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Capt. Carlsen ‘Apologizes’ For Not Bringing Ship Home | van

yon Cheer ‘My Worst Moment? It Was When The Enterprise Went Below The Surface’ Sa S ea ero FALMOUTH, England, Jan. 11 4 1 y : : (A lawyer for the ship's oper ant or uncomfortable part of your; A-—_Yes. Capt. Carlsen were nearly swept: 7 fi

UP)—Wearing a black beret and atbrs refused to let Capt. Carl- stay on board? Q—Is this your first shipwreck? overboard?

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Hits Port a borrowed blue trenchcoat much sen reply.) : | A—The motion of the ship was AYee. A That was just after the wire y ; WASHING ” too big for him, Capt. Henrik Q—What do you think actually bad, but getting around the ship Cake First Food broke. We went into the bows: : ~~. GI life insur Editorial, Page 22 Kurt Carlsen faced a barrage of beat you in this fight of yours td was éven worse. ‘Q—(To Mr. Dancy) .What was tq endeavor to recouple the shack- will start gett fv ROBERT NOSES - que tions ; from newsmen about save the ship? | “Q—Did you sleep well and your first food aboard the Fly- jes for reuse. We had just cleared rvom tie $2 United Press Sears Correspondent his ordéal on the Flying Enters A=~That last gale did it. ' The where did you sleep—did you sling ing Enterprise? , the shackles when a big ‘wave v FALMOUTH. Fneland Jan. PTS ship strained against the tow|a hammock? A—I believe it was cake. came up. Capt. Carlsen was lower ; which the rH 5 hr In replying, he told for the first rope and then it parted. A—I slept fairly well, sleeping] Q—And drink? than myself and I really thought tion plans to 11-——Capt. Hénrik Kurt (Stay- time the full story of hig epic bat- Pictien an Yaspiration : half on the wall and half on the] A__.A mouthful of beer and an- 1 had lost him. We just managed The A an Put) Carlsen, near.tears, "'® against the elements = : : floor boards. other of wine. to get back and. it was then we will pay the ¢ ; . T amateice # EL I ere ane the questions and Q—Did you have pictures of Q—-What was the first thing Q—:(To Capt. Carlsen) Will you decided it was too dangerous to holders who apologized to. cheering thou- Capt. Carlsen's answers your wife and children with you gaiq when Dancy stepped aboard? please tell us what yeu think try and reconnect the tow. in force for a sands in this ancient seaport In. YeuWnat was line worst mo. and were they an Inspiration 10, A_He just came up and said apout the press reports ‘and ‘That ended the press confer between the “TTFALMOUTH, Fagland Jan. | ar od De moment the you? Iv ‘were ah in| Shake hands. rumors circulating in this. coun-jence. It was held in the Falmouth ~ versary dates 11 (UP)—Capt. Henrik Kurt Pivirig Enter n" ap d SABES: he v A—They definitely were an In| Qt .what cgnversations did you try about the fortune awaiting courtroom. Capt. Carlsen sat in The agency Carlsen found awaiting him in ¥ Re hep : isAppERrec ver Spiestion, .|and Dancy have on board the yoy if you had brought the ship the judge's seat, flanked by Mr. will be split a Falmouth offers totaling $200,- Q—Did hi oe the Fiving End Q-are you a religious man? : ship—did you talk boyy sea expe- in safely? ti 1 Dancy and Capt. Parker. ers of nation 000 or more for his own story ternrise go down vourself” ,A—I am not exactly an atheis riences: ? | A-—=It is absolutely no rue. Push Search .ance. of the saga of the Flying A Yeo from the deck of th as'many seamen are. / | A—We were too scared to talk never entered my mind. A master, The new pa Bela Sha dvi ay . from the <0 e Q—Did you give up hope when apout the sea very much. lcannot claim salvage. I don’t F 46 Adrift regular divi ment of various products. Q—Did vou and Dancy decide #ihe tow went? Q—(To Capt. Parker) HOW/want to make two mens honest or agency hepes a eee 40 Tapeiner and tek te. A—1 never gave up hope. |déep is the Flying Enterprise lying efforts to save the ship com-| QEATTLE, Jan. 11 (UP) — A . Two earlier. day for not bringing his doomed _ C0 Ll a, Q—Were you asked by your and what are the chances of mercialized in any way. » fleet. of rescue vessels criss. cial dividends ship Flying Enterprise safely into ® A— Yes we decided to jump to- ~wife by radio to abandon ship? |pbringing her up? | . Q=(To. Capt. ‘Parker) Is this crossed the last-reported position eight and thr Port. gether rd When we a in (The line lawyer interposed and) 5__She is in about 40 fathoms the toughest tow of your career? of the-freighter Pennsylvania to- The VA sai The 37-year-old New Jersey y ¥ Pong