funnel. Stand by"
3:24-Keith to Lands End: eve
see the lifeboat now"
3:26-Keith to Lands End:
"Carlsen and Dancy have jumped
from the funnel"
3:32-Turmoil to Keith: eve
have got both off Enterprise"
3:33-Keith to Turmoil: Con.
gratulations."
3:38-Turmoil to Keith: Both
men are OK. and are now in the
captains cabin changing their
clothes"
3::39-Turmoil to Lands End:
Flying Enterprise still afloat. Go
ing down stern first"
Vessel Goes Down Slowly.
3:44-Turmoil to Lands End:
Flying Enterprise completely
covered in water. Cargo floating
4:00-Associated Press tug
Englishman to London AP office:
Flying Enterprise now going
down stern first. Now just a mat
ter of waiting. Cargo bobbing all
over"
4:03-Keith to Lands End: "En.
terprise now about 80 per cent
under water"
4:07-Turmoil to Lands End,
"She will last only two or three
minutes"
4:08-Turmoil to Lands End;
Stern has reappeared briefly"
4:10-Associated Press tug Eng.
lishman to AP bureau in London;
"All gone"
The Enterprise, an Isbrandtser
Line vessel insured for $1,25O, 900
was en- route from Hamburg, Ger.
many, to New York when the
Christmas hurricane caught hel
about 800 miles off England. Fol
days she was adrift with a crack
in her hull, and sent an SOS De.
|cember %. Then last SATURDAY.
the tug Turmoil began towing hel
toward shore.
Almost Victory for Skipper.
Capt. Carlsen and Mr.. Dane,
caught a heaving line after many
desperate tries and made it fast
then fastened a towing line. Tht
Enterprise and her dauntless skip.
per almost won.
But early Wednesday mornins
the 750-yard towline snapped
under the buffeting of the heavy
seas. It was the beginning o.
the end.
Matters worsened from tina
moment. The elements wert
against the courageous skipper
Once again they brought up {
storm to thwart him.
Still Capt. Carlson would no
Igive up although he knew hi
ship was taking water badly. s
Reporters aboard the Associated
Press tug Englishman, on tn,
scene, gave this picture of tn,
last hours today, just before tn,
Enterprise began to sink:
Capt. Carlsen and Mr.. Dane,
ventured out to the starboard sidt
of the funnel in mid-morning, OF
the high side of the sharpl,
slanting deck, crouching there fol
protection from the fierce wine
and spray. tensely watching fol