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2. North Sea flood of 1953 - Wikipedia

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   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.

3. On Today's Date: The Great North Sea Flood Of 1953 ... - AOL

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   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.

4. Storm tides of the North Sea - Wikipedia

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   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

5. The Storm (2009 film) - Wikipedia

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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.

6. List of shipwrecks in 1953 - Wikipedia

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   List of shipwrecks: 1 January 1953 Ship State Description Attu Island United States Carrying a cargo of 5,000 tons of cement and damaged earlier in her voyage when she struck a reef off Pennock Island in Southeast Alaska while under tow by the tug Hercules ( United States), the 328-foot (100.0 m) LST-type barge capsized and sank bottom-up 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km; 0.6 mi) south of Bar Harbor ...

7. Category:Films set on ships - Wikipedia

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   The Captain Hates the Sea; Captain Phillips (film) Captains Courageous (1937 film) Captains Courageous (1996 film) Casino (1980 film) The Cat's Meow; China Passage; The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader; City Hunter (film) Contraband (2012 film) Corvette K-225; A Countess from Hong Kong; La croisière; A Cruel Romance; The ...

8. Talk:North Sea flood of 1953 - Wikipedia

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   It is the flooding around the North Sea that made the storm infamous. 85% of all deaths were land based. Of the victims at sea, maybe 170/180 perished outside the North Sea, less then half. Most of the major coastal protection projects are at or near the shore of the North Sea.

9. List of World War II films (1950–1989) - Wikipedia

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   This list of World War II films (1950–1989) contains fictional feature films or miniseries released since 1950 which feature events of World War II in the narrative. The entries on this list are war films or miniseries that are concerned with World War II (or the Sino-Japanese War) and include events which feature as a part of the war effort.