wa & rand De a sai hore ud Be very unlikely lof water and there is no chance] A-xNot by a long ey. oh day searching for Some rat of ers who want said the worst moment Lg) ’ Aamiioig ¥ 8 : . : . Ishe shou ever have done, such qf getting her up. | —What type of tow y the 46 crewmen who abandone ! er ordeal came vester- HOW long were you in the SAFE AT LAST—Capt. ‘Henrik K. Carlsen fright) and his |a thing.” : B g : : inh 4 her in the stormy North Pacific. st reduest day when the Enterprise sank Wa lr) Nol. more thin nine min. = 2Vman Kenneth Dancy, leave the fug Turmoil at-Falmouth, Eng- 4, Q—Were you-on deck when| Good to Sleep 1 *A—A five-inch 6-by-36 composi- A-least a dozen long-range pa- aw 10 roi as he watched from the rescue . . ids i ©" land, after an heroic but futile battle to save the Flying Enterprise. |Mr. Dancy came aboard, or were] Q—(To Capt. Carlsen) What tion steel wire with a breaking tro] planes were to go to a posi- and use it tc tug Turmoil. Q—How did —you feel when} Laan ' ore blow . : x , _._|you surprised? did it feel like to sleep on a level strain of about 74 tons—one fijon 750 miles northwest of which the Dr Seven thousand persons—half in, pv came aboard? 10use exploded 1 ey were DOwWR A—The upper deck, Hel cabini A-—When He came on board I keel last night? which had never been used be- Seattle where the search was pay the population of Falmouth wh “ i é apd i Hel by air and water pressure. A deck and storeroom. : was only a few feet from him. A—Very good. [fore, This wire was passed around concentrated. The VA is swarmed. through driving sleet, AT Rea Hemendons help little earlier 1 had been. talking P—Did you bring-anything with) * Q—How did you while away Q—What did you say when the the bollard’s. (upright posts) on| Three ships already were on form to pelic rain and hill to give 4 hero's lo n to ave ane ne, to donc to C mdr. 0 Brien (omar. Leslie ypu? your time before Dancy came? {first messenger line had gone? [the foredeck of the Flying Enter- the scene, and at least three 39 dest or OH GL Ee 8 rol han 2 Rha gery sik 0 Brien Jr of the 1 . 8. De- A-——Nothing, only the clothes I|" A—When.I -was #lone I read| - A— (There was a great deal of prise and shackled back. This thers, including the Coast rs 9 ’ valiant but futile battle to save deci le to inn aboard? a €/stroyer Keith) and Capt. Parker was wearing and they were wet. (books including “The Seaman and|laughter and Capt. Carlsen’s way is very difficult and not the guard cutter Klamath, were due ee his cracked and leaking freighter j¢ in, vero lid i ip Xe 0" and we had heen 1RIRIREL 4 Log Went Down the Law.” . reply, almost inaudible sounded most satisfactory. But under the tq, join the search today. : Uniform won the admiration of the world. TN. es your RI I about the vossibiity DL.2 nein QueDid you keep 2 jog? | Q—What did you think of the like “Ladies present.”) circumstances it was the best. put the search by ships and Only Io Tons stter they had . fant hl 8 J 038} Ne i copter picking me up if the worst! A—Yes, but it went down with proposal to lower the Enterprise] Q—Did you have wet clothes on that could be done. planes yesterday covered a 7000- Proposed leaped Into the English Channel giant even think’ it a Eble came 10 worsl +t as only he the ship. \ _|anchor and have two tugs come fall the time? : | “If the weather had been reas- square-mile area without turning. WASHING’ from the sinking Enterprise, Capt. 1 was hoping. 1 don’t ® os: how oy on onds AZM v W at. at the o__ pid you manage to sveghe along on either side and pick it| A—Only for the last few days. |onable and moderate, it would yp any evidence whatever of the Te ment Carlsen and his one-man crew far apart the shins wero. or how w 0k house exnioie ine Tn. ship’s papers which you ptanned/up with a tow rope dragged under| Q—(To Capt. Parker) Did you have been successful. The dan- ¢qur lifeboats thought to be Commerce Co London-born tugboat mate Ken- far 1 jumped : : : Q- Jey f 1 ie I to send to the destroyer in a the Flying Enterprisé to catch have more than one tow rope on/ger of such a tow. is that one carrying the men of the stricken -dneed 2. bill neth Dancy—stepped ashore at (rev hated CAL. Dabs terprise afloat? ; : watertight container? the anchor chain? at one time? part of the wire was continually op, : truck size an an A a ¥ SAE a Nip ig 36 Act Pi geal pride) 1 WAS freppiod—-to-=transfer -the| -A-—I think that idea was out| - A==No;-just-one-at.a time. subjected to grinding and chafing - r——— - : ole Sige 3 (4:05 3." m Indianapolis