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lazy_raven's review against another edition
3.0
About the ship that really didn't want to sink and the captain that stayed with her until the end. Audiobook was a little hard to hear, the recorded volume was a little low and the irish accent was a little hard for my ears to hear and i had to slow down the playback speed until I got used to it.
duparker's review against another edition
3.0
Three and a half would be a better grade. This book was very interesting, and well written. I hadn't heard the story before and enjoyed the drama and the storytelling. The imagery is really well played and the step by step narration works very well. After finishing I went online and saw news reels of the Flying Enterprise as it sat helpless in the North Atlantic. Amazing to think that it happened so quickly and so decidedly. You hear about the ships which hit ice bergs or sink for other reasons, but this storm related tale is amazing, and works as well as the Perfect Storm.
joabroda's review
adventurous
emotional
informative
inspiring
slow-paced
3.0
The Flying Enterprise, a cargo ship, sailed into a wicked storm in the Atlantic in December of 1951. The freighter, carrying 12 passengers and a large crew, was hit by what we call a rouge wave. The ship was tossed with such force she teetered on to one side. Then a second wave hit her and she lay there disabled and flooding. An SOS was sent and the call was answered by many, including a U.S. Navel ship. However, the weather was so fierce it was nearly impossible to get close enough to transfer the occupants. Small boats were sent out as the 12 passengers and crew jumped into the raging sea. The Captain refused to leave the ship, opting to wait for a Tug Boat to come and tow him back to England. Captain Carlsen was a man who would always have done his duty.
This was a great story. The author was a young boy in Ireland at time and followed the story , awestruck and encouraged by the bravery of Captain Carlsen. The problem with the book , however. was the authors detailed explanations dragging out and at the end his ramblings about what a tyrant his father was. That could have been cut from the book and still left a great story. It was an event I had never heard about, so I am glad I read it.
This was a great story. The author was a young boy in Ireland at time and followed the story , awestruck and encouraged by the bravery of Captain Carlsen. The problem with the book , however. was the authors detailed explanations dragging out and at the end his ramblings about what a tyrant his father was. That could have been cut from the book and still left a great story. It was an event I had never heard about, so I am glad I read it.
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