Word: carlsen
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...next day, Carlsen and Dancy fought to free the fouled tackle and rig a new line. Once, when they were on the verge of success, a great wave smashed over the ship. Carlsen was swept off his feet, skidded along the slanted deck, barely saved himself from going overboard. He and Dancy settled down to wait for a break in the weather, but within minutes the Keith's radio operator was picking up new gale warnings. Carlsen and Dancy moved higher, scrambled up to the captain's office on the starboard side. At 10 a.m. next morning...
...Keith to Carlsen: "A helicopter is standing by to take...
...Carlsen to Keith: "I'm not abandoning . . . The sea is playing heck with the ship...
...noon Carlsen and Dancy were on chairs in the flooded captain's office, huddled in blankets...
...Carlsen to Keith: "It's icy in here. We have rigged a rape up to the doorway, just in case we have to quit in a hurry. Send a message to Agnes, my wife. I am anxious because I have not heard a word from...