TIME). terrapred te ae it a A a Very well bap ship. I Was on papers, but they were lost. of the question as it is very diffi-| Q-—(To Capt. Carlsen). How every time the ship veered, With Schuman- Plan OK. (D. Colo.) ar = Capt "Carlsen’s elderly ‘parents up Decale the ; sh pa wire i three yeqre od Jhade oo Q—What was your first action cult to Iet the anchor down to a'soon do you expect to go home? insufficient lubrication, the wire i . (R. 0) pi flown especially from Denmark For king, but Boral Daa ayages Bhe was a remartabie wpan.the passengers and crew regulated depth. | A—Ag soon as I have finished 80t warm and eventually chafed. Near mn West Germény assentia) to | for the welcome, pressed’ forward stepped from one to the othe r oh Found Big Cake abandoned ship? |, @—Could you tell uz what a settling up businesse here. Then At broke. BONN, Germany, Jan. 11 (UP) efficiency in with official representatives of the when they touched.” Q--How did you RARAS to A—As soon as I saw the last|tvpical day aboard the Enterprise, Q—Have you had a message « One Tug Better West Germany's lower house highway cons U. 8., Denmark and Britain to Q-—tTo Carlsen) whaf made feed vourself those first devs” of the crew and passengers picked sav from midnight to midnight, from your wife since you came| Q-—Would it have been better of parliament approved for the ——— greet them. Three thousand per- you decide to stay with the ship? A Tood was 2 little skimpy up I went.to the radio. shack and was like? {ashore ? to have two tugs on this opera- second time today the Schuman Hann sons at the pierside cheered. A—What ide me stick hip. at firat What I did 1 went down contacted the rescue ship. Wheth-| AI had lots of things to do] A—I have had a message, but tion? plan for pooling Western EuChoked With Emotion the ship? After. I Saw all the mo the storeroom and. 1 foundit. 1 would have stayed without besides which every two hours I have not actually spoken,tb her.] A —I don’t think so. They would rope's coal and steel resources. His voice choking with emotion, passengers and crew off I de- a big pound cake—the kind with| N® Fadio. I don’t know. It would|had to contact the destroyer by| Q—Would you like to meet probably have been in each other’s| Ratification of the history. Capt. Carlsen sails ; cided the ship could be saved the "big hole in the middle. 1 have been risky business. radio. .I made my first call at/those who were standing by you way. : making merger measure now “1 deeply regret that it wag not. Q—What will you do in the hooked my arm through the hole Q—How did the ship develop 0800 and my last at 2000. |in the two destroyers and other Q (to Mr. Dancy)—Could you awaigs the third and final reading possible to bring the Enterprise future? and climbed up. Ls list? ; | _@Q What was the most unpleas-ivessels? tell us about the time you and of the bill, expected later today. safely to port.” A—TI'll keep on going to sea. “For the first few days there A 4 Bouquets of red and whiter Q—How long did you sleep was “very little drinking water ny A 7Z Y RY) A) Y Y flowers—the Danish national col- daily? aboard the ship and I -drank, Va p Mn ’ y 4 ors—were handed Capt. Carlsen,] A-—Four to six hours every sparingly, but then I found some] ; > Mr. Dancy and the other principal night. beer and even after a while (he / , N\A > 7 characters in the drama of the, _ Not Worried at Night smiled at Mr. Dancy who smiled ! S \ nz sea. Q—How did you and Dancy back) we had some wine and a remy

Capt. (Dapper) Dan Parkér of divide vour work? chicken which the destroyer sent the tugboat Turmoil, which pulled] A—We limited our work on over. We had a couple of amusing Capt. Carlsen and Mr. Dancy deck to daytime because there incidents. | from the Channel minutes after was a danger of slipping into the! “At one time the Keith sent they had leaped from the then sea. We weren't particularly wor- over a thermos bottle, We thought horizontal smokestack of the En-|ried at night because the Keith it was coffee and we put sugar

terprise, and Cmdr. Leslie "J. was always there watching over and cream into the cup and then, s 4 ME O’Brien Jr., of the American de- us. poured the thermos bottle con-| MIRACULOUS SAVING ON EVERYTHI br HN 1 stroyer Willard Keith, which re- Q—What made you -decide to tents in. Tt turned out to be soup.” Ny mained alongside during the fina] leave? . f Q—How much of the ship did : o

stages of the drama of the sea. A. The doors of the wheel- you have to move around in?

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