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====Post War==== The ''[[SS Flying Enterprise]]'', a cargo vessel that had sailed from [[Hamburg]] on 21 December 1951, ran into a storm on the Western Approaches to the English Channel. A crack appeared on her deck and the cargo shifted. A number of vessels went to her aid including the tug ''Turmoil'' which was stationed in Falmouth, but they found it initially impossible to take the ''Flying Enterprise'' in tow. The ship was finally taken in tow on 5 January 1952 by the ''Turmoil'' when she was some {{convert|300|nmi|km}} from Falmouth. It took several days to reach port. On 10 January the tow line parted when the ship was still {{convert|41|nmi|km}} from Falmouth. Two other tugs joined the battle to save the ship and cargo, but the ''Flying Enterprise'' finally sank later that day. Captain Carlsen and the tug's mate Kenneth Dancy, the only crew members still on board, were picked up by ''Turmoil'' and taken to Falmouth to a hero's welcome.
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