In December 1951, the SS Flying Enterprise, a privately-owned American cargo freighter left Hamburg, Germany bound for New York. In the North Atlantic, the ship encountered some of the worst storms of the century.

All 51 persons aboard the ship were evacuated except for one, the Danish captain, Kurt Carlsen. As the world watched, Captain Carlsen stayed aboard the foundering ship for fourteen stormy days trying to save her. To no avail. The Flying Enterprise sank.

Exactly how did the ship go down? What caused her to crack and list: was it just the storm or was there a problem with the loading of her cargo? What compelled the captain to stay aboard the doomed ship for two weeks? Our hosts John Chatterton and Richie Kohler find out.