1951 Press Photo "Flying Enterprise" ship captain Kurt Carlsen in Woodbridge, NJ

Carlsen, Kurt (Captain) (Heroic skipper "Flying Enterprise"). Woodbridge, New Jersey. "A stubborn man and a good captain" - That's how his wife describes Captain Kurt Carlsen who refused to leave his badly damaged freighter, the Flying Enterprise, during one of the worst North Atlantic storms in years. He had his crew and passengers taken off the listing vessel. Then he radioed, "I'll stick to the ship as long as she remains afloat".

Photo is dated 1951.

Photo measures 6.25 x 9 inches.