Henrik Kurt Carlsen

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For the Danish composer, see Henrik Carlsen

Henrik Kurt Carlsen (1914 ? - 7 October 1989) was a Danish-born sea-captain who became world-famous in January 1952 when he stayed on his sinking freighter, the Flying Enterprise, for 13 days. It eventually sank less than 60 km from safe harbour at Falmouth, Cornwall in the United Kingdom, minutes after the Captain was forced to abandon ship.

The endeavour was reported around the world. Carlsen received a ticker-tape parade in New York City, USA on January 17, 1952.

Carlsen became a seaman at age 14 and Master of his first ship at 32 (in the service of the Danish-American company Isbrandtsen).

Carlsen was an amateur radio operator with callsign W2ZXM [1].