Naufrage du Duc de Normandie

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The Naufrage du Duc de Normandie is a maritime disaster that occurred on 21 February 1951 when, caught in a storm, the French trawler Duc de Normandie, en route to supply fuel to Flessingue, dark off the Belgian coast. 23 sailor-fishers perish during the shipwreck, only the captain and his brother can be rescued by the American Victory Ship, the American Counselor. The captain, congested by the cold, died a few hours after getting on board.