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A terrible storm causes hundreds of dikes to break in Zeeland, resulting in the North Sea flood of 1953. Julia, a single mother living with her parents, is caught in the middle of a catastrophic flood. She is rescued from drowning and taken to safety by her neighbor Aldo, who is a member of the armed forces.
The 1953 North Sea flood (Dutch: Watersnoodramp) was a major flood caused by a heavy storm surge that struck the Netherlands, north-west Belgium, England and Scotland. Most sea defences facing the surge were overwhelmed, resulting in extensive flooding.
From Jan. 31 - Feb. 1, 1953, 72 years ago tonight, a powerful storm with high winds pushed a catastrophic surge of water from the North Sea into southern parts of the Netherlands.
1949, January 8, Storm disturbance in the North Sea. [10] 1953, January 31 – February 1, North Sea flood of 1953, most severe in the Netherlands, leading to the Delta Works, 2533 deaths; 1962, February 16–17, North Sea flood of 1962, flooded one fifth of Hamburg and claimed 315 lives; 1976, January 3–4, Gale of January 1976
The effects on the North Sea coasts are the best known, but they weren't the first of the 1953 storm. All on 31 January 1953: Michael Griffith. Sank. 13 dead. (See List of shipwrecks in 1953#31 January). MV Princess Victoria. Sank. 133 dead.
North Sea flood may refer to: North Sea flood of 1953; North Sea flood of 1962; ... See also. Storm tides of the North Sea; Floods in the Netherlands
The Sea Shall Not Have Them is a 1954 British war film starring Michael Redgrave, Dirk Bogarde and Anthony Steel. It was directed by Lewis Gilbert and is based on the 1953 novel by John Harris, about a North Sea rescue during the Second World War. The musical soundtrack is by composer Malcolm Arnold.
Sea of Lost Ships is a 1953 American adventure film directed by Joseph Kane and starring John Derek, Wanda Hendrix and Walter Brennan. It is a tribute to the US Coast Guard. It is a tribute to the US Coast Guard.