History: During the North Sea Flood of 1953, skipper Arie Evergroen steered the bow of his ship ‘The Two Brethren’ into a breach of a levee thus saving the cities in the polder protected by the levee. 31 januari 1953, Nieuwerkerk aan de IJssel, The Netherlands [800 x 513]